Set your alarm clock: PYCP Friday 31 July!
Tonight hundreds of local children living in poverty will be going to sleep on the floor without even a mattress, or squeezing in with siblings and parents. £100 would buy them each a bed.
You can help! Come and take part in Forth 1’s Cash for Kids ‘Sleepover’ event on Friday 31 July at Pilton Youth & Children’s Project in West Pilton.
All you have to do is raise £100 in sponsorship and stay overnight to experience the challenges these children go through on a nightly basis.
Among those who have registered to take part are TRIM’s Robert Pearson and Karma Lennon, who are now looking for sponsors.
Robert Pearson said: “I am in a privileged position were I can help others in our community, over the years I have been involved in TRIM I have visited families who had no beds at all and Mum, dad and the children were sleeping on sheets in one bedroom to keep warm. Thanks to the support of our community I was able to get them beds, sheets and duvets.
“It’s a hard thing to ask for help from people, But residents have grown to trust TRIM and I am confident that people will turn to us for help.Taking part in this sleep over is my way of helping a great appeal, and it’s fantastic to think that our own community will benefit.”
Karma added: “It is sad that in this day and age there are still kids in our area who don’t have the basics they need like a bed. Not getting a good nights sleep can cause numerous problems for kids and affect their lives now and in the future.
“If all it takes is sleeping on a hard surface for one night to help even just one child then I am more than happy to do that. Please sponsor Robert and I – even if it’s just £1.”
To sponsor Robert and Karma, visit
http://muirhouseresidents.co.
Or why not get involved yourself? You can download a fundraising pack containing sponsorship forms here!
To register, or for more information, go to: http://www.forth1.com/charity/bed/sleepover/
