It's OVER! Now to plan 2009...

Boy, what an event! The temps were in the 30's and the wind gusts were quite simply outrageous! This was by far the coldest Siouxland Sleep Out on record. But we did it! We went, we huddled, we drank hot chocolate and coffee by the gallon... And we raised money. Money that's very much needed. The donations are still coming in (yes, you can still donate!) and the totals are still being tallied. We'll have the results for you soon. The silent auction was a success (though the webmaster is a little sad he didn't win the tattoo) -- the big winner being whomever won the privilege of sleeping in the camper!

Did you know that there were around 2,500 homeless people in Sioux City last year -- about 250 or 300 on the streets on any given day? Another little-known fact is that slightly over 25% of Siouxland's homeless are veterans, ranging from those who served in Vietnam to the Iraq/Afghanistan war. There are entire families living on the streets. Children. It's not a good situation.

So, off to the park went the volunteers November 7th. 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 in 09!

If you would like to pledge a bit of money, simply click on "Donate" over there to the left. You can also donate to a team if you'd like, just find the team name listed on the menu at the top (we've got teams competing to see which team can raise the most money). You can even start taking pledges yourself or start your own team! Just click on "Enter a Team" or "Participate."