Sleep Easy 2012

Every night people young and old from across Hertfordshire are sleeping rough - they don't have a choice but you do! Can you give up your bed for one night?

YMCA Central Herts is challenging people to sleep out overnight on Friday 2nd March 2012 from 7pm until 7am the following morning, to raise awareness of youth homelessness and support our work in the local community.

Participants are asked to brave the cold, sleep in a cardboard box for one night and get sponsored for their efforts in the third annual YMCA Sleep Easy! Not only will it be a challenging and eye opening experience, but a evening of fun and entertainment. There will be a competitions for 'Best Decorated Box' and 'Most Elaborate Sleeping Structure" along with team activities run by our Youth Workers and a Zumba Session by Karen Bedford to help provide lots of fun and laughter before bed time!

Best Box Winner 2011 In 2012 we are holding Sleep Easy at two locations, so you can take part either in Hatfield at The Galleria or outside the Poplars Sainsbury’s in Stevenage.

All money raised from this event will go towards the work of YMCA Central Herts, including the supported accommodation we provide for over 120 people every night who might otherwise be homeless.

There is a £10 non-refundable registration fee which will cover your entry, along with hot drinks throughout the night and a hot breakfast in the morning.

In preparation for the night, all Sleep Easy participants will also be entitled to a 10% discount at Regatta in The Galleria, Hatfield, where you can buy everything you need to keep warm.

SIGN UP NOW!

To sign up for this exciting event, simply click on your preferred location below and follow the instructions to pay your registration fee and set up your Virgin Money Giving Sleep Easy fundraising page.

(If you would prefer to sign up by post or in person please contact us on 01707 290717)

Hat and Mug

We are encouraging participants to raise a minimum of £125 sponsorship money. Anyone who has raised at least £125 by the night will receive a Sleep Easy thermal mug and those that have raised in excess of £175 will also get a Sleep Easy knitted hat; great to keep out the cold on the night and as a keepsake of your experience sleeping rough.

Please note:

By signing up to take part, you are agreeing to the event's terms and conditions, which can be downloaded in full here
Minimum age is 16 (Under 18’s must be accompanied by a participating adult aged over 25.)

By spending a night challenging yourself, you will be raising money to change the lives of homeless young people.

Be inspired by Sleep Easy 2011

In January 2011, 80 people braved the cold and slept out overnight to raise money for YMCA Central Herts. Gay Jenkins and Wendy Wray (also know by their team name, ‘The Gleeks’) were crowned as top fundraisers by raising an amazing £1,178. Wendy said “The Gleeks accepted the challenge of sleeping rough for a night to understand what some people have to endure every night and to raise money so that some individuals might be spared. The Gleeks are notoriously cold even in the height of summer and it was such a great source of amusement to all their friends and family that they should undertake such an endeavour that the money simply poured in!”

To view pictures from the 2011 Sleep Easy events, view our online album, find out a little more by watching our highlights video or why not listen to some of the 2011 Sleep Easy participants' experiences here.

Sign up now and help us make Sleep Easy 2012 even bigger and better!

YMCA Central Herts Sleep Easy 2012
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