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You’re Invited! Sleep In 2020 is Coming to Your Bedroom

Calling All Sleep Advocates! Please join us for the international Sleep In 2020 (#SleepIn2020) over the weekend of March 13-15, 2020, to raise awareness about sleep and sleep disorders during Sleep Awareness Week (March 8-14). Our sixth annual Sleep In 2020 is an awareness and fundraising event taking place IN YOUR BED! We challenge YOU to stay in bed…

Welcoming Cienna Ditri to Project Sleep’s Board of Directors

Please welcome Cienna Ditri to the Board of Directors of Project Sleep, a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness of sleep health and sleep conditions. “Project Sleep is a trailblazing organization for sleep health and sleep disorders, and I am honored to help move the organization’s mission forward as a member of the board,” said Ditri. “I am…

Rising Voices of Narcolepsy Story Sharing Series: Meet Bob

Our Rising Voices of Narcolepsy Story Sharing live series continued on Sunday, February 2nd, 2020 with our second speaker: Bob Cloud! Bob shared his story full of wisdom and answered questions from live viewers. The Rising Voices of Narcolepsy Story Sharing Series invites viewers to gather online to watch a Rising Voices of Narcolepsy trained speaker or…

Launching the Rising Voices of Narcolepsy Story Sharing Series: Meet Sheila

Starting in January 2020, Project Sleep will produce a monthly Rising Voices of Narcolepsy Story Sharing Series. Each month, viewers will be able to gather online to watch a Rising Voices of Narcolepsy trained speaker or writer present their story live via our Facebook page. On Sunday, Jan. 5th, 2020, Rising Voices of Narcolepsy trained…

Kicking Off the 2020 Narcolepsy Scholarship

In 2020, Project Sleep plans to award 15 scholarships of $1000 each, including 10 scholarships to students with narcolepsy and five scholarships to students with idiopathic hypersomnia, thanks to a partnership with the Hypersomnia Foundation. All applications are due April 1, 2020 – no exceptions. For full details and instructions, see the 2020 Scholarship Application Packet.   2020 Scholarship Application …

Watch Now: Celebrating the New Year with Your 2019 Accomplishments

On Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019, we hosted a very special Facebook LIVE celebrating your amazing 2019 accomplishments and a sneak peek of 2020! Our President & CEO, Julie Flygare, JD, broadcasted live to our Facebook page from Los Angeles. You have accomplished SO much through Project Sleep’s awareness and advocacy programs this year. So we…

Sleep Advocacy Steps Up! Reporting Back from Capitol Hill

On Nov. 19, 2019, Project Sleep and the Sleep Research Society hosted a Congressional Briefing and Advocacy Day bringing together the sleep community to urge Congress to support critical sleep research and awareness efforts. The day kicked off with a Congressional Briefing in the Rayburn House Office Building—bringing together Members of Congress, staff members, renowned…
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DOUBLE Your Impact this Giving Tuesday with up to $15,000 in Matching Funds!

Surreal News! A generous Project Sleep board member just pledged a remarkable $15,000 in matching gift funds to support our #GivingTuesday2019 campaign. Starting now and continuing through #GivingTuesday, December 3, 2019, all donations to Project Sleep will be MATCHED, dollar for dollar, up to $15,000! Donate today and your tax-deductible gift will be MATCHED, dollar for…

Thank You from College! Updates from our 2019 Scholarship Recipients

This year, generous donors joined with Project Sleep to award a record 18 Jack & Julie Narcolepsy Scholarships to college-bound students exemplifying courage and strength while living with narcolepsy or idiopathic hypersomnia. We caught up with the awardees to hear how college is going and what this scholarship meant to them. “Recognition for the challenges…

Napping in a New Sleeping Pod at My University

Guest Post by Freek Roes, a student studying business economics at Radboud University in the Netherlands and a person living with narcolepsy.  Recently my university acquired a Metronaps sleeping pod, which seems like a very expensive, unnecessarily complicated bed. It’s meant for students to take a nap during the day to recharge. But it can…
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