SIOUXLAND SLEEP-OUT FRIDAY NIGHT

SIOUXLAND RESIDENTS WILL BE SLEEPING OUTSIDE IN THE COLD THIS FRIDAY NIGHT TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR THE HOMELESS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

IT'S THE 8TH ANNUAL SIOUXLAND SLEEP-OUT AT LEWIS AND CLARK PARK ON STADIUM DRIVE. SPOKESMAN MIKE WOOD SAYS THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE HOMELESS IN SIOUXLAND THAN YOU MIGHT THINK:



MANY WILL SPEND THE NIGHT SLEEPING IN A BOX OR A TENT. EVENT MANAGER WILLIE DELFS SAYS THE BALLPARK WILL OPEN FRIDAY AT 1PM FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO REGISTER AND START SETTING UP:



DELFS SAYS HE HOPES TO HAVE AT LEAST 300 PEOPLE SLEEPING OUT AND IS LOOKING TO RAISE 45-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN PLEDGES AND DONATIONS FROM THE EVENT.