Published: March 17, 2008 -- Waterloo RecordRyan Chen-Wing, Record Staff, Waterloo Region
Video HereHoping to give struggling children a better night's sleep, 40 engineering students pulled a bus about seven kilometres Saturday morning, as part of a fundraiser for Sleeping Children Around the World.
Shouldering heavy ropes looped to the Grand River Transit bus, the students made their way from the University of Waterloo, down King Street to Benton Street in Kitchener.
"It gets tiring, especially going downhill because you have to jog," said Laura Sisson, a mechanical engineering student, participating for the second time in the fundraiser called the Bus Push.
"Pretty much what they do is buy what is called a bed kit for children in developing nations," said Dave Halford, a vice-president of the society. The kits from the Toronto-based charity (www.scaw.org) include bedding, school supplies and, depending on the region, a mosquito net.
rchenwing@therecord.com
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Postscript
After the event, we received the following information from Dave Halford: "I just got all of the money together from bus push and we were able to raise about $1970 for SCAW." Thanks to the students from 66 children who will receive bedkits in the coming months.
