Thirty people slept overnight in their vehicles March 21 as part of Places for People’s Sleeping in Cars annual event.
Organizers said they had raised more than $32,000 and were hopeful of meeting their goal of $40,000 before the campaign ends in a couple of weeks.
Spokesperson, Nataly Mylan, said, “we had a great breakfast, thanks to Fork & Flour and Rebel Elixir, and Yvonne from Skin Tech. We owe Andria Cowan Molyneaux and the ACM Designs team a huge thanks for once again being our event sponsor and for participating.” Mylan added, “there was a very positive atmosphere despite the current political and economic climate, which means people think affordable housing is important.
Thank you to such an incredibly generous and caring community. It was awesome to see new faces and meet new people.
Thanks to Gord Kidd for the music, it certainly helped us keep spirits lifted.” She said people can still donate and more donations are coming in.” P4P president Susan Tromanhauser said, “the generosity of community members supporting the Sleeping in Cars event plays a crucial role in maintaining our P4P units, ensuring our tenants continue to have access to safe, comfortable living spaces.
Additionally, this support enables us to plan for future units, addressing the increasing demand for affordable housing throughout Haliburton County.” Go to placesforpeoople.ca.
