We hope to have about 100 people sleeping out. We're asking for community leaders to participate.

Through a program with Community Support services, they place around 50 homeless into apartments every year. Shesler Hall houses about 40 per year and Henry Hall just opened. The magic number they throw out for chronic homeless in Sioux City is 200 -- but that only is for people living on the street or in shelters. That doesn't count people doubling up.

Before a community can prosper, the people must believe in their leaders. They must know that at the core of every decision is careful planning, hard work, and unbending integrity rather than partisanship or self-gain. They must trust that the awesome power of government is not being abused.

What it shows is that more and more people are being served in the community.

There are many people in our community without huge incomes, and this type of store is very important, socially and economically to them. People will vote with their feet.

And the nice thing about it, with the community theater, we can ask people to come in and be a part of our experience.