Sleep out in the East Bank at the EBB Stadium, to raise both funds and awareness for homeless young people in our local area. Sleep out so others don’t have to!
Supporters are invited to join the event on 17th/18th June and sleep out at the home of Aldershot Town FC.
The event will aim to highlight the unseen and often unacknowledged problem of homelessness, particularly among young people in the area.
Step by Step, the Aldershot-based charity which exists to help people who are homeless, hopes to encourage people of all ages to sleep out under the stars on the terraces of Aldershot Town Football Club's EBB Stadium.
Under the slogan 'Sleep out so others don't have to', participants are encouraged to sleep outdoors for the night and raise sponsorship for their efforts. You can come as an individual, team or a family, there is a registration fee of £5 and you are then strongly encouraged to raise around £100 in sponsorship - or as much as you can!
Step by Step's Big Summer Sleepout will be a fun event with a serious purpose.
Aldershot's MP Gerald Howarth will be attending, with other personalities from around the town also giving their support.
Participants will be well entertained during the evening by local band Our Lost Infantry and Fleet group Carolina Blue.
There will also be a competition for the best cardboard bed of the night, which may help to alleviate the effects of the unforgiving concrete terraces of the football ground.
The SleepOut will end at 7.00am on Saturday morning with a hot drink and a bacon roll.
To register please go to www.stepbystep.org.uk/bigsleepout but hurry as places are limited!
Annette Althen
Community Fundraiser
Email: annette.althen@stepbystep.org.uk
Mobile: 07730 315665
Step by Step Partnership Limited
'Empowering homeless people and those facing adversity to achieve their full potential'
61 Victoria Road, Aldershot, Hants, GU11 1SJ
Registered Charity Number 900308
Company Number 2431825
Website: www.stepbystep.org.uk