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NEW BEDS — Some of the beds the Akron Lions Club delivered are shown. Photo provided by Faith Kamp.
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DELIVERING BEDS — The Akron Lions Club is partnering with the nonprofit organization Sleep in Heavenly Peace to provide beds for kids in need in the Akron area. Shown are Lions Club members at a recent bed delivery. From left are Iban Ruiz, Josh Manns, Jim Steen and Faith Kamp. Photo provided by Faith Kamp.
Sleep in Heavenly Peace provide kids with beds By LEAH SANDER Staff Writer
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Eight children in the Akron area without beds now have them thanks to the Akron Lions Club working with another nonprofit organization.
The club has completed two deliveries for Sleep in Heavenly Peace in the Tippecanoe Valley School Corp. district area. Akron Lions Club Secretary and Immediate Past President Faith Kamp said several club members heard a presentation by SHP at a Lions Club district event in the spring. SHP, an international organization, states on its website it aims to help “all children (have) a safe, comfortable place to lay their heads.” Volunteers construct beds, which then go out to kids in need. “After listening to their incredible mission of making sure that no child sleeps on the floor in their towns, we felt a calling to reach out to Kosciusko County SHP Chapter Vice President Mike Webb to have him present to the Akron Lions Club,” said
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Kamp. “After hearing that 30% of the population in the (area) is without a bed, there was no doubt that every single Lion at the meeting felt moved to partner with Sleep in Heavenly Peace. That evening, we voted as a club to take this project on and make sure that the small hands and feet of our community have a comfortable place to sleep by opening up our own delivery hub for the 46910 zip code.” Kamp, who is now the Akron SHP Delivery Hub coordinator, said the Akron Chamber of Commerce is also helping the club. Having a delivery hub, the Lions Club hosts bed build days and delivers beds. “We have a delivery team that mostly consists of Akron Lions Club members, but we also welcome anyone from the community to be a part of the delivery crew,”
said Kamp. “Right now we have a solid team of 10 volunteers who are helping with bed deliveries here in our community and are willing to serve whenever there is a child in need.” Kamp said the beds delivered thus far locally were ones built at Kosciusko County SHP Chapter build days. However, the first Akron bed build day is 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 9, at the Akron Community Center. Kamp said anyone from the community age 3 and older is welcome to build beds, with Jonesy’s Junction providing a free lunch for volunteers. “There are jobs for everyone, including jobs that volunteers can sit down and do,” said Kamp of the build. To sign up or for more information, people may contact Kamp at (574) 835-1899 or faithkamp13@
gmail.com. People may also contact Kamp if they wish to help deliver beds. Monetary donations are also welcomed for building materials, pillows, bedding and mattresses. They may be sent to the Lions Club at P.O. Box 621, Akron, IN 46910, with any checks made out to the club, with “bed build” on the memo line. Those who need a bed for a child ages 3-17 may sign up at shpbeds.org/apply/. “Who would have thought that children in our small community were without a comfortable place to sleep?” added Kamp. “I have experienced firsthand now, eight different times, the joy and hope that these beds bring to the children. When you help Sleep in Heavenly Peace you are giving these children hope and a bright future.”
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