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SACRAMENTO, CA - A group of Sacramento State University students relived some of their childhood Wednesday, all in the name of charity.
The students from the Rotoract philanthropy organization on campus teeter-tottered for 24 straight hours, beginning Tuesday and finishing up around lunchtime on Wednesday.
When the rain fell along with the temperature Tuesday night, the students shivered on. The reason? Money raised from their teetering will go to the Mustard Seed school for homeless kids.
"We were pretty shocked by the weather and the rain," said Rotoract president Joseph Ross. "We were just soaked, but we feel good about ourselves and what we are doing."
The Mustard Seed school is run by Loaves and Fishes, a Sacramento organization that provides food and clothing and other necessities for the homeless. The school helps homeless kids keep up with their studies and fulfills nutritional needs on a short-term basis.
"They're homeless. Usually the average length of time they spend at the school is three weeks." said Ross. "So the school tries to keep them in an academic situation, but they still move on and they don't know where they will end up."
The Sac State students took turns on the giant teeter-totter in the Library Quad, relying on donations from students passing by on their way to class.
Ross said his organization raised about $1,000 for their effort.
By John Larimore, jlarimore@news10.net
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