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OPTIONS FOR HOMELESS RESIDENTS OF ASHLAND 'Homeless Sleep-Out' Saturday raises funds to help the homeless Participants agree to camp out one night, collect donation pledges from others By John Darling For the Daily Tidings DailyTidings.com By John Darling For the Daily Tidings Posted Nov. 5, 2014 @ 7:27 pm Updated Nov 6, 2014 at 3:11 PM By John Darling For the Daily Tidings Posted Nov. 5, 2014 @ 7:27 pm Updated Nov 6, 2014 at 3:11 PM » RELATED CONTENT • Training offered for winter shelter volunteers • A perennial problem • Trying to get a handle on panhandling • Ashland homeless center having impact • Van provides showers and laundry service for the homeless » Social News Backers of a "Homeless Sleep-Out" this weekend hope to get up to 50 hardy souls to gather pledges, pitch tents and crawl in sleeping bags Saturday night at the old Lincoln Elementary School campus, raising as much as $10,000 to help feed and house the homeless through the year — and get a small taste of what it’s like to live that way. The Sleep-Out starts at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, and will have the flavor of a scouting event, with live music, instruction, discussion, hot chili and maybe even some ghost stories. The community is welcome to drop in, sing-along, participate in skull sessions on homelessness and, of course, drop some folding money in the kitty, says John Wieczorek, chairman of Options for Homeless Residents of Ashland . (The name of the sponsoring organization has been corrected.) Lincoln is a former elementary school at 320 Beach St., closed in 2005, but still administered by Ashland School District . The event, which is OHRA’s major fundraiser this year, is planned to be annual and, if other cities are any example, the amount of money raised will grow rapidly, says Wieczorek. The event in Minneapolis went from $10,000 in the first cold-weather Sleep-Out 18 years ago, to over $2 million now, he adds. “The proceeds will go to rental assistance, child programs, transportation, vehicle repairs and affordable housing,” says Wieczorek. Some goes to Ashland Resource Center , which OHRA directs, in partnership with ACCESS . “The Sleep-Out is important because there’s a huge unmet need for funding for the homeless,” says ARC Executive Director Leigh Madsen. “I work with people every day who wake up after sleeping in the bushes or in their cars. With this event, we can be in solidarity with them.” ARC gets a two-year $100,000 grant from the City of Ashland for operating expenses and also does fundraising, limiting spending to $200 a family to help them get self-sufficient, says Madsen. “That just scratches the surface,” he adds. “I have four families with seven children on my lot right now and looking for housing and assistance right now. I don’t have the money to meet their needs.” Community organizer Dot Fisher-Smith will be camping overnight and encourage attendees to get out to Uncle Food’s Diner on Tuesdays (Methodist Church, Main at Laurel) and get to know the homeless. “I feel very strongly about taking care of people, especially in a town like Ashland, that is so wealthy,” says Fisher-Smith. “The whole point of this is to raise money. It will be easy. I already got pledges, and one is from a woman with no job or money. She gave me $5.” Fisher-Smith says she will bring only her sleeping bag and toothbrush — and a tent if it looks like rain. “I’ll be better off than most of the homeless,” she says. “I’m not doing anything very daring. Sleeping out under the stars is just a gesture, but it’s a brilliant idea and a great fundraiser. We need to do better by our homeless residents. We need to educate people." For information on how to take part, go to  homelessoptions.org or call  541-631-2235. John Darling is a freelance writer living in Ashland. Email him at [email protected].       By John Darling For the Daily Tidings DailyTidings.com By John Darling For the Daily Tidings Posted Nov. 5, 2014 @ 7:27 pm Updated Nov 6, 2014 at 3:11 PM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. calendar Connect with DailyTidings.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Alerts Email alerts RSS feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. 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