The Observation Deck

Here we go again...

For the sixth year, Lakewood teens will once again be giving up the warmth and comfort of their homes to bring awareness to the plight of the Cleveland area homeless.

The Sixth annual Homeless Awareness Sleepout will be this weekend, January 23 - 24. If you're out and about, please drive by either Lakewood Congregational Church (Detroit and West Clifton) or Pilgrim Saint Paul Lutheran Church (Detroit and Manor Park). The youth will be making shelters out of cardboard boxes and staying curbside to collect donations in the form of money or clothing, blankets, and even usable housewares.

In years past, we've had sub zero temperatures, we've slept out in two feet of snow, but this might just be the first year we have to deal with the most miserable of weather conditions... a cold January rain.

Please come by and support the youth, as well as those in need in Northeast Ohio.

thanks

Thanks for posting this, Brett.

Youth from St. Peter's Episcopal Church (directly across from Lakewood Congregational) will also be participating for the fifth consecutive year.

I slept out in a box on a nice patch of ivy as a chaperone a few years back and am still recovering.

Standing ovation to Brett Calentine, and all of the parents and kids that hit the streets for a sixth time in raising their own awareness of homelessness and ours, while raising money.




The Sixth Annual Homeless Awareness Sleep Out, at Pilgrim Saint Paul Lutheran
Church (Detroit and Manor Park).




Shelter for the night.


The Sixth Annual Homeless Awareness Sleep Out 2010, morning comes to the kids
at St. Peter's Episcopal Church.


Meanwhile across the street at the Lakewood Congregational Church.





I was so inspired by this great work, I thought I would give it a try myself and went
extreme at one of my favorite churches.




Seriously, a big thank you to all that took part.


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