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Seventh Annual Parkersburg SleepOut

Seventh Annual Parkersburg SleepOut

 

Where: Jackson Park Memorial Ballfields

When: November 5, 2022

Time: 4pm Setup / 6am Tear-down on Nov. 6th

 

For a moment, consider the face of homelessness. Is it a man on the street corner with a cardboard sign? A woman in the parking lot asking for change? We invite you to consider another face of homelessness. The staggering number of homeless youth is an unrecognized epidemic in West Virginia and across the nation. It is estimated that 3.5 million youth between the ages of 18-24, and another 700,000 youth between the ages of 13-17, experience homelessness in a 12-month period.  These youth have fled their homes due to abuse, been abandoned by their parents, or aged out of the child welfare system with no options or support. This precious population has gone without food, without shelter, and without care for too long.

 

Since 2009, Children’s Home Society’s Parkersburg Site has assisted homeless youth in Wood County struggling to overcome the challenge of homelessness. It has become apparent that youth homelessness in the Mid-Ohio Valley has become a community issue that cannot be ignored. In response, Children’s Home Society of WV launched the Parkersburg SleepOut – a creative, unique, educational, and fun awareness and fundraising event like no other.

 

The SleepOut will bring much needed care and compassion to the Mid-Ohio Valley’s most vulnerable population. The SleepOut consists of an all-night outdoor event that invites community members to construct a makeshift cardboard shelter to simulate what a night of homelessness is like for these young people. Teams will compete to build the best structure, raise funds, seek sponsors, and bring much needed attention to homeless youth in our community. All proceeds will stay local to support homeless youth in Wood County.  We need your help! By getting involved in the Parkersburg SleepOut, you can dramatically impact the outcome of the struggle of youth homelessness.

At Children’s Home Society, we believe that all kids have the right to a home, to food, to guidance and an education, the right to be free from sexual, emotional, or physical abuse, and exploitation, the right to be SAFE, and the right to be valued. We choose to champion the cause of homeless youth. Our fight begins HERE.

General Event Rules

• You may attend the event as part of a team or as an individual. You may choose to sleep out in a tent, in a cardboard shelter you design, or come to the event for activities and entertainment

• A late supper, early breakfast, and hot beverages will be provided throughout the night for participants and volunteers

• Those participating as a team will nominate a team captain to register the team and serve as a point of contact

• Team captain will complete entry forms for any contests in which the team chooses to participate

•There is a $25 per person event entry fee

• This applies to all attendees, whether you sleep in a tent, enter the box contest, or just come for the entertainment

• This can be paid through sponsorships or by the individual

• This amount is not due at the time of registration, but needs to be turned in on or before the night of the event

– $25 = Entry Fee, event t-shirt

– $50 = Entry Fee, event t-shirt, one door prize drawing entry

  • For each additional $50 raised, individuals will receive an additional door prize drawing entry

Individual Fundraising Competition

• There will be one grand prize for the top individual fundraiser of the SleepOut

• Donors can contribute to individuals, teams, or a general SleepOut fund online at: https://www.childhswv.org/seventh-annual-parkersburg-sleepout/ (preferred) or by cash or check

• Unspecified donations will be combined with each team members individual funds raised.

 

Sponsorship Levels:

  • Star: $250
  • Comet: $500
  • Little Dipper: $750
  • Big Dipper: $1,000
  • Super Nova: $2,000

 

 

To register for the event, or become a sponsor, please fill out the form below. You can pay for your registration/sponsorship via our pay pal link. Please click the donate button below to pay.

If you prefer to pay with check, make checks payable to:

Children’s Home Society of WV

P.O. Box 763, Parkersburg, WV 26102

 

If Sponsoring, please send logo’s/jpeg files to:

[email protected]

 

For questions regarding the event, contact Denise Hughes at 304.485.0650

 

(When making a PayPal payment, please use the “Please add special instructions to seller” text box on your paypal page to notify us where you would you like your contribution to be noted. i.e., location, program, fundraiser, etc., etc.)

 

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    • Star – $250 (includes logo on event materials) • Comet – $500 (includes logo on event materials and sponsor banner, media recognition) • Little Dipper – $750 (includes logo on event materials and sponsor banner, media recognition, two event tickets) • Big Dipper-$1,000 (includes logo on event materials and sponsor banner, logo insert in program, media recognition, supplied individual banner displayed at event, four event tickets) • Super Nova– $2,000 and above (includes logo on event materials and sponsor banner, logo insert in program, supplied individual banner displayed prominently at event, media recognition, six general admission event tickets)

  • Consent, Release, Waiver of Liability and Indemnity

    1. The Participant will inspect the SleepOut location upon entering and warrants that their entry therein constitutes an acknowledgement that he/she finds it safe and reasonably suited for the purpose of its use. If at any time the Participant believes something is unsafe, he/she agrees to bring it to the attention of an official, and will remove him/herself from the location and withdraw from the event. 2. The Participant hereby agrees to indemnify and save and hold harmless, Children’s Home Society of WV, the promoters, participants, associations, sanctioning organizations (or any affiliates thereof), site operators, site owners, officials, sponsors, and advertisers used to conduct the event and their officers, agents, and employees (all for the purpose herein referred to as “Releases”), and each of them from any loss, liability, damage or cost that may occur due in any manner or degree to the presence of the Participant in the event location, or in any way participating in the event and whether caused by negligence of the Releases or otherwise. 3. The Participant hereby agrees that this Release and Waiver of Liability, Assumption of Risk and Indemnity Agreement extends to all acts of negligence by the Releases, INCLUDING NEGLIGENT RESCUE OPERATIONS and is intended to be as broad and inclusive as is permitted by law and that if any portion thereof is held invalid, it is agreed that the balance shall, notwithstanding, continue in full legal force and effect. 4. The Participant has read and agrees to abide by the RULES AND REGULATIONS and CODE OF CONDUCT as established by the host organization. The Participant understands that they may be asked to leave the event for failure to comply. 5. Any photographs, videotaping or other records of The Participant at the event may be used to promote future events and promotions of Children’s Home Society of WV. This includes, but is not limited to, use of a Participant’s photograph and video on the Children’s Home Society’s web sites, television, brochures, newsletters or other promotional materials. 6. The Participant agrees that all monies and other donations received in the name of Parkersburg Sleepout event are the sole property of Children’s Home Society of WV and will return all donations to Children’s Home Society of WV no later than November 5, 2022. 7. The Participant agrees that they are expected to raise monetary donations and that there are corresponding contribution levels, which serve as incentives for fundraising and in no way constitute compensation or employment. 8. The participant agrees that their registration and registration fee does not entitle them to anything more than participating in Children’s Home Society of WV Parkersburg SleepOut 2022 event. THE PARTICIPANT HAS READ AND VOLUNTARILY SIGNS THE CONSENT, RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT AND DOES SO VOLUNTARILY AND WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT SUBSTANTIAL RIGHTS ARE BEING GIVEN UP. A PARENT OR GUARDIAN’S SIGNATURE IS ALSO REQUIRED FOR PARTICIPANTS UNDER THE AGE OF 18.