Campout 4 Homeless Veterans
Sat, Oct 18
|Medics First
A public event to both raise awareness of military veterans experiencing homelessness in our community and to raise funds for Fifth Street Renaissance's Spring Street Veterans Renaissance as they help local homeless veterans become self-sufficient.
Time & Location
Oct 18, 2025, 3:00 PM CDT – Oct 19, 2025, 11:00 AM CDT
Medics First, 200 N Grand Ave W, Springfield, IL 62702, USA
About the event
Why: This is a free public event to raise awareness military veterans experiencing homelessness in our community, and to raise funds for Fifth Street Renaissance's Spring Street Veterans Renaissance as they help local veterans experiencing homelessness become self-sufficient. Feel free to simply attend, or to participate in the campout by registering for a campsite and "raising the rent" for your campsite by getting sponsors to raise money!
There will be short program with local dignitaries around 5pm and military themed movies beginning at 7pm. An evening meal will be provided as well as coffee and donuts in the morning. Fifth Street staff are present overnight keeping an eye over the site and address any guest needs throughout the night. The staff and volunteers stay behind after to leave the property as it was before the event.
Where: Medics First Ambulance, 200 North Grand Ave West, Springfield, IL 62702.
When: The…