Volunteer Ray Mockridge fills a plate with lasagna during a student-led event to raise awareness of homelessness Monday night at the American Indian Resource Center on the BSU campus. People also donated various personal care packages.
As National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week continues, the Bemidji committee is inviting the public to a chicken dinner from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and silent auction 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at United Methodist Church, 924 Beltrami Ave. NW. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for a children’s chicken nugget meal. To-go orders will be available. Proceeds from the event are distributed among agencies that help Bemidji’s homeless population.
