Hunter community members sleep rough for a good cause

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Updated July 14 2019 - 7:56pm, first published 9:14am
RAISING AWARENESS: Maitland mayor Loretta Baker and rotarian Rhiannon Varley are participating in the Vinnies Community Sleepout at Maitland Gaol next month.
RAISING AWARENESS: Maitland mayor Loretta Baker and rotarian Rhiannon Varley are participating in the Vinnies Community Sleepout at Maitland Gaol next month.

A group of individuals will spend the night without creature comforts as part of an initiative to raise funds and awareness about homelessness. The Community Sleepout, hosted by St Vincent de Paul Society, provides a brief glimpse into the harsh reality of homelessness faced by 116,000 people throughout Australia, while raising funds to provide vital services including food, accommodation and counselling.

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Meg Francis is a journalist at the Maitland Mercury.

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