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COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- Despite the recent snowstorm, the local 'Occupy Wall Street' movement in Colorado Springs is holding strong.

Thursday marked day 28 for the Occupy Colorado Springs protesters. Many have been taking a stand at Acacia Park since the rally began, some have even stayed overnight.

Yet a few left their tents when the winter storm blew in.

"Obviously the numbers have been a lot lower at night, but we've survived," Jason Warf, the protest spokesman, said.

Protesters said they are occupying the park in an effort to spark change.

"I think what we're doing at this point is standing here until the government realigns with the people," Warf said.

Of the handful of protesters that weathered the storm through the cold nights was 93-year-old Carl Wright. He said it was certainly cold, but that was not going to stop him.

"It was very unpleasant," Wright said, "but if you're here to do this, then you got to do it."

Over the past three weeks, members of the community have stopped by the protesters' rally site to bring food donations. Warf said it has been a warm welcome to receive so much support from the community.

"We have a lot of coffee and hot chocolate," he said. "The community's outpour has been great."

Though temperatures are expected to warm up over the next few days, the protestors know weather can change at anytime in Colorado.

"Snow and weather aren't going to stop us," Taylor Gordon, a protester, said. "We're here for a lot better reason than the cold. We'll be here as long as it takes."