Vermont volunteers have delivered more than 3,200 kids' beds since 2019
Sleep in Heavenly Peace's Chittenden County chapter spent Friday assembling new beds in local homes so children no longer sleep on floors or couches.
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Volunteers with Sleep in Heavenly Peace's Chittenden County chapter spent Friday delivering beds and setting them up in local homes, WPTZ reported from Winooski. Since 2019 the chapter has provided more than 3,200 beds to children in the region. Crews build each frame, then assemble it in the house.
Mike Lemieux, the chapter president, said some of the children have been sleeping on the floor, on a couch, on beanbags, or piled in with parents and grandparents. One Friday delivery went to Hannah Cameron and her children. She told the station that a bed matters, and that the help is welcome when prices are high. The nonprofit's stated aim is that no child has to sleep without a bed of their own.
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Some children in Vermont do not have a bed of their own. They sleep on the floor, on a couch, or crowded in with relatives. Sleep in Heavenly Peace's chapter in Chittenden County builds beds and brings them to those homes. On Friday, volunteers delivered beds and put them together for local families, including Hannah Cameron and her children. Since 2019 the chapter has provided more than 3,200 beds. Chapter president Mike Lemieux said everybody deserves a bed of their own. The volunteers build each frame first, then assemble it in the house so a child has a place to sleep that night.
- Why does a bed of your own matter at night?
- What do the volunteers do after they build a frame?
- How could a class help a group that builds beds for kids?
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