With the global day of giving, #GivingTuesday approaching on November 28, Project Sleep is proud to launch the #BeTheLight Campaign to support the organization’s bold goal to raise $25,000 by December 31, 2017. To open people’s hearts and minds to sleep and sleep disorders, the campaign invites supporters to donate $100 or raise $100. This past year,…
Courage, awareness, support, motivation, and community. These are just a few words describing the impact you made with Project Sleep this year. In 2017, you joined Project Sleep in awarding eleven Jack & Julie Narcolepsy Scholarships to students across the country. Today, the recipients share their gratitude, exciting highlights and how they’re managing narcolepsy in college! “Courage to…
On Wednesday, November 15, 2017, sleep experts and people living with sleep disorders joined together on Capitol Hill to educate policy makers about the importance of sleep research and to help ensure critical funding for sleep research. The day kicked off with an educational Congressional Briefing co-hosted by the Sleep Research Society and Project Sleep…
Guest Post by Shannon Burkoth, Rising Voices of Narcolepsy Trained Speaker On the forty-five minute drive to the hospital where I’d be speaking to nursing students about narcolepsy for my first presentation as a Rising Voices of Narcolepsy speaker, I tried to rehearse my speech that was engrained in my head by now, and there was…
Sleep disorders impact millions of Americans (including veterans), and it is essential that Congress continue to support vital funding for sleep research. Right now, Congress is deciding on federal funding for various programs and activities in FY2018, including programs that distribute funding to talented researchers at leading academic medical centers. However, it is up to us to…
On Saturday, May 27, Project Sleep kicked off the Rising Voices of Narcolepsy training program with a public speaking workshop in Los Angeles, California. Rising Voices of Narcolepsy trains people with narcolepsy to spread awareness through speaking or writing. This serves the dual purpose of improving public understanding of this condition and empowering a new…
Sleep is an overlooked pillar of health and sleepiness is often confused with laziness. This is why on March 10-12, 2017, Project Sleep’s Sleep In 2017 rallied individuals around the world to make peace with sleep. This third annual event challenged individuals to stay in bed for 12-48 hours over the weekend while raising awareness…
In partnership with the University of Arizona, Project Sleep is conducting an important survey to capture perspectives of the narcolepsy and hypersomnia community. The results will be discussed at the SLEEP2 Narcolepsy Meeting on June 3rd, 2017 in Boston, MA. This critical survey will help ensure that future narcolepsy research and treatments address what matters most to people…
Project Sleep is proud to announce that we are now accepting applications for our newly launched Rising Voices of Narcolepsy program. This leadership training program will help people with narcolepsy effectively share their stories through public speaking or writing with local communities, healthcare providers, news outlets, blogs, and beyond. Through Rising Voices of Narcolepsy, we…
