Thanks to your support, my sleep out could provide:
262
hours of one-on-one support for a child with a dedicated Child Support Worker
or
290
nutritious meals in the Focus Ireland Coffee Shop
or
402
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
€50
Katrina Mcauley
€50
Ailbhe & Stephen
Fair play Robert! Ailbhe and Stephen
€50
Paula & Mark Kelly
€50
Fiach Kelly
€50
Anonymous
👏🏻 good cause Robert.
€50
Gerry Mcauley
€50
Robert Kelly
€50
Daire Kelly
Best of luck Robert!
€40
Ciaran
Bravo Robert!!!
€40
Christine Christine
Wear your longjohns, and allllll your Willies
€40
Catherine Kelly
€25
Andrew Croughan
Great cause Rob
€25
Kieran Tobin
Best of luck and well done Robert. Might be cold but should be dry.,KT
€25
Grace Latten
Well done Rob
€25
Eadaoin Mcguinness
Fair play Robert!
€25
Noel Earley
Good man yourself
€25
David Henry
Fair play Rob
€25
Colin Mcdonagh
Fair play Rob
€25
Cara Mcauley
€25
Elaine Brick
Well done Rob, great cause
€25
Jonathan Boyne
Fair play!
€25
Shane Harkin
Fair play Rob 👍
€25
Padraig Mcguinness
Fair play Robbie!
€25
Meadhbh Kelly
€25
Sadhbh Kelly
€25
Cathal Sweetman
Well done Robbie, it’s such an important cause. Best of luck
€25
Helene Tobin
€25
Barry H
Fair play Robbie!
€25
Tom Cusack
€25
Davy Mcg
Good man Robbie!
€25
Peter Reynolds
€20
Welly
Good man Bob
€20
Rory Mcgrath
Good man Rob. No bother to you to do an all nighter 🍻
€20
The Big Dipper
€20
Briain Fagan
€20
Kate Mc Auley
€20
Eoin Wilde
Fair play Robbie!
€20
Paul C
Fair play
€20
Bill Quigley
Best of luck with this, a great cause
€20
Jonathon Harte
€20
Karl Fynes
€20
Anonymous
€20
Mark Butterly
€20
Ciaran Murphy
Best of Luck Rob!!
€20
Anonymous
€20
Donal Ryan
Best of luck Rob
€15
Derek O’mahoney
€15
Roisin Mcguinness
Fair play Robert!
€15
Oisin Mason
€15
Eoin Ó Mórdha
€15
Ruairi Kelly
Well done all.
€15
Gallagher
€10
Saorlaith
€10
Conor Henry
€10
Rob Reynolds
€10