Mt Martha Rotarians slept rough in their cars, in their tents, on their couches to help the homeless on the Peninsula.
We normally support Fusions Sleep In Your Car event by sleeping in our cars and running a bbq at Mornington Park but this year the event was not being run because of Coronavirus so we held a ‘virtual’ event.
This year, the club raised $1690.
We normally support Fusions Sleep In Your Car event by sleeping in our cars and running a bbq at Mornington Park but this year the event was not being run because of Coronavirus so we held a ‘virtual’ event.
This year, the club raised $1690.
All sponsorship donations will aid Fusion Mornington Peninsula. Sleep in Your Car 2020 has currently raised $25,325.
Register at https://sleepinyourcar2020.gofundraise.com.au/
Fusion—Sleep in your Car
Community, Connection, Together There’s Life!
On any given night, there are 116,427 Australian’s recorded as experiencing homelessness. 42% are under the age of 25.1
But behind those statistics and faces are stories. “Most people don’t realise that there’s always a story.
People don’t realise that they just need that little bit of help to get up and back on their feet. Two years ago I wasn’t really thinking about the next day or the future. [After] Being with Fusion… now I actually want to live life and be as good as I can be. Probably one of the biggest things is trust and faith. A lot of that disappears when you see people walking by and any one of those can help you out, but a lot of people just choose to ignore you. Having a feeling of no home, there also comes a feeling of no hope as well”. – Alex, past resident. Alex's story of homelessness ends with connection, support and shared hope.
Will you help build that connection and support?
On Saturday August 1st, Fusion Mornington Peninsula hosted Sleep In Your Car the community sleep out - online. Held in the lead up to Homelessness Week, this local community event is in its 6th year, creating opportunities for our community to begin to consider what it means to experience homelessness.
Giving up your bed to sleep in your car at home, pitch a tent or sleep on your couch will raise the crucial funding to prevent and support local young people experiencing homelessness.
Sleep in Your Car 2020 aims to raise $25,000.
You have the power to help transform the lives of vulnerable young people in our community. 
