If you ever wanted to throw a friend in jail, here’s your chance.
Friday, Habitat for Humanity will hold its fourth annual ‘Jail and Bail’ fundraiser. It will be held on the north lawn outside of the Colvard Student Union from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Students will be able to purchase warrants to arrest their classmates and teachers, Habitat for Humanity president Pepper McWilliams said.
“Students must pay a minimum of $2.50 for a warrant and whoever they put in jail must get double whatever amount was paid to get out,” McWilliams said.
Members of the ROTC will help locate wanted people and bring them to jail, she said.
“Any person who is arrested must stay in jail until their bond amount has been reached. People can arrest as many people as they want as long as they have the money to do so. Cingular Wireless will provide cell phones for the people incarcerated to call friends or family to get their bond paid,” she said.
“There will also be VIP warrants given out for prestigious members of the community like MSU president Charles Lee and Starkville Mayor Mack Rutledge,” she added. “These warrants have a minimum of $250 and double must be paid for them also.”
Ninety percent of the proceeds from the event will go to an MSU-funded Habitat house, McWilliams said. The other 10 percent will go to international projects.
“The ‘Jail and Bail’ also helps our chapter enforce our three main purposes on campus which is to educate, build, and fundraise,” she added.
“There will be up to 20 volunteers and Habitat for Humanity executive board members involved with the event. If anyone wants to come and help with the event they are more than welcome to do so,” fundraising chairperson Kasey Futrell said.
The event has been successful because it is fun for students, Futrell said.
“It is entertaining to see your friends, teachers or family in jail,” she said. “It is also a great way for students to get back at the staff.”
“My roommate was put in jail last year,” sophomore Jeffery Hart said. “It was funny to see him pleading to people outside to come and get him out.”