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What will you find in the Sleep Out Saturday Media Newsroom?

Press Releases

Personal Story from client - Megan

Personal Story from client - Belinda

Sleep Out Saturday and Bridge Communities logos

Fact sheet on homelessness and the working poor in DuPage County Illinois

Frequently Asked Questions about Sleep Out Saturday

Frequently Asked Questions about Bridge Communities

Information on why you should get involved with Sleep Out Saturday

Impact that Sleep Out Saturday has on Bridge Communities Transitional Housing program

How do families become homeless?


Press contact:

Ann Pitcher, P.S. Communications, Inc.
(630) 887-0278
ann@pscommunicationsinc.com


Quick Stats on Sleep Out Saturday

Who:         
Bridge Communities, www.bridgecommunities.org

What:        
Sleep Out Saturday, www.sleepoutsaturday.org

Where:      
Rally at 6:30 pm at Bridge Communities, 505 Crescent Blvd. Glen Ellyn.

Participants will sleep-out at locations throughout DuPage County - more than 70 sites expected.

Why:          
To raise awareness about homelessness in DuPage County
  Raise funds for Bridge Communities and their Program Partners
  Provide a transformational opportunity for participants to experience the issue of homelessness by sleeping out and participating in activities and presentations.

How to participate:     
Sleep out with a group or become a Sleep Out Star or Family
  Become a corporate sponsor
  Donate to a sleeper group or a Sleep Out Star or Family
  Come to the Rally


Sleep Out Saturday Corporate Sponsors 2009:

Platinum:

Central DuPage Hospital - www.cdh.org
ICON Digital Design - www.icondigitaldesign.com
Webitects.com Inc. - www.webitects.com
101.9 The Mix - www.wtmx.com

 

Gold:

Harris Bank - www.harrisbank.com
Grand Prairie Transit - www.cookillinois.com
Bank of America - www.bankofamerica.com

Silver: Village Garage and Tire of Glen Ellyn
Community Bank of Wheaton/Glen Ellyn
West Suburban Bank
Suburban Life Publications

Bronze:

Oxford Bank
Wheaton Orthopaedics, LTD
Nicor
Advanced Healthcare
Sport Med - Wheaton

Partner: PS Communications, Inc.
Village of Glen Ellyn
Sign O'Rama - Glen Ellyn



Sleep Out Saturday 2009 Locations:

  • Aurora
  • Bolingbrook
  • Clarendon Hills
  • Downers Grove
  • Elmhurst
  • Glen Ellyn
  • Hinsdale
  • Lisle
  • Lombard
  • Machesney, IL
  • Naperville
  • Oak Brook
  • St. Charles
  • Warrenville
  • Wayne/West Chicago
  • Wheaton
  • Winfield
  • Wood Dale
  • Woodridge

To learn more about homelessness and poverty in DuPage County, visit www.dupagehomeless.org


To learn more about becoming a Sleep Out Saturday sponsor, email Jennie Gates at jennie.gates@bridgecommunities.org or (630) 545-0610 ext.19.


Silver


  • Community Bank Wheaton/Glen Ellyn

  • Nicor

  • Village Garage & Tire

  • West Suburban Bank

Bronze


  • Advanced Healthcare

  • Glen Ellyn Bank and Trust

  • Oxford Bank and Trust

  • PS Communications

  • SportsMed-Wheaton Orthopaedics