Cozy Corners will host its first annual fundraising event Jail and Bail on April 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Don Taft University Center spine.
Cozy Corners Fundraising Chair Alissa Svedberg, sophomore marine biology major, said the money raised will assist Cozy Corners in redecorating the bedroom of a child who has suffered from a long-term illness and has spent an extended period of time at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital.
“We love to see the joy on the children’s faces when we reveal their new room. Any pain or suffering that they have gone through in the past becomes a memory, and their new room acts as a new beginning to their life,” she said.
The fundraiser event will consist of “jailing” volunteers at the UC and asking friends, strangers and passersby to donate money toward “bailing” the individual out of jail.
Svedberg said anyone is able to volunteer and contribute to the cause and event.
For each volunteer who signs up for a shift in the jail, there will be two donation jars, a “bail out” jar and a “keep in” jar. Passersby can donate to either jar. However, the “bail out” jar needs to reach a set amount to “release” someone from the jail.
Donations will also be collected throughout the event.
“This warm and unexpected homecoming celebration will truly make a difference in the child and the family’s lives,” Svedberg said. “We hope to bring to light the fortitude and resilience of children hit with the hardest news.”
For more information and for information about volunteering, contact Svedberg at as2674@nova.edu.
