YMCA Sleep Easy 2015

The flagship fundraising project for YMCA, Sleep Easy, took place in Grimsby for the fifth successive year. More than  100 participants, the largest ever number, joined together in the car park at Freshney Place Shopping Centre to sleep rough for the night on Friday 30th January. Organisations such as Shoreline Housing Partnership and Harbour Place Day Centre, as well as staff from YMCA itself.

Jonathan Byrne, Communications Coordinator for YMCA Humber is naturally delighted at the response from the public.

He said: “We’ve been absolutely overwhelmed by the support generated by Sleep Easy this year.

“To have over 100 people signed up for the event with a week of preparations to go is magnificent and shows the dedication the people of North East Lincolnshire have to helping the homeless charities of the region.

“We would like to thank all those that have signed up so far and of course we would like to express gratitude to Freshney Place for all their support of Sleep Easy, which included two bumper days signing people up in the centre – 20 registrants in all.”

Amanda Austin, Centre Director of Freshney Place commented:

“We’re delighted that Sleep Easy will be taking place in our shopping centre car park this week. It is a fantastic event and raises money for a very well deserved cause.

“The sign up response and support from the local community has been astounding and we are extremely pleased that five members of our team will be sleeping rough for the night to help raise essential funds…on behalf of the Freshney Place staff and centre team we would like to wish all participants good luck!”

All funds raised through Sleep Easy 2015 in Grimsby will stay in North East Lincolnshire and go towards the work of YMCA Humber and its partner charities, Harbour Place and CARE NE Lincs, so that they can carry on their work with homeless young people.