PHOTOS: When the Night Comes

Gretchen Wick and Wynn Olson set up their tent during When the Night Comes, a fundraiser held by the nonprofit Sparrow's Nest of Northwest Montana which benefits homeless high school students in the Flathead Valley on Friday, Dec. 10. Participants spent the night outdoors sleeping in cars and tents at the Flathead County Fairgrounds. Sparrow's Nest received over $42,000 in donations according to executive director Rachelle Morehead. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Tom Murphy works on a propane burner that wouldn't ignite during When the Night Comes, a fundraiser held by the nonprofit Sparrow's Nest of Northwest Montana which benefits homeless high school students in the Flathead Valley on Friday, Dec. 10. Participants spent the night outdoors sleeping in cars and tents at the Flathead County Fairgrounds. Sparrow's Nest received over $42,000 in donations according to executive director Rachelle Morehead. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Blake Robinson adds a log to a fire during When the Night Comes, a fundraiser held by the nonprofit Sparrow's Nest of Northwest Montana which benefits homeless high school students in the Flathead Valley on Friday, Dec. 10. Participants spent the night outdoors sleeping in cars and tents at the Flathead County Fairgrounds. Sparrow's Nest received over $42,000 in donations according to executive director Rachelle Morehead. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Brandy Hinzman, Trevor Kjensrud and Harper Hinzman sit by a fire during When the Night Comes, a fundraiser held by the nonprofit Sparrow's Nest of Northwest Montana which benefits homeless high school students in the Flathead Valley on Friday, Dec. 10. Participants spent the night outdoors sleeping in cars and tents at the Flathead County Fairgrounds. Sparrow's Nest received over $42,000 in donations according to executive director Rachelle Morehead. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Participants gather around a fire to chat during When the Night Comes, a fundraiser held by the nonprofit Sparrow's Nest of Northwest Montana which benefits homeless high school students in the Flathead Valley on Friday, Dec. 10. Participants spent the night outdoors sleeping in cars and tents at the Flathead County Fairgrounds. Sparrow's Nest received over $42,000 in donations according to executive director Rachelle Morehead. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Tom Murphy sets up a propane burner to make coffee during When the Night Comes, a fundraiser held by the nonprofit Sparrow's Nest of Northwest Montana which benefits homeless high school students in the Flathead Valley on Friday, Dec. 10. Participants spent the night outdoors sleeping in cars and tents at the Flathead County Fairgrounds. Sparrow's Nest received over $42,000 in donations according to executive director Rachelle Morehead. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

From left, Crystal Thurman, Gretchen Wick and Wynn Olson set up their tent at When the Night Comes, a fundraiser held by the nonprofit Sparrow's Nest of Northwest Montana which benefits homeless high school students in the Flathead Valley on Friday, Dec. 10. Participants spent the night outdoors sleeping in cars and tents at the Flathead County Fairgrounds. Sparrow's Nest received over $42,000 in donations according to executive director Rachelle Morehead. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)