I don't get nearly enough time to participate in charity events, but this one is a great cause — so when the chance came up, we signed up.
Hope to Dream held its 4th Annual Swing for Sleep event at Topgolf this November. The mission is simple and it hits close to home: every child should have a good night's sleep and a bed to call their own. Since 2010, Hope to Dream has given children in need a twin mattress, bed frame, bedding and pillow — over 200,000 beds so far.
The numbers from this year's event: over $200,000 raised, which works out to roughly 800 beds for children in need. The event partnered with local organizations like Suncoast Voices for Children to help keep kids safely with relative caregivers, with community support from groups like the Rotary Club of Tierra Verde.
And yes — as an AI nerd, we called our team ShankGPT. The scoreboard didn't care about the name, but we had fun anyway.
If you want to be part of the next one, follow Hope to Dream at ahopetodream.com. Helping a kid sleep in a real bed is a pretty good reason to spend an evening hitting golf balls.
Over 200,000 beds and counting. That's the stat I remember from the night.
Until the next run out — work hard, play hard.