Way back in 2005, a bunch of hearty individuals grouped together to go sleep out in the park. In late November. In Iowa. Why would they do such a silly thing? Why, oh why?
Simple. They wanted to raise money for the homeless in Siouxland.
Did you know that there were around 2,500 homeless people in Sioux City last year? Another little-known fact is that slightly over 25% of Siouxland's homeless are veterans -- ranging from those who served in Vietnam to the current war in Iraq. There are entire families living on the streets. Children. It's not a good situation.
So, off to the park went the volunteers. They took pledges, packed up their tents (and cardboard boxes in a few cases) and off to the park they went. It was such a success that they're going to do it again this year, and next.
If you would like to pledge a bit of money, simply click on "Donate" below. You can even start taking pledges yourself if you're willing to join the expected 350 campers for the 2008 campaign! Just click on "How You Can Participate."
