Following is a PSA supplied by Coldest Night of the Year even organizers
It's cold out there.
Walk with us on Saturday, February 20, 2016 in the Coldest Night of the Year, a fantastically fun, family-friendly walking fundraiser that raises money for the hungry, homeless and hurting in 100+ communities across Canada.
Please walk with us on Feb. 20, 2016 to help us achieve our goal in our fourth annual "Coldest Night of the Year" fundraiser.
This year we are walking to fund a very important project. Grace Place needs a new roof!
About Grace Place
graceplacethunderbay.com
Grace Place is a street ministry that operates out of their storefront at 235 Simpson Street, one of the poorest areas of Thunder Bay. Grace Place is there to meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of the poor, addicted, homeless and socially marginalized.
Last year, Grace Place served over 45,000 meals and to date we have served over 255,000 meals, but it just doesn't end with a tasty, free meal! For eight years, Grace Place has also provided the valuable service of offering a safe, clean, warm place to be off of the streets.
We have also offered free clothing, hundreds of free haircuts, provided thousands of food hampers, and have linked up many with the social services they needed to better their situations.
Many that are facing hard times and need that extra helping hand up. The good news is that we have witnessed, even the most unlikely of those, go on to better themselves. Many have found housing, chose to go back to school, found jobs, and have gone on to better lives.
The bad news is that there will be those that will lose their lives to the streets and this is the reason Grace Place wants to remain available to the hungry, homeless and hurting.
Our hope is that everyone that visits Grace Place would know that they are not alone and there are those that care and are willing to help them.
Bundle up - it's cold out there.
