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Sleep In 2019: Record-Setting Slumber Party!

THANK YOU to all our participants and supporters who helped make the fifth annual Sleep In 2019 (#SleepIn2019) our best yet! Over the weekend of March 8-10, 2019, Project Sleep challenged individuals to stay in bed for 12-48 hours to raise critical awareness about sleep health and sleep disorders while also raising funds to support Project…

Action Alert: Urge Your Representative to Join Pivotal Sleep Disorders Letter Today

Exciting News! Congressman Adam Schiff, a champion for the sleep disorders community, is leading a congressional sign on letter asking the Appropriations Committee to include recommendations that encourage additional research and public health activities focused on sleep disorders. (Each year, Congress crafts annuals spending bills that provide federal funding for medical research including sleep disorders research.…

Inaugural World Narcolepsy Day to Take Place on Sept. 22, 2019

Project Sleep partners with 21 organizations across six continents to create World Narcolepsy Day Project Sleep is excited to announce that it has come together with 21 other organizations around the world to establish World Narcolepsy Day. This ground-breaking day, which will take place on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, will be dedicated to raising critical…

Get Your Exclusive #SleepIn2019 Napper!

“I hope that the Napper can serve as a hug and a reminder to someone that they are not alone, that rest is healing, and that there’s a community of people who care about them.” – Brooke of The Nap Nook We collaborated w/ the Nap Nook to create an exclusive custom #sleepin2019 Napper, a few are now…

Giving Sleep a Voice on Capitol Hill

On Tuesday, February 25, 2019, patient advocates and sleep researchers joined together on Capitol Hill in Washington DC to educate policy makers about the importance of sleep health and sleep disorders. This Hill Day, co-led by the Sleep Research Society and Project Sleep, was part of our collaboration and ongoing efforts to advocate for sleep…

Meet Our New Board Member, Kylee Keskerian!

In 2019, Kylee Keskerian officially joined the Board of Directors of Project Sleep, a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness of sleep health and sleep conditions. “I’m thrilled to be joining Project Sleep’s Board of Directors,” said Keskerian. “Project Sleep is a trailblazing organization that is breaking down silos and shutting down stereotypes regarding sleep. It’s an…

2019 Rising Voices of Narcolepsy: Now Accepting Applications

Project Sleep is proud to announce that we are now accepting applications for our third series of Rising Voices of Narcolepsy trainings, to take place online this summer of 2019. This leadership training program helps people with narcolepsy effectively share their stories through public speaking or writing with local communities, healthcare providers, news outlets, blogs,…

You’re Invited! #SleepIn2019 with Project Sleep

Please join us for the international Sleep In 2019 (#SleepIn2019) over the weekend of March 8-10, 2019, to raise awareness about sleep and sleep disorders in celebration of Suddenly Sleepy Saturday/Narcolepsy Day (March 9) and Sleep Awareness Week (March 10-16). Our fifth annual Sleep In 2019 is an awareness and fundraising event taking place IN YOUR BED! We challenge YOU to stay in bed for 12 – 48…

Action Alert: Urge New Congress to Support Sleep & Sleep Disorders

With the recent start of the 116th U.S. Congress, this is a critical time to reach out to your members of Congress to introduce yourself and share why sleep and sleep disorders are important. Your legislators will be eager to hear about your experience and our Welcome to Congress letter invites them to take action to support sleep research and…