Thanks to your support, my sleep out could provide:
464
hours of one-on-one support for a child with a dedicated Child Support Worker
or
514
nutritious meals in the Focus Ireland Coffee Shop
or
713
hours access to Focus Ireland’s education service PETE (Preparation for Education, Training & Employment)
I’m sleeping out against homelessness
This October 11, I'll be doing something a little different. I'll be swapping my warm bed for a sleeping bag to take part in a nationwide sleep out to raise awareness and funds for Focus Ireland, the national organisation tackling homelessness in Ireland.
Homelessness has many faces, and it can happen to anyone. A sudden illness, a job loss, a family breakdown - these are just some of the events that can push someone into homelessness, leaving them with uncertainty and fear.
This is why, on October 11, I'll be stepping outside my comfort zone and participating in Focus Ireland’s Shine A Light, proudly supported by Bord Gáis Energy. While a one-night sleep out is certainly not the same, it offers a glimpse into the vulnerability and hardship faced by thousands of people in Ireland without a safe and secure home.
This issue becomes even more heartbreaking when we consider the children who face the uncertainty of homelessness. The thought of over 4,000 children in our community without a stable home is simply unacceptable. A child's life should be filled with dreams, not the stress of where they'll sleep each night.
Please show your support by donating to my fundraising page: every contribution, big or small, gets us closer to creating a future where everyone has a safe place to call home.
My Achievements
Shared Page
Self donated
50% of Fundraising Target
Reached Fundraising Target
Increased Fundraising Target
Invited a Friend
Completed Sleepout
Challenged a Friend
Thank you to my Sponsors
€220
Robert Semethy
€125
Marcel
Good luck comrade
€100
Anonymous
€100
Christy & Eileen
€100
Aedine & Gerry Fitzpatrick
€70
Joanne And Des Hare
Best of luck Declan. Hope all going ok.
€70
James Roberts
Great cause Declan!!
€70
Jessica
Well done buddy!
€70
John Schubach
Go good man
€50
Marie Duffy
Great work, Declan
€50
Ken
Well done Declan, you have great fighting spirit to be taking this on at the moment - fair play to you! Ken
€50
Adrian Gleeson
Well done Declan.
€50
Sean Kennedy
Good luck Declan
€50
Christine
Good man Declan
€50
Karine
Always thinking of others, well done
€50
Fionnuala Hughes
The very best of luck Declan!
€50
Bridget Curran
€50
John Clarke (transitions)
Well done Declan!
€50
Kevin Sexton
Fair play to you Deco, yet another charity you are supporting. Well done.
€50
Kevin Woulfe
Fair play to you Declan - you are some man. Well done.
€50
Maureen Fitzpatrick
Good luck Declan, its for a great cause 🙂
€50
Dp
€40
James
€40
Declan O'brien
Good man Deco
€40
Graham S
Stay positive mate!
€40
Sean Murray
Well done Declan
€40
Kenny Caron
€40
Padraic Broderick
Great work Declan and team .
€40
Isabelle
Stay strong 💪🍀
€40
Colm Branagan
€40
Laurent Yvanoff
€40
Joseph Tighe
€40
Declan Smith
€40
Eileen Graham
Best Wishes
€40
Lynda Mcloughlin
Best of luck Declan
€30
Mark Griffin
Good luck
€25
Pj Gillespie
€25
Trevor F.
All the best Declan.
€25
Brendan
€25
Monica Chandler
Keep strong Declan xx
€25
Pauline
Well done Declan
€25
Aoife O'neill
€25
Anonymous
You are one awesome man! 💕👏🏻
€20
Keith Lally
Fair Play Dec.
€20
Ewelina Sydon
Great cause. Fair play Declan. Hope you're doing well.
€20
Peter Dooley
Best wishes Declan!
€20
Alan O’donovan
Best of luck Dec.
€20
Colin
Good luck Declan.
€20
Deirdre Crowe
Best of luck Dec!
€20
Teresa Brady
Well done Declan
€20
Tracey Weir
Great charity dec . Well done
€20
Annette Hassett
Wishing you the best of luck with your treatment
€20
Michelle O'hare
Best of luck with Everything Dec!
€15
Anonymous
€10
Anonymous
€10
Sinead Kenny
Good man Dec
€10
Zoe Burrows
All the best Declan x
€10
Carol Steyn
Well done 💪
€10
Rita Kearney.
Best of luck with everything, Declan
€5
Dear Declan, We look forward to your full recovery. Best Wishes, Robert, Xénia, and Yvonne