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Action Alert: Urge Your Representative to Join Critical Sleep Letter

Your Opportunity to Advocate Exciting news! An official Congressional Sign On Letter will be sent to the Appropriations Committee asking them to prioritize support for critical sleep, circadian, and sleep disorders awareness and medical research. To be effective, we need your Members of the U.S. House of Representatives to “sign on.” The more House Representatives…

Sleep Policy in Progress! Reporting Back from Washington DC

On Monday, Feb. 9, 2020,  Project Sleep and the Sleep Research Society co-hosted an Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill bringing together patient advocates and sleep researchers to urge Congress to support critical sleep research and awareness efforts. The following day, Project Sleep’s President & CEO, Julie Flygare, JD joined sleep researchers to discuss sleep research…

Rising Voices of Narcolepsy 2020: Now Accepting Applications

Raise Your Voice Project Sleep is proud to announce that we are now accepting applications for our fourth series of Rising Voices of Narcolepsy trainings, to take place online this summer of 2020. This leadership training program helps people with narcolepsy effectively share their stories through public speaking or writing with local communities, healthcare providers,…

Project Sleep’s Julie Flygare to Give TEDx Talk

UPDATE: Due to COVID-19, TEDx SDSU 2020 has been re-scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020. During this unprecedented and challenging time, we hope everyone is staying healthy and safe. We will provide further updates on TEDx SDSU as details become available closer to the fall. (Updated March 2020) We are thrilled to share the news…

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…
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