Thank you once again for taking part in our Sleep Easy fundraiser. To show our appreciation for your much needed support we would like to invite the key contributors to a small online event on 9th June between 5pm and 6pm.

We are excited to show you how the funds you raised will be used, and our ambitious plans for the future!

Please follow us on social media for more event info:

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https://www.instagram.com/southendymca/?hl=en-gb

https://twitter.com/SouthendYMCA

All the best,

Southend YMCA

YMCA Southend is proud to be once again taking part in YMCA's national Sleep Easy which has seen more than 7,000 people sleep rough in the last 10 years to raise over £1.5m for local YMCA services that help young people rebuild their lives.

YMCA Southend is asking supporters to sleep out, so others don't have to, by taking part in special Sleep Easy events all over England and Wales. In ordinary times, this would have involved groups and individuals meeting at a YMCA, building cardboard shelters, sharing the evening outside and together experiencing the harsh realities of life on the streets.

The challenges of running an event like this during the current pandemic are many, however, they do not compare to the difficulties that young homeless people are battling every single day.

For more than a decade the public has been sleeping out to raise money for YMCA and this year we are asking you to do so but with a twist. Were asking the public to sleep anywhere in their home except their beds, maybe on the porch, bath tub or under the stairs in their home, or if you are able to brace the weather in tents in your garden.

While we cannot be together for Sleep Easy, we can still help save young people lives. For one night only, will you join us and make a difference?

One night can make a lifetime of difference.

Visit www.southendymca.org.uk/sleep-easy-2021 and download your fundraising pack with all the info you'll need and some advice and helpful tips.

Don't forget to follow us on social media and tag us in your fundraising posts:

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