Cardboard box city will raise funds for homeless

Participants in a Cardboard Box City will converge on Corbin Park in Post Falls on Friday to draw attention to the plight of the homeless.

The participants will spend the night in cardboard boxes, bringing with them at least $75 in pledges and donations for Family Promise of North Idaho, an organization that provides temporary emergency food and shelter to Kootenai County families. The money will support operations at Family Promise’s Day Center, a news release from the organization said.

“We get an average of eight calls a day from families who are homeless or face losing their home,” said Cindy Wood, executive director. “This event will help to underscore the need for programs like Family Promise.”

More information is available at www.familypromiseni. org/event.htm or by calling (208) 777-4190.