Wessex Packaging has again supported the YMCA Bournemouth charity with a donation of cardboard boxes, for a fundraising event in Poole, Dorset.
Each year, the YMCA team organise ‘Sleep Easy’ events in collaboration with local schools and organisations, to raise much needed funds.
These ‘Sleep Easy’s’ are organised to help raise awareness of the hardships of homelessness and raise funds for YMCA Bournemouth. Participants set themselves a fundraising target before wrapping up warm, building a cardboard shelter and then ‘sleeping rough so others don’t have to’.
Wessex Packaging has previously donated cardboard boxes to teams taking part in the challenge from Ferndown Upper School and Poole High School, and was pleased to be able to donate again to support the pupils at Parkstone Grammar School in Poole.
In March, the team of 45 students of the school made their own shelters and spent the night sleeping ‘rough’, raising an incredible amount of nearly £7,000.
Not only do the ‘Sleep Easy’ events raise vital funds, but they also promote team building, informal networking and demonstrate a genuine commitment to supporting the homeless community. The events have been so successful and valued that the YMCA Bournemouth team have had people repeatedly sign up, year after year.
As a long-established family business serving business customers across Dorset, the South West and South Wales, Wessex Packaging is proud to partner with YMCA Bournemouth.
Steve Chipchase, Wessex Packaging’s Account Manager, says: “I’m delighted that we were able to support the students at Parkstone Grammar with a donation of cardboard boxes for their ‘Sleep Easy’ event, and congratulate them all hugely on the amount raised – it was a tremendous effort. I am a local resident in Poole, and recognise the superb work that the team at the YMCA Bournemouth does to support our local community.”
Sheena Dayman, Events Manager at YMCA Bournemouth says: “Once again, we’re so pleased that Wessex Packaging were able to give us the practical support that we needed to run this fundraising event. The team at Wessex have been so helpful and gone out of their way to organise and deliver the cardboard boxes, for which we are truly grateful. The Parkstone students used the boxes in some very inventive ways, ensuring they all had the best night possible , and helping to raise a great total amount!
You can support the YMCA Bournemouth’s campaign by visiting their JustGiving page: https://justgiving.com/campaign/ymcabbigsleepeasy2024
