Be a Part of the Solution to End Homelessness

Dr. William Tollett, CEP
Executive Director

Be a Part of the Solution to End Homelessness
Save the Date:
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Time: 4:00-12:00(midnight)

You can help change this by putting your faith into action and joining with hundreds of area people at A Night on the Street. This is an event and learning experience organized by the UNION RESCUE MISSION. It’s an opportunity for individuals, youth groups, and corporate America to speak with one voice and take action against homelessness by spending the night sleeping out and raising funds to support the work of the Union Rescue Mission - Spend the Night Sleeping in a Box.

A Night on the Street is filled with powerful learning experiences and fun. In addition to spending the night sleeping in a cardboard box, you will understand what it's like to be homeless from serving alongside those who have been there as well as learning about some of the causes of homelessness and solutions from advocates who work to help our most vulnerable.

Youth Helping the Union Rescue Mission by Raising Money
Youth participating in A Night on the Street are asked to collect $100 in donations prior to the event or call your friends from your box. All of the money will go toward the operating budget of the Union Rescue Mission, a faith-based non-profit Christian ministry reaching out to the homeless, disadvantaged, chemically addicted and domestically abused. To learn more about the Union Rescue Mission, go to www.urmission.org.

Event Details and Registration
A Night on the Street is held at the River Market Pavilion on President Clinton Blvd in downtown Little Rock. Youth groups, grades 7-12 are welcome. Space is limited so send in your registration fee early to reserve a spot.

Groups registration fee: $25
Send a check made out to "Union Rescue Mission - Night on the Street" along with your group name and contact information to Denise Pote at Union Rescue Mission, P.O. Box 164057, Little Rock, AR 72216.

More Information and Questions
For more details on A Night on the Street, go to the www.nightonthestreet.com. If you have further questions contact Denise Pote or email at denise@urmission.org.

What we do...

Union Rescue Mission helps the homeless regain their dignity and self-esteem with programs providing Christian counseling to offer hope for the future. URM and Dorcas Houses, a ministry of URM, provide emergency services such as food, shelter, clothing, transportation to medical and legal appointments, counseling, and crisis intervention to their clients – providing the support needed to rebuild their lives. For more information about the Union Rescue Mission and its programs or to make a donation, you can log on to www.urmission.org

Welcome!

It's time for the Union Rescue Mission's Night on the Street campaign. We use this event to raise awareness of homelessness in Central Arkansas as well as raise our annual operating funds.

Employees, board members, and volunteers (groups and individuals) will stay in boxes in the River Market Pavilion from 4:00 p.m. until midnight. While in those boxes, phone calls will be placed seeking monetary donations from current and potential donors.

We want this year to be larger than the 2007 event. Approximately $38,000 was raised. This year, we are setting a goal of $75,000. With your help, we are confident we will reach and possibly even surpass this goal.

You can help by contacting me, Denise Pote, at 501-374-1748 or emailing me at denise@urmission.org to sign up to volunteer in some capacity. If you are interested in staying in a box with us, then you will be given a box the week prior to the event so you can decorate it to your liking. We encourage all church youth groups, school groups, civic organizations, companies, fraternities, and sororities to decorate your boxes to represent your particular group. You are welcome to boldly display logos and Greek letters. We only ask that you remember that the Union Rescue Mission is a faith-based ministry; so please, no profanity or suggestive language on your boxes. If your group or organization requires community service hours, then this will allow you to receive eight (8) hours if you stay for the entire event.

We are excited about this wonderful opportunity to raise awareness of homelessness. The need to help the homeless is on-going in our community. We ask that you partner with us to make a difference in Central Arkansas.

Come back regularly to this blog site to see what's happening as we count down to NIGHT ON THE STREET!

Blessings,
Denise Pote