Support Byte Night! Help Aspinline Prevent Youth Homelessness
Aspinline is thrilled to have supported Action for Children’s Byte Night for the past four years. The overnight sleep out event is one of the UK’s largest fundraisers to prevent youth homelessness. Every year, 83,000 young people find themselves without a place to stay. 1 in 7 homeless young people will have been physically or sexually abused and 1 in 3 will try to commit suicide. Byte Night participants give up their beds for one night to make a positive difference in the lives of these young people.
This October will mark Aspinline’s fifth year supporting Byte Night and our first year attending and sleeping out at the event here in Bristol. We recently spoke with Action for Children’s Senior Corporate Events Fundraiser, Maisie O’Malley about Byte Night and the upcoming event this October. Here’s what she had to say!
Can you tell us about Action for Children?
“Action for Children is one of the UK’s leading children's charities. It’s been supporting disadvantaged children for almost 150 years. Action for Children provides vital support to the most disadvantaged children, young people and their families in the heart of local communities across the UK. Last year 600 Action for Children projects directly supported more than 370,000 children, young people and their families.”
Can you tell us about Byte Night?
“Byte Night is Action for Children’s flagship fundraiser, having raised over £10 million since the event first began in 1998 when 30 individuals slept out in London. Since then, Byte Night has now grown to 12 events across all the UK. Byte Night was also named 17 in the top 20 mass participation events in 2017, alongside events such as Macmillan’s Coffee Morning and Cancer Research Race for Life. This year Byte Night is taking place on Friday 5th October, across 12 locations in all four countries.”
Where is the event?
“The event takes place across all venues on Friday the 5th of Oct. Here’s the full list of locations you can participate in Byte Night:”
Glasgow, Scotland
Edinburgh, Scotland
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Gateshead, England
Leeds, England
Salford, England
Birmingham, England
Cardiff, Wales
Bristol, England
Reading, England
London, England
Cambridge, England
How can people get involved?
“Here are some ways to get involved: Sleep out at Byte Night, Fundraise as part of a tea, Introduce us to your networks, Volunteer. We’re still looking to recruit people at this point. There is a target for each location. The best thing to do is take a look at our site and get in touch.”
Would you like to help support the cause? Donate to Aspinline’s Byte Night team! Click here to donate online today. :)
Or if you’d like to attend and participate at a location near you, here’s how:
Register Online, Email:
[email protected], Call: 020 3124 0600
This will be our fifth year donating tyvek wristbands to Action for Children for Byte Night. This year Aspinline also supplied the heat transfer lanyards for the event. These items will be given to 1800-2000 people across the 12 locations in all 4 countries. The wristbands will help Byte Night sleepers differentiate themselves from the public. By supporting Byte Night with our products, Aspinline hopes to help make sure more of the money raised goes to the people who need it.
Do you have an event like Byte Night coming up? Get in touch with us for wristbands, lanyards and more! You can order online here or contact us today - 0117 956 6657 / [email protected].
