58 | Tees Business
DREAM CATCHERS
DA RL I N G TO N A N D T EESSIDE BU SINESS LE ADE R S
C H A L L E N G E D TO JOIN SLE EPOU T FU NDR AISER
Tees Business is supporting two CEO
Sleepout charity fundraisers – and we want
the region’s business executives to join us
CEO Sleepout’s Bianca Robinson with early sign-ups
for the Teesside event.
Bianca Robinson of CEO Sleepout with Mowden Park chairman Mick Birch
together with other business leaders who’ve signed up to take part in the
first ever Darlington CEO Sleepout.
DAR L ING TON
B
usiness leaders are being challenged to sleep out for a
night when Darlington holds its first ever CEO Sleepout
to raise funds in the fight against local homelessness and
poverty.
North-East-based charity CEO Sleepout is looking for leaders
from the most compassionate local businesses who are willing
to get sponsored to give up the comfort of their own bed for just
one night sleeping under the stars.
Mowden Park Rugby Club will host the fundraising event that
will see executives from dozens of local businesses swap their
laptops and office comforts for sleeping bags and the cold floor.
Since founder-chairman Andy Preston held the first CEO
Sleepout outside Middlesbrough FC’s Riverside Stadium four
years ago, events have been held at iconic venues across the
country.
But CEO Sleepout’s Bianca Robinson said the enthusiasm
and generosity of Mowden Park chairman Mick Birch and group
managing director Lee Rust had helped bring the charitable
phenomenon to Darlington for the first time.
She said: “We’re now looking for the region’s business leaders
to show just how compassionate Darlington and the surrounding
area is to help make a real impact on an incredibly serious issue
of local poverty and homelessness.”
Both Mr Birch and Mr Rust have signed up to take part in the
event, along with Mowden Park colleagues Nick Saint and Anne
Rose.
Among others already signed up for the event are Tees
Business co-editor Martin Walker, Sharon Hutchinson of
Endeavour Partnership, Matthew Telling of RMS Recruitment,
Matthew Knight of Rovin Environmental, Tom Cockerill of the
Wood Floor Company, Melissa Thompson of KMS Partners, Tori
Gill of tgi Media, Pete Noble of Advantex, Matt Prosser of Go
Limitless and Michael Taylor of Contego Environmental.
CEO Sleepout Darlington takes place at Mowden
Park Rugby Club on the night of Thursday, October
18. To register, visit ceosleepoutuk.com/darlington
T EESSIDE
M
iddlesbrough-based charity CEO Sleepout is calling on
Teesside business executives to sleep out for one night
in the fight against local poverty and homelessness.
With support from Stockton Council, the outdoor Victorian
Street within Preston Park Museum will play host to an event
organisers promise will make a lasting impact on all participants.
This year CEO Sleepout Teesside also involves a first ever
Team Challenge – with teams from Tees organisations invited to
a fundraising race.
CEO Sleepout organiser Bianca Robinson said: “We’re aware
that many local businesspeople have already taken part in a CEO
Sleepout event, which is now a much-anticipated fixture on the
Teesside business calendar.
“This time we’re asking them to join us again and make it even
more fun by bringing along their business team for this special
challenge.
Those joining Tees Business co-editor Dave Allan at the event
include: Jo Davies (HR Alchemy), Mark Kenrick (px Group),
Michelle Ball (Middlesbrough College), Mike Styan (CourseBox),
Greg Hynes (Prosafe Engineering), Helen Stewart and Carl Thom
(Calm Digital), Shaun Buckle and Jonathan Waters (Eighty8
Design), Gary Russell (Mabo Media), Warren Harrison (Teesside
University) and Matthew Telling (RMS Recruitment).
CEO Sleepout Teesside takes place at Preston Park
Museum on the night of Monday, November 12. To register
your team, visit ceosleepoutuk.com/middlesbrough
C E O S LE E P O UT RULE S
• Fundraisers are allowed to bring along a
sleeping bag and mat, while warm clothes are
recommended.
• There will also be access to hot drinks and toilets
throughout the night.
• Each participant is asked to raise at least £1,000
in sponsorship, with funds going to local charities
fighting poverty and homelessness.