Date:  November  19 - November 20
Time:  Starts @ 3:30pm** on 11/19 and end by 8:00 am 11/20 (after clean up is complete)
Location:   First United Methodist Church Parking Lot – 135 W Simpson St. Mechanicsburg
Ticket In:  A Little Free Pantry Item
Need to bring:  A cardboard home
**Students can begin arriving as early as 3:00 to start constructing their box homes.

Emergency Phone for event day:  Cell Phone # for Lisa Aronson 716-510-8948

ADULT HELP:
Parents please go to www.timetosignup.com/kidscount to sign up to provide adult supervision and food items needed to make this event possible.  

We are asking each attendee to supply their OWN CARDBOARD BOX for sleeping. Refrigerator boxes work best, but washer/dryer/dishwasher boxes or large pieces constructed into a box are also usable. Please contact your youth pastor if you haven’t secured this by the week of the event.    
       
DEADLINE  to sign up:   NOVEMBER 14th, 2021

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WHAT IS THE SLEEP OUT?

The Sleep Out for the Homeless has always had 3 main components:
-Raise money for local agencies supporting those struggling with homelessness
-Create awareness around the realities of homelessness
-Host an event for students to gather that highlights the above 2 purposes

In order to accomplish the purpose of the Sleep Out, we are returning to the 29 year tradition of collecting money along Simpson Street (police presence is provided) while also living the night in a cardboard city in the First Church parking lot.  In addition to our usual means of street collecting, we will also use last years method for receiving online donations to account for the current coin shortage and to receive donations in a means more comfortable for some while in the midst of a pandemic.  

Please read THE PARTICIPATION REMINDER DOCUMENT for more details.

(https://fumchurch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Sleep-Out-for-the-Homeless-Participant-Reminders-2021.doc)

By registering as a participant you will be agreeing to help in the corporate effort to raise money and to participte in our event of November 19-20.  

Our funds raised will be given to local agencies supporting those struggling with homelessness.  

Covid Safety Details:
Our event will be conducted with safety in mind. Our event is taking place outside, masks will be recommended for those unvaccinated and whenever 6ft distancing is not possible.  Any food distribution will be done with proper Covid safety standards (minimal servers, gloves, no shared utensils, etc).