SLEEP FOR SOLUTIONS
Sleep For Solutions 2012 information is coming soon. Feel free to read below to learn about Sleep For Solutions 2011.
Please register for the event at the bottom of the page. You may donate directly to the Westchester Coalition for the Hungry and Homeless, Inc., our 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor, through PayPal, or by check made out to "WCHH, Inc." and mailed to the address listed below.
All who register for the event AND make a donation of any amount before May 14, 2011, will receive a free Sleep For Solutions t-shirt!
All participants must make sure to bring the following form with them on the night of the event! Participants under 18 must have a parent sign the release, and participants under 14 must attend with a parent/guardian or adult chaperone!
Release Form: PDF
DONATIONS:
Donations may be made through PayPal or by check made out to "WCHH, Inc." and mailed to the address listed below.
PayPal:
Checks:
WCHH, Inc.
48 Mamaroneck Avenue
Suite 35-37,
White Plains, NY 10601
Sleep For Solutions is an all-night event designed to promote awareness and empathy, and fundraise for the homeless. By sleeping outside for a night, be it on the ground, in a sleeping bag, on blankets, or even on a cardboard box, participants of all ages are invited to consider the experiences of the homeless, if just for a night. All residents of Rye Brook, NY and Blind Brook teachers and staff (along with their families) are welcome to attend the event, however anyone at all may donate to the cause.
Participate Your Way:
Attend Rally (8pm-9:30pm) and/or
Sleep-Out (9:30pm-7am) and/or
Donate
A rally is planned to kick-off the evening. From 8pm-9:30pm, Joy Bauer, nutrition and health expert for The TODAY Show and NY Times bestselling author, Rob Astorino, Westchester County Executive, Joan Feinstein, Mayor of Rye Brook, and Megan Collins, board member of the Westchester Coalition for the Hungry and Homeless, Inc., will speak about homelessness.
Participants are encouraged to make a $25 suggested donation to the cause of combatting homelessness. Participants may make donations themselves and/or collect donations from commercial and/or individual sponsors, Participants may bring a bag of supplies for the night - blankets, sleeping bags, and/or comforters - and are encouraged to donate the items the following morning. Participants may also donate new or used clothing, new toiletries, and canned food.
All Blind Brook High School students can receive up to 11 hours of community service if they attend the event. The Blind Brook High School and Middle School English and Social Studies Departments are offering extra credit opportunities. Ask your English and/or Social Studies teacher to find out more!
Participants are encouraged to carpool and park at Blind Brook High School. Water is permissible and the village bathrooms will be open. However, food is not allowed, as the homeless often do not have such a luxury. Sleep For Solutions is an all-weather event, for homelessness has no rain date. The Rye Brook Police Department, the Volunteer Ambulance Corps, and adult volunteers will supervise the event.
Let us show our strength as a community. This is an opportunity for your family to come together with our community of Rye Brook to work on behalf of a truly critical cause.
HEARTH For All