Two Norfolk men have spent a night sleeping rough in a city centre doorway to highlight the plight of young homeless adults. Simon Linstead is Managing Director of Nurture Financial Planning and Chris Elliot, Marketing and Fundraising Manager of Norfolk Charity, The Benjamin Foundation decided to sleep out in Norwich for a night to help raise awareness and funds to assist with tackling homelessness in Norfolk.
Simon’s company Nurture is proud to be supporting The Benjamin Foundation in 2014. He commented: “We thought that by making this minor sacrifice of just one night on the streets, it might help in some small way with the fantastic work this Charity does to support people in Norfolk dealing with many challenges that life throws at them, including homelessness. The night was a real eye-opener.’
The popular Charity helps about 2000 people every year in the county by providing hope, opportunity and stability. One of the biggest issues is homeless young people.
Explaining why he was up for this night out on the streets, Chris said: “What we did doesn’t come anywhere near the real misery and reality of those sleeping rough, night after night. Simon and I were in a controlled environment and we went home early in the morning to a hot bath and a rejuvenating breakfast. Those living on the streets cant do this – they face this ordeal in far worse conditions than we experienced.’
Chris and Simon are on course to raise more than £1000 for their sleep-out, which will go towards helping many others finding themselves in a position of homelessness. But they urge more donations by going to www.mycharitypage.com/SimonNFP or www.benjaminfoundation.co.uk
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