YMCA Derbyshire’s 2025 Sleep Easy event will take place at the The Incora County Ground from 7pm on Friday 8th March, to 7am on Saturday 9th March.
What is Sleep Easy?
Sleep Easy is a fundraising initiative raising money to help change the lives of people at risk of facing homelessness and or poverty locally. Scores of brave participants will be swapping their warm beds for sleeping bags, braving plummeting temperatures and hunkering down beneath the stars for one night.
We ask people to take on this tough challenge with a mission to raise awareness of the those who sleep rough every year and raise vital funds to help our YMCA continue to support those most in need.
How does sleep easy help:
Each night we provide housing for 225 individuals, all of whom temporarily find themselves without a place to live. Alongside this we provide a whole host of services for individuals in our community including warm safe spaces, access to home cooked meals and food parcels, support and advice on a range of issues including healthcare, welfare, housing and debt.
Funds raised from Sleep Easy enables our youth and community teams to continue providing vital support to our young people, individuals and communities most in need including; therapeutic counselling, daily activities including sports, arts and crafts, horticulture, wellbeing, volunteer opportunities and work placements programmes all with the aim of supporting those we serve to move along their positive pathways away and to belong, contribute and thrive.
What's included in your registration fee?
Hot drinks throughout the night - please feel free to bring a flask to fill up.
Hot food in the evening and breakfast when you wake up.
A cardboard box to sleep in
Worried about having to raise a set amount of money?
You can set your own fundraising target. Every penny raised makes a difference to the work YMCA Derbyshire and Padley@YMCA Derbyshire are doing to support those affected by homelessness and or poverty.
What happens on the night?
The evening has an informal feel with time spent networking and chatting round the campfire. We have our annual 'Customise Your Box' competition and there is no set 'bed time'! You would be more than welcome to sit round the camp fire chatting all night if you wish.
What happens once I've registered?
Our fundraising team will contact you with all the information you need to set up your fundraising page and get prepared for the event itself.
Can’t make the event but would like to help?
We'd welcome any donations or sponsorship for the event and would of course recognise this support. Please call 01332 579558 or email fundraising@ymcaderbyshire.org.uk to discuss sponsorship options.
Once you have purchased a ticket you will receive an email from our fundraising team with your participant pack and information about how to get started with your fundraising, thank you we look forward to seeing you there.
