Hayden's Helping Hands - Annual Sleep Out Event

Sleep Like They Do

Friday 8th September 2023

For school-aged youth to help raise much needed funds to provide relief for the homeless and disadvantaged

Prizes to be won - including Impala Skates (valued at $400); 2 x Adventure Park tickets (valued at $160); a Luna Park family pass (valued at $155); movie tickets; $50 Pancake Parlour vouchers and much more!

Hayden’s Helping Hands’ principal purpose is to provide for the relief and alleviation of poverty, distress and misfortune suffered by people experiencing homelessness or disadvantage in Australia. This includes, but is not limited to - people sleeping in improvised dwellings, people who frequently move from one temporary shelter to another and people staying in accommodation that falls below the general standards of the community.

Join us in the first of our annual sleep out events and not only will your tax deductible registration fee help provide immediate relief for a rough sleeper, but the funds you raise and sponsorships you receive will go towards raising awareness and providing food and supplies; sanitation and bedding items etc to Australia's homeless and disadvantaged.

Details of the event:

the Sleep Like They Do annual sleep out event is for school-aged youth to get involved in (participants take part at their own risk and MUST have adult supervision)
the Sleep Out will take place in your own, or a friend's backyard on the night of Friday 8th September 2023
find yourself a piece of cardboard to sleep on and sleep rough like the homeless do
sleep out on your own or with a group of your friends
the tax deductible registration fee of $10 per person (plus booking fee) provides 1 Survival Pack for a rough sleeper (includes essentials such as socks, underwear, sanitary items, soap and face towels)

Showing your support:

decorate your cardboard, and include a message of support for those sleeping rough every night
share photos of your creations - the best creation will win a prize
‘adapt like the homeless’ too - if it rains try and find shelter, and you can add to your experience by eating like the homeless do (e.g. non-perishable/canned food)

Fundraising and raising awareness:

ask your family and friends to sponsor you - they can sponsor you a total amount for the event; or they can sponsor you for every hour you spend sleeping out (all donations/sponsorship amounts over $2.00 are tax deductible)
highest fundraisers will win a prize
help us to create some hype and awareness by sharing photos of your event to our social media event pages (check you have a parent/guardian’s permission first)
if you do not wish to participate in this event but would like to make a donation to HHH you can do so via the 'Register' button on this page or via this link

We will support you and share videos along the way - such as how to sleep out like the homeless do and how to help raise awareness.

Fore more information, view our information pack here and if you have any other questions, please email us at info@haydenshelpinghands.org.

We hope you can join us!

We would like to say a BIG THANK YOU to our sponsors:

Adventure Park Geelong

The Australian Sports Museum and MCG

Eltham Leisure Centre

Hoyts

Impala Skate

Luna Park Melbourne

The Pancake Parlour