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Another one outside the box
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Collecting donations After 5 pm Mass
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Glad to have Tape
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Just a little more work to do
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Look at all the room
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Out of the box (A goal for homelessness)
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Did you know that....
• In the course of any given year, 3.5 million Americans are
homeless.
• Homeless shelters in 27 major cities turn down 37% of
individuals and 52% of families due to overcrowding.
• 41% of all homeless are families
• One out of four homeless is a child under the age of 10.
• 43% of the homeless work.
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Night of WOH (Wipe Out Homelessness)
High School youth are invited to participate in our upcoming Night Of WOH sleep out to raise awareness and funds for homelessness on Saturday, October 11 starting at 4:30 pm. Please read the following information
Prior to the Night of WOH:
1) Tell friends and relatives about this event and ask them if they would be willing to make a
donation which will go to a local homeless shelter.
2) Find your sleeping bag and a sturdy, large cardboard box (available at businesses that carry
appliances/furniture; we will have a few extra boxes, but maybe not enough for everyone). A
few people bringing tarps to put down on the ground would also be a good idea.
1) The donations you collected. Put in an envelope with your name on it. Checks should be
made out to “Church of St. Timothy.”
2) Sleeping bag, cardboard box(es), optional tarp, warm jacket, pillow, and perhaps a flashlight.
3) Warm jacket, outdoor apparell, and layers of clothing. Depending on the weather and night
air temperature, a layer of long underwear would be a good idea.
Do Not Bring:
1) Valuables (other than the donations collected) or any sort of electronic devices or cell phones.
None of this will be needed. We will have access to the phone in the parish center if needed.
Dressing Tips:
1) Dress in layers, such as a liner against your skin (long johns), insulation (fleece), and a
water/wind proof outer shell.
2) Wool or synthetic materials work better than cotton.
3) Bring some sort of head covering (wool cap), mittens, and a scarf – just in case.
4) Wear wool socks, but not too many pairs (may constrict blood flow, resulting in cold feet
despite warm socks).
Other Tips:
1) Tarps and extra boxes can be used as layers between the ground and sleeping bags.
2) Closed-cell foam pads or Thermo Rest camping mattresses work better than regular foam or
air mattresses. Insulating oneself from the ground is more important than insulating oneself
from the cold air.
3) Use a winter-weight sleeping bag, sufficient for cold temperatures.
4) A bottle of warm water in the foot of the sleeping bag will help keep feet warm.
5) If the air is cold, breathe through a stocking cap or bandana instead of breathing into the
sleeping bag (the moisture from one’s breath can reduce the bag’s insulating ability).
Tentative Schedule:
4:30 pm Arrive* & set up cardboard boxes
5:00 pm Mass - We can sit as a group and our families can sit with us.
After Mass we might give interested Mass-goers a tour of our sleeping site.
6:30 pm Supper
Later Various activities, work some more on arranging our boxes, homelessness
awareness, snack,....eventual bedtime
7:15 am Arise
7:30 & 8:30 Be available for interested Mass-goers to stop by.
7:40 am Light breakfast
8:30 am or thereabouts - Begin clean up
* Note: If you are one of the participants who has a marching band event that day and need to arrive late, either email Johanna or call her @ 763-784-1329.
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