Hats on for homeless people - Woolly Hat Day on Friday 22 October
22 July 2010
St Mungo's is to hold its first ever Woolly Hat Day on Friday 22 October, a day designed to raise funds and awareness about homelessness in modern day Britain.
The charity is asking people to show their support by putting their 'hats on for homeless people' in a variety of ways:
- Wear a hat on the day and donate £2 to St Mungo's
- Be sponsored to wear your wildest woolly or silliest hat for the day
- Get creative! Come up with your original hat-related way of raising money to mark Woolly Hat Day
Whatever way, every £1 that's raised will help St Mungo's open doors for homeless people and support them as they rebuild their lives. So whether it's a bobble hat, a beanie, Tibetan style or big baggie hat just make sure that, come Friday 22 October, you're wearing your woolly hat to show support for homeless men and women.
The funds raised by Woolly Hat Day will allows St Mungo's to continue offering a recovery pathway from being homeless through to a more independent life. St Mungo's supports people in London, Bristol, Oxford, Reading and the south of England, housing more than 1,500 people every night of the year. The vision of the organisation is simple - everyone should have somewhere to live, something meaningful to do and satisfying relationships with others.
Top comedian and actor Ed Byrne is backing St Mungo's Woolly Hat Day. Between gigs and Mock the Week, he found time to visit one of the St Mungo's hostels and meet some of the residents. Ed says: "Use your head and put a hat on to show your support for the ground breaking work that St Mungo's does for our homeless population."
Tanya English, St Mungo's Executive Director of Fundraising and Communications said: "Rough sleeping is not easy any time of the year but as colder, darker nights set in, homeless people can face particular problems on the streets. That's why we chose a day at the end of October, just before the clocks go back, as our first St Mungo's Woolly Hat Day. Our hope is that many people will take part and the day will become a major national fundraising focus for people to show their support for homeless people as well as a significant awareness builder for homelessness issues and the good work that St Mungo's does in helping people recover."
Fundraising packs are available from http://www.woollyhatday.org/, by email from woollyhatday@mungos.org or by telephoning 0845 2 WOOLLY (966599).
Follow what we're up to at:
www.flickr.com/groups/woollyhatday
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For further information contact Judith Higgin, St Mungo's, on 020 8762 5645 or email: judith.higgin@mungos.org
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