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Parley Place Care Homes Creation For YMCA’s Big Sleep Easy 2024

Barchester’s Parley Place care home in West Parley slept out overnight on October 11th to raise funds the local YMCA’s Sleep Easy Campaign, sleeping out so others don’t have to.

Resident at Parley Place had been discussing what charities they wanted to support and expressed a concern about the number of people sleeping rough so staff decided to take part in The YMCA’s Sleep Easy 2024 campaign in order to do their bit to help.

The team at Parley Place including General Manager, Gina Smith, Activity Co-ordinator, Brian, Home Services Advisor, Michelle and Administrator, Donna, decided to sleep rough at the event to raise funds to support the YMCA to continue with their invaluable work.

Our Senior Head of maintenance, Lee and volunteer Andrea helped with the build. The annual event asks for local businesses to get involved and join together on October 12th at Talbot Heath school to all sleep out together to raise money and awareness.

This is the 2nd year we have taken part, last year we built a house out of cardboard, this year we choose to build a Wigwam. Collecting cardboard tubes donated by The Flooring Factory and sheets of cardboard donated from South West Packaging we designed the wigwam at the home, with residents making the decorations to go on the outside.

So far the team has raised over £900!

General Manager, Gina Smith, says:
“I am so proud of everyone at Parley Place, it has been a real team effort. From the staff members who braved the elements, Lee who helped to build us a fabulous shelter to all the different members of staff who helped and supported us, and of course our fantastic residents who came up with the idea in the first place. Sleeping out was a real eye opener for all of us and it is something that no one should have to do. Please help us to raise more money to help homeless charities in our area. We want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has donated, your support means the world.”

 

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