Good News Florida

OUT AND ABOUT 20 JANUARY 2018 Good News • South Florida Edition YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR AS LITTLE AS $5 PER MONTH HELP THY NEIGHBOR (The first cash award for christmas has been made, please read the February Good News issue for the story and pictures) Please JOIN US and add YOUR name to this list, appearing monthly in the good news: Airaghi, Christie Aleman, Omar Aleman, Julianne Averoff, Michele Bailey, Arthur Bizzell, Sharon Feldman, Leslie Feldman, Lee Feldman, Lonnie Helland, Robert Houston, Craig Jacobs, Eric Lehman,Al McPherson, Milton Murray, Neal Pond, Michelle Tolia, William Tiedje, Charles Wallick, Gregg A mother sleeping in a car or shelter with two children or a father’s lost job and needs to pay the electric bill this month Good News Media Group Forty-nine volunteer “sleepers” raised $126,200 in support of the homeless youth and young adults served by Covenant House Florida by participating in the organiza- tion’s Executive Sleep Out for Homeless Youth at Esplanade Park in Fort Lauderdale. A challenge grant of $100,000 from The Salah Foundation brought the total to $226,200. “We’re very grateful to The Salah Foundation for its gen- erosity and thankful for each participant who not only raised funds but also braved the ele- ments to experience the fear, uncertainty and discomfort felt by homeless young people who end up our streets,” said Jim Gress, executive director of Covenant House Florida. “These funds support our work of providing shelter and serv- ices to help these young people turn the corner from homeless- ness to independence.” Stand-out volunteer fundraisers this year include (not including Salah Foundation match funds): Bill Lewis of Fort Lauderdale, $11,675. (Lewis has slept out four consecutive years, raising a total of $47,501); Heidi Schaeffer of Boynton Beach, $7,525; and Greg Lonsway of Lighthouse Point, $6,251. The Sleep Out is a nation- wide initiative that takes place primarily on the same night across the United States and Canada at 19 Covenant House shelters. For information, visit www.CovenantHouseFL.org . Covenant House Sleep Out Raises $226,200 for Homeless Young People 'RQ·W ORVH \RXU MR\ DQG KRSH 7KH /25' LV FORVH WR WKH EURNHQKHDUWHG DQG VDYHV WKRVH ZKR DUH FUXVKHG LQ VSLULW 3VDOP )25(&/2685(" 1RZ LV 127 WKH WLPH WR EH HPEDUUDVVHG DVKDPHG RU SULGHIXO ³$9´ UDWHG E\ SHHUV 0DUWLQGDOH +XEEHOO ‡ \HDUV VHUYLFH LQ 6RXWK )ORULGD Top fundraiser Bill Lewis of Fort Lauderdale has slept out four years in a row, raising a total of $47,501 for Covenant House Florida.