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CORAL "Shows Up" for Fifth Street Renaissance/SARA Center Camp Out 4 Homeless Veterans


Springfield, IL (October 5, 2024) Fifth Street Renaissance/SARA Center held their 7th annual Camp Out 4 Homeless Veterans on October 5th at the Medics First parking lot for the second year at that location.  It appears to be the place to go for the event as each of the past two years the weather has been very receptive to allowing participants to sleep outside.

 

For those unaware of how the event works, participants raise funds from friends and family for the opportunity to sleep in a cardboard box overnight on the pavement of a parking lot.  Fifth Street provides sustenance in the form of hot chili, hot dogs, and beverages and, later, a few burn barrels are lit for any warming that may be needed.  This year proved to be particularly rewarding as nearly twenty thousand was raised by participants and sponsors of the event. 


CORAL was proud to be a gold sponsor this year and have sponsored many years before.  A nice group of members from CORAL were present to show their support for the evening and help wherever we could. 



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