U of T students Afton Chadwick and Lorenzo Somma are living at Robarts this week. The duo moved in on Jan. 23 to raise money for literacy in developing countries.
The annual “Live-in for Literacy” event takes place across Canada. It is spearheaded by the student organization Discover the Reality of Educating All Minds. This year, DREAM hopes to raise $20,000 for Room to Read, which will use the funds to build a school in India and fund the publication of 10,000 copies of children’s books in the local language. Eight campuses are participating in the event.
Chadwick and Somma have set up a tent on the first floor of the library. They have been selling raffle tickets for an array of gift baskets donated from GiftCraft.
U of T students are generous and kind, says Chadwick, “You don’t have to convince them to give, they do it on their own.”
Having raised $3,200 last year, the U of T chapter of DREAM hopes to raise at least $3,000 this year. As of press time, they have raised around $500.
