WRYM's Rough Night Out is February 7

Every year, a growing group of brave supporters of Windsor Residence for Young Men bundle up and spend a 14-hour winter night "sleeping rough", as some homeless people might say - although, to tell the truth, the volunteers are well dressed for the weather, with friends and all support services at hand.  It's a miserable night, nonetheless, which is meant to draw attention to the tragic circumstances of homeless young people.

Here's a photo of WRYM's supporters last year, including Executive Director Greg Goulin (centre), looking cold, miserable but determined! (It was Greg's 70th birthday, hence the cake with the sparkler on it - was this any way for a senior citizen to behave?)

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If you are sufficiently brave, determined and wonderful in many ways - and would like join in this year's WRYM's Rough Night Out on an industrial parking lot at 1350 St. Luke Road - we welcome you.  In fact, it would be great if you can recruit a friend, or a bunch of friends, to join you! 

​Release Form
You will need to each sign a liability release form and hand it in when you arrive. Just download the form to the right and fill it in!

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​Pledge Sheet
​This event is, of course, a fundraiser to help young men leave homelessness behind and build new lives. 

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Each WRYM's Rough Night Out participant uses the pledge sheet (download) to collect pledges from - let's say, five - of her or his friends and upon completion of their overnight vigil (8:00 AM Saturday morning) the pledges go to support WRYM's services for young homeless young men, while the volunteers go home to their warm beds because they didn't sleep all night.

​Can't make it?
​If you don't know anyone (including yourself) who thinks a "rough night out" is personally a good idea and if, in fact, you definitely choose electric light and central heating - don't worry - you can still help! 

• To simply donate, or to sponsor or commemorate someone, just go to ​our Canada Helps donation form ("General" fund), and leave a note saying "WRYM's Rough Night Out" and, if you wish, mention the person you want to sponsor or honour - https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/14648 
• or message WRYM on Facebook at www.facebook.com/windsorresidenceforyoungmen
• or e-mail executivedirector@wrym.ca
• or telephone 519.981.9917

If you are curious as to the other ways you can help homeless young men build new lives, just visit WRYM's "Your Help" page at www.wrym.ca/your-help.html for more information. (Note - donations $20 and over receive a tax receipt.)