SHP Delivery
This was a Sleep in Heavenly Peace delivery day for the St. Luke Lutheran Church in Mesa, AZ. There were 25 volunteers delivering 33 beds to kids who were sleeping on the floor, but now they will have their own bed. The beds are in modular form, built in a central facility in Phoenix then assembled by the delivery team in the recipient’s home. You can see headboards and footboards in the truck in the photo below.
It was hot outside, 102° F, but this didn’t stop the delivery. Here volunteers were divided up into teams and given addresses for delivery. The recipients have been on a waiting list for months, a situation where supply just can’t keep up with demand. The Phoenix chapter has delivered 10,000 beds over the years with a waiting list of 4,500 more. SHP is doing their best to remedy that situation.
Loading up trucks. Here you can see on the shirts of the volunteers the SHP motto: "NO KID SLEEPS ON THE FLOOR IN OUR TOWN."
Everything needed for a bed is supplied free of charge: frame, mattress, bedding, pillows, a stuffed toy for the child, and delivery and setup.
Volunteers getting ready to load up a trailer with bed parts.
Loading up trucks. Here you can see on the shirts of the volunteers the SHP motto: No kid sleeps on the floor in our town.
Everything needed for a bed is supplied free of charge; frame, mattress, bedding, pillows, a stuffed toy for the child, and delivery and setup.
The assembly process in the home. In the photo on the left you can see a little helper excited about he and his brother’s new bed.
Some of the happy kids who get to sleep on their brand new bed tonight.
This is what it’s all about.
