The twenty-third annual "Still... No Room at the Inn" Carol Sing with ASAP Homeless Services

Because of rain, caroling has been rescheduled for this Sunday, December 6.



The twenty-third annual "Still... No Room at the Inn" Carol Sing with ASAP Homeless Services has been rescheduled for Sunday, December 6 from 7:00-9:00 P.M., beginning at the ASAP Drop-in Center, 423 11th Avenue South in St. Petersburg. Before the caroling, Friends of ASAP will serve carolers and shelter residents at its cookout from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM. Vegetarian fare will be provided. Carolers will sing at the ASAP shelter, then at another shelter and Lutheran Apartments retirement home, ending in Straub Park with refreshments. Rides back to cars will be provided after the caroling. For more information, call ASAP at (727) 823-5665 or us at (727) 894-2832.

Every December, ASAP residents, workers and supporters carol through the streets of St. Petersburg to remind ourselves that more than 2000 years after the first Christmas there is "Still No Room at the Inn" for our homeless citizens. We carol at homeless shelters and a retirement home. We finish with cookies and hot chocolate in Straub Park. Rides back to cars are provided. It's great support for the shelter and lots of fun to boot.

Once again this year, the Salvador Dalí Museum is allowing ASAP Homeless Services’ “Still No Room at the Inn” carolers to park in the lot at the corner of 11^th Avenue South and 3^rd Street South. This is the lot across the street from the museum. We appreciate their ongoing support of ASAP and the carolers.

Don’t forget the cookout before the caroling.

We hope to see you next Friday!

Before the caroling, Friends of ASAP will serve carolers and shelter residents at its cookout from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM. Vegetarian fare will be provided. Carolers will sing at the shelter, then at another shelter and a retirement home, ending in Straub Park with refreshments.

Carolers should park in the Salvador Dalí Museum lot at the corner of 11^th Avenue South and 3^rd Street South across the street from the museum. Rides back to cars will be provided after the caroling. For more information, call ASAP at (727) 823-5665 or us at (727) 894-2832.

Caroling will be from 7:00-9:00 P.M. beginning at the ASAP Drop-in Center, 423 11th Avenue South in St. Petersburg. If you have previously caroled with ASAP, you know how enjoyable, profound and moving it is.

"The caroling is great fun, and an annual tradition for many people in the Tampa Bay area," said organizer John Stewart. "People of all ages, professions, economic conditions, and religious beliefs carol together. What unites us is our belief that everyone should have decent housing.”

“Still No Room at the Inn” takes its name from the Christmas story, when Jesus of Nazareth was born as a homeless refugee. He was placed in an animal’s feeding trough because there was “no room at the inn” for him and his family. The caroling is a reminder that 2000 years after the first Christmas there is “Still No Room at the Inn” for homeless people in St. Petersburg.

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FMI: (727) 823-5665 or (727) 894-2832.