{"id":165656,"date":"2026-09-09T10:14:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T15:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=165656"},"modified":"2026-09-09T16:34:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T21:34:22","slug":"lowes-provides-12500-sponsorship-to-build-50-beds-for-kids-without-them-in-oxford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/lowes-provides-12500-sponsorship-to-build-50-beds-for-kids-without-them-in-oxford\/","title":{"rendered":"Lowe\u2019s Provides $12,500 Sponsorship to Build 50+ Beds for Kids Without Them in Oxford"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The bed build on Saturday September 12 will be the largest that the local Sleep in Heavenly Peace chapter has done\u00a0<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Oxford <\/strong>chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP)<\/strong> is excited to announce that Lowe\u2019s <\/strong>is providing a $12,500 sponsorship to build over 50 beds for kids without them in Lafayette County<\/strong>.

SHP volunteers and Lowe\u2019s associates across the Mid-South<\/strong> region will be building these beds together on Saturday September 12th from 8-11am at the Old Armory Pavilion<\/strong> (1801 University Ave, Oxford<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The bed build is a part of Sleep in Heavenly Peace\u2019s national build day called \u201cBunks Across America\u201d<\/strong> where hundreds of our local chapters build beds for kids without them on the same day.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Oxford chapter is fortunate to be selected as one of the 40 sites nationwide where Lowe\u2019s is providing this generous sponsorship to build 50+ beds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To date, SHP\u2019s 400 chapters have built over 350,000 beds for kids without them. Around 3-4% of kids in America are bedless, which means that there could be upwards of 282 kids in Lafayette County who are. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since its founding in March, SHP\u2019s Oxford chapter has built and delivered 72 beds with the help of around 150 Oxonions who\u2019ve rallied behind this cause. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This Bunks Across America build will be the chapter\u2019s largest build to date in both beds and volunteers. 70 volunteers were at our last build in July. This time we\u2019re shooting for 100.

The chapter would like to recruit 19 more volunteers. You can signup to volunteer at SHPOxford.org<\/u><\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lowe\u2019s will be providing lunch around 11:15\/30am once we\u2019re all packed up and 75 complimentary Bunks Across America t-shirts will be available. 

\u201cWe\u2019re incredibly grateful to Lowe\u2019s for their financial and manpower support to help make our mission statement a reality: No Kid Sleeps On The Floor in Our Town!,\u201d said Alex Cortes<\/strong>, President of Sleep in Heavenly Peace\u2019s Oxford chapter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you can\u2019t make this particular bed build, you can still signup to volunteer with our Oxford chapter or donate to it by going to SHPBeds.org and then navigating to our chapter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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