Students take part in sleep out to raise funds
UHI NC Early Education and Childcare students and staff at Perth College UHI slept outside St John’s Kirk for CATH NC Early Education and Childcare students and staff at Perth College UHI slept outside St John’s Kirk in November to help raise the profile of the homeless and their difficulties in sleeping rough.
And they raised £1646.50 for Perth charity Church Action for the Homeless (CATH). Lecturer Debbie Corbett said:“I am so proud of the students who took part and raised such a fantastic sum of money.
“It was a cold night but we did have fun too and we recognised we had it easy compared to someone who sadly doesn’t have a safe and secure place to sleep.
“Our aim was to raise both money and awareness of the plight of people living with the strain of sleeping rough.”CATH’s Ron Hogg said:“We were extremely grateful when the students from UHI decided to join us for our Sleep Out Event last November.
“They were fantastic company and really brought a sense of fun to the evening. After the event, we were overwhelmed to learn of the amount they had raised in sponsorship and I was delighted to be invited to the college to collect the donation money and have the opportunity to thank them all in person.
“CATH is a local charity and without fundraisers we couldn’t offer the extensive support we do.”