Before I get on with the Covenant House Sleepout tonight, I wanted to just let those of you who have donated over the past three sleepouts thank you.  That is pushing close to 50k over 3 years.

There is just one thing I want to remind you all, tonight sleeping outside is going to be tough, given that we’ll get down to 26-27 degrees. 1 night is symbolic at best, but it in NO WAY means I can empathize fully with what our kids at the covenant house are going through.

That is for one simple reason…tomorrow morning when I wake up (well lets be honest I’ll never actually get to sleep much) I have a house, a wife, a dog, a support system, co-workers, money in the bank, etc. In other words, I’ll not feel that hopeless feeling tonight when I put my head down on my carbdoard box. I’ll know its temporary. 

I’ll appreciate what my life provides me a bit more. Your donations, provide more than a HOME, it provides HOPE.  That is the most valuable thing. The feeling in these young adults that homeless doesn’t define you, its a temporary state.  Hope sticks with you, it makes you work harder, allows you to brush off the bad days, and that is what your donations are doing, it starts with providing shelter that is just the first step, the money you’ve donated goes to programs that do more than keep our kids warm.  It gives them computer lessons, clothes to go on interviews, transitional housing so they have an address to put on a resume all that in a word…HOPE.

See you in the morning, thank you for your support.

You can still donate - Help me break 20k!