The Wakulla Sun

On Saturday, volunteers will build beds for local kids who don’t have a bed to sleep on

By STEVE SANABRIA
SHP & Rotary

Sleep in Heavenly Peace is a nationwide organization that believes that “a bed is a basic requirement for the proper physical, emotional and mental support” that a child needs.
Our local Sleep in Heavenly Peace affiliate is the Tallahassee Chapter (SHPTLH). As a part of this chapter, we launched a distribution center in Wakulla County in June. We started with 40 beds and have depleted our inventory through many deliveries to families in need.

On Saturday, January 10th we will be building bed kits at the Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office beginning at 8:30 a.m. If you want to participate in the build please reach out to Steve Sanabria at steve.sanabria@shpbeds.org. You must pre-register if you wish to participate. No walk-ins on the day of the event.
How can you get help for your family? The motto of Sleep in Heavenly Peace is “No Kid Sleeps on the Floor in Our Town.” If your family or someone you know needs a bed for a child in our community, apply at https://shpbeds.org/apply/.
Enter your ZIP Code to route your request to the correct chapter for your location. The beds are also available to foster parents who need additional beds to be able to care for children for whom they are responsible. SHPTLH Wakulla Distribution Satellite will contact you to arrange delivery and installation of the beds. All beds come with mattresses and a complete sleep set with comforter and pillow. SHPTLH Wakulla Distribution Satellite can accomplish this important mission because of dedicated volunteers and supporters who help in a variety of ways.
We are currently receiving so many requests that from time to time we are forced to close the application portal to replenish our inventory. If you encounter a “We are not taking applications at this time” please send an email to steve.sanabria@shpbeds.org.
How can you get involved?

• Share the word about this important mission with your friends, congregations, workplaces, organizations, civic groups, etc.
• Please assist us in identifying a permanent location for housing supplies that could also accommodate a build event. This could be a warehouse, business, church, or other facility with space dedicated solely for this purpose. Should land be allocated for this purpose, it would be possible to construct a facility upon it. SHPTLH is a registered 501(c)3 charitable organization and contributions are tax deductible including cash and in-kind.
• Collect bedding: twin size sets (comforter, sheets, pillowcase), for children from 3 to 17. Some groups are making and donating quilts along with bedding sets. Your organization can get involved by agreeing to be a collection site or organizing a drive for collecting bedding (sheet set, comforters, pillows). There are bedding collections bins at the Crawfordville Library and the Wakulla Chamber of Commerce.
• Give generously: donations may be made online at https://shpbeds.org/donate/
• For more information on Sleep in Heavenly Peace: https://shpbeds.org

Special to The Sun

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By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

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