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Don’t sleep on it
How it all began - Teesside business
executives at the first-ever CEO Sleepout
at Middlesbrough FC.
Commit now to raise funds
to fight local homelessness
D
o something amazing for the most
disadvantaged Teessiders. That’s the
call to the local business community
as Tees Business again supports CEO
Sleepout.
The region’s business publication is
backing Middlesbrough-based charity
CEO Sleepout by encouraging the region’s
business executives to sleep out for one
night to make a stand – and raise funds -
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.
Tees Business co-editor Dave Allan is
calling on local business managers and
directors to join him in a bid to smash the
£45,000 mark a sleepout achieved three
years ago when our magazine threw its
weight behind the campaign.
He said: “Giving up your bed for a night
might not be a great prospect, but lots of
Teessiders don’t have a home to call their
own – and we can help them by taking part
in this sleepout event.
“You don’t have to be a CEO – or even
a director. We’re calling on managers,
directors and anyone of high profile to join
us and help make a difference.
“The business
community can
definitely raise more
than £50,000 if we
join forces to make
this happen – and
together we can
make a huge impact
in showing what a
Charity - Tees
special place the Tees
Business co-editor
Valley is.”
Dave Allan (left)
Funds raised
with CEO Sleepout
will also be shared
founder Andy
Preston and CEO
with various local
Bianca Robinson.
homelessness and
poverty causes.
Fundraisers
are allowed to take along a sleeping
bag and mat, whilst warm clothes are
recommended. There will also be access to
hot drinks and toilets available throughout
the night.
Each participant is asked to raise as
much money in sponsorship as possible
– targeting £1,000 - with funds going
to local charities fighting poverty and
homelessness.
CEO Sleepout Teesside takes place at
Preston Park Museum on the night of
Monday, November 11. To register, visit
www.ceosleepoutuk.com
Set to sleep
Among those signed up to take part
in CEO Sleepout Teesside are:
Nomi Ahmad (Sembcorp)
Bianca Robinson (CEO Sleepout)
David Downing (Joslin Rhodes)
Gareth Jones (The Endeavour
Partnership)
Debra Thornton (South Tees
Hospitals)
Debbie Coulson (Teesside Hospice)
Keith Hurst (Teesside University)
Matthew Telling (Solutions
Recruitment)
Steve Gill (Lemontop Creative)
Susan Luke (Henderson Insurance
Brokers)
Paul Tomlinson (Sembcorp)
Dave Allan (Tees Business)