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SleepOut Raises $700,000-Plus from page 10

While living at the William H. Mann Place for men in
Boynton Beach, Phillips took advantage of all of the programs
and services offered. Today, he is eight years clean and sober,
works full-time at Publix, lives in The Lord’s Place graduate
housing, and gives back and helps others.
Phillips added, “My family is proud of me … my sisters have
found strength in my journey. I’m the first person in my family
to break the mold. And I’m never going back to that life.”
The reimagined program stayed true to The Lord’s
Place mission and commitment to their clients. While
attendees did not spend the night at the actual event, all were
encouraged to step outside their comfort zone by sleeping The Sisters SleepOut fundraising team Roberta Stanley,
out somewhere other than their bed. Some chose setting Pamela McIver with Micah, Jamie and Aria Breitfeld-Futoran Diana Stanley and Joanne Stanley
up a sleeping bag on the living room floor and others slept
in a tent in the backyard or on their porch. SleepOut is a
symbolic effort to raise awareness of the estimated 3,000
men, women, and children without a home on any given
night in Palm Beach County.
Since 1979, The Lord’s Place has been finding solutions
and providing services to take more people off the streets
and into homes. For more information on The Lord’s Place
or to make a donation to support the transformation of lives
of the most vulnerable and neglected in Palm Beach County,
visit: thelordsplace.org.
Top sponsors who made SleepOut possible include: The
Honorable Ann Brown, Laraine and Michael Stevens, Searcy
Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, PA, Carol and Will
Browne, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, Cornelia and Graduate client Richard Phillips, Chief Human Resources Officer Jan Phillips, CEO Diana Stanley,
Richard Thornburgh, Sally and Bob Gilbane and OSCWebco. graduate client Michelle Longarzo Danaluk, during the candlelight ceremony

Gurunam Khalsa and Volunteer Coordinator Jasper Araujo The traditional candlelight ceremony that occurs at the end of each SleepOut

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SPOTLIGHT ON HEALTH CARE

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By Sue Goulding
• limiting alcohol consumption
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