Niamh Farrell

Sleeping out to fund the Slough Winter Night Shelter

Fundraising for The London and Slough Run
£850
raised of £1,000 target
by 26 supporters
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Event: SSH - Slough Sleepout for the Homeless 2019, on 23 November 2019
Participants: Sally Gallagher
On 23rd November 2019, from 8:00pm and going on until 6:00am the next day at St Bernards School, 1 Langley Road, Slough, SL3 7AF our supporters will be raising the funds for this winter's Slough Winter Night Shelter, with a sponsored sleep out.

Story

I will be sleeping out to fund the Slough Winter Night Shelter to help raise money to help some of the homeless back into accommodation and to be able to give them the tools to rebuild their lives.

I did the sleep-out in 2018 and lying on the ground in the cold isn't a great the feeling and sleeping under the stars at 4 degrees isn't romantic, however it was the feeling of having nothing to do and nowhere to go tomorrow was my saddest moment.  I can only imagine the loneliness and despair those people we meet must suffer silently.

I had the comfort of my family awaiting me that following morning but I still think of those people that we meet week in and out on a Monday night on the run and that they don't have a busy schedule, they don't have a reason to lift their heads at dawn, they don't have much and they still smile and chat and appreciate what little we offer, they even look forward to meeting us nearly as much as the cheese sambos on white. 

Help us to help them and donate, thank you 


About the campaign

On 23rd November 2019, from 8:00pm and going on until 6:00am the next day at St Bernards School, 1 Langley Road, Slough, SL3 7AF our supporters will be raising the funds for this winter's Slough Winter Night Shelter, with a sponsored sleep out.

About the charity

We started in the mid 1980's and provide soup runs for the homeless and disadvantaged in London and Slough. In 2014 we started a winter night shelter in Slough. We began a food share program in 2020 collecting from supermarkets and distributing to a number of local Charities every day.

Donation summary

Total raised
£850.00
Online donations
£850.00
Offline donations
£0.00

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