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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;">The Mayor of St Albans City and District Council, Councillor Aislinn Lee and Mayoress Rose Bennett will be spending a sponsored night out under the stars at St Albans Abbey on Friday 2 December 2011<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the 18th</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;"> annual Abbey Sleep Out, and its aim is to raise awareness of homelessness and to raise funds for local charities.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 6pt 0cm; line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;">The Mayor is Patron of two St Albans homelessness charities: Open Door - St Albans and Centre 33.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She and the Mayoress are inviting sponsorship in aid of these charities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Open Door is a homelessness service (night shelter and daytime drop-in) in Bricket Road, open every day of the year, which works with some of the most vulnerable people in our society.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><strong> </strong></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The Service regularly gives accommodation to up to 12 people each night, and provides them with a hot meal. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The drop-in offers support and advice, including on housing and health issues.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;">Centre 33 is a daytime drop-in service in Spicer Street, open seven days a week and run entirely by volunteers, where homeless and disadvantaged people can come to relax, be social, and enjoy a free meal and a hot drink in a friendly, welcoming environment. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 6pt 0cm; line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;">All the money raised by the Mayoralty of St Albans at this year’s Sleep Out will be shared equally between these two charities. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 6pt 0cm; line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;">Open Door - St Albans has kindly offered to administer the funds on behalf of the Mayoralty, but donors should note that any donations made, via this page or otherwise, will be shared equally between Open Door and Centre 33. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
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