FORT PIERCE – In partnership with St. Lucie County and the City of Fort Pierce, In the Image of Christ will be operating an emergency cold weather shelter at the Percy Peek Gym, located at 2902 Ave. D.
The National Weather Service is estimating that temperatures across the Treasure Coast will drop below 40 degrees for a period of at least four consecutive hours overnight on Monday, Nov. 10.
The emergency cold weather shelter at Percy Peek Gym will be open at 5 p.m. and close at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11.
For individuals who need transportation to the temporary shelter, the Area Regional Transit (ART) will have free vehicles providing transportation at the locations below starting at 6 p.m. and tentatively ending at 8 p.m.:
• Port St. Lucie Intermodal Station, 395 SE Deacon Ave. in Port St. Lucie
• Prima Vista Crossing Bus Stop on Prima Vista, east of U.S. 1
• Pinewood Park, 820 Sunrise Blvd. in F/0ort Pierce
• 5285Kilmer Branch Library, 101 Melody Lane in Fort Pierce
• Publix Plaza at Taylor Creek, 1851 North U.S. 1 in Fort Pierce
• Percy Peek Gym, 2902 Avenue D in Fort Pierce.
For more information about the emergency cold weather shelter at Percy Peek Gym, contact Pastor Hazel Hoylman with In the Image of Christ at 772-359-9653. In the Image of Christ is a community-based, 501c3 nonprofit organization that partners with St. Lucie County to operate an emergency cold weather shelter when temperatures drop below 40 degrees for more than four hours.
Residents should bring pets inside overnight during these cold8 Animal Safety staff reminds residents that it is illegal to leave pets tethered outside unsupervised, regardless of the temperature.