Rangers start Sleep Out From Home Challenge
Rangers Charity Foundation is determined not to let the pandemic stop them helping those in Glasgow with no safe place to sleep so this year they are bringing the Sleep Outs to fans with the new Sleep Out From Home challenge on Friday 4 December! Fans can go to the garden shed or a balcony, build a den in their garden, or sleep in the attic. The choice is the fan’s- the dog bed also counts.
The club is asking Sleep Out From Home participants to swap their warm, comfortable bed for a sleeping bag and pick an unusual spot in their home or garden to spend one restless night in support of the Rangers Charity Foundation and the Community Partner Glasgow City Mission. Covid-19 has affected the lives of everyone in Scotland, but for those experiencing homelessness, it has been devastating. Fans can help to support Glasgow City Mission’s new Overnight Welcome Centre by taking part in the new virtual event, joining the Foundation and fellow Rangers fans on-line for a Sleep Out with a difference. The Foundation will send fans a goodie bag for the night, which will include a limited edition Rangers Charity Foundation bobble hat, snacks and a selfie prop!
There is also a virtual event which will include a Zoom quiz, a talk from Glasgow City Mission, live music AND some special Rangers guests! Details will be sent to signed-up participants nearer the time. Participants can sign up now here and help the Foundation support some of the most vulnerable people in the country at this difficult time, building upon the incredible support Rangers fans have demonstrated for homeless projects over the five years the Foundation has been holding the Sleep Outs, raising an incredible £210,000 for these projects, as well as vital funds for the Foundation.
Every penny raised will be split between the Foundation’s life-changing work in the community and Glasgow City Mission’s new Overnight Welcome Centre. Unlike the Winter Night Shelter, the new centre will stay open 24/7, allowing staff to fast track guests into accommodation and offer additional help and support during the day. Every £1,000 the Foundation raises for Glasgow City Mission will allow the charity to open this vital centre for a day over the cold winter months.
Glasgow City Mission’s Marketing and Fundraising Manager Jack Geddes said: “Glasgow City Mission is launching a new initiative this winter, The Glasgow Overnight Welcome Centre (OWC), which will build on the success of 10 years of our night shelter. It will now be a 24-hour service in a city centre hotel. We will also be supplying a hot dinner cooked in our Crimea Street building and transported to the OWC. These changes are very positive and we’re delighted that the support from the Rangers Charity Foundation is not changing! The faithful support of the Foundation and Rangers fans over the years has saved lives at the night shelter and will now save lives at the OWC. Thank you so much from all at Glasgow City Mission!”
The Foundation is asking all participants to try an raise a minimum of £50 and if they raise £100 or more, they will become one of the famous True Blue Heroes – meaning they’ll receive a special medal from a First Team player. Rangers kit sponsors 32Red will also once again support the Sleep Outs with a generous donation.
