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Get Involved in Byte Night 2009
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“One in four adults have been worried that a child they know or living in their area is being neglected, and over a third did not tell anyone about their concerns.”
At Bond we want to make a difference and give something back to the community. We were recently approached by Action for Children to see if we would host Byte Night 2009 in the North East, after we held a similar event last year.
Byte Night is an annual event where the business community across the UK sleep outside for one night to experience what it is like to be homeless. This year the event will take place on October 2nd - the venue will be announced soon.
Developed by Action for Children, Byte Night aims to raise money to help support children and young people who are affected by poverty, disability, abuse or neglect.
A board has now been elected which consists of several members of the Bond team, Nigel Begg from Aspire Technology Solutions, Andy Walton from Knowledge IT and Andrew Fisk from Tagish - all have been working hard to canvas volunteers and sponsors.
As this is the first official Byte Night event to be held in the region we want to make it a success. As well as offering a great networking opportunity, we want volunteers to enjoy the experience, so if there is anything you would like to see at Byte Night, please contact us.
We still have a lot to organise and it is vital that we get support from the local business community. With this in mind we would love to hear from anyone who is interested in volunteering and making a difference to children in the UK.
We are also looking for a series of sponsors to provide food and entertainment on the night, so if you, or anyone you know could help, please contact us. It is for a great cause after all!
Our first sponsor is Paul Keating of Red Boat Photography who will be the official photographer on the night.
Last year we had 11 volunteers who participated in the event. This year we are aiming to quadruple this figure and sign up a minimum of 40 volunteers – we will keep you posted on our progress.
We really want to make a big difference and we cannot do this without your help, so please get involved and help us change the course of young lives.
If you require any information or have any questions, please email bytenight@bond-solutions.com.
Please also keep checking this blog as all news will be posted here first. You can also visit Byte Night’s website at http://www.bytenight.org.uk/.
“One in four adults have been worried that a child they know or living in their area is being neglected, and over a third did not tell anyone about their concerns.”
At Bond we want to make a difference and give something back to the community. We were recently approached by Action for Children to see if we would host Byte Night 2009 in the North East, after we held a similar event last year.
Byte Night is an annual event where the business community across the UK sleep outside for one night to experience what it is like to be homeless. This year the event will take place on October 2nd - the venue will be announced soon.
Developed by Action for Children, Byte Night aims to raise money to help support children and young people who are affected by poverty, disability, abuse or neglect.
A board has now been elected which consists of several members of the Bond team, Nigel Begg from Aspire Technology Solutions, Andy Walton from Knowledge IT and Andrew Fisk from Tagish - all have been working hard to canvas volunteers and sponsors.
As this is the first official Byte Night event to be held in the region we want to make it a success. As well as offering a great networking opportunity, we want volunteers to enjoy the experience, so if there is anything you would like to see at Byte Night, please contact us.
We still have a lot to organise and it is vital that we get support from the local business community. With this in mind we would love to hear from anyone who is interested in volunteering and making a difference to children in the UK.
We are also looking for a series of sponsors to provide food and entertainment on the night, so if you, or anyone you know could help, please contact us. It is for a great cause after all!
Our first sponsor is Paul Keating of Red Boat Photography who will be the official photographer on the night.
Last year we had 11 volunteers who participated in the event. This year we are aiming to quadruple this figure and sign up a minimum of 40 volunteers – we will keep you posted on our progress.
We really want to make a big difference and we cannot do this without your help, so please get involved and help us change the course of young lives.
If you require any information or have any questions, please email bytenight@bond-solutions.com.
Please also keep checking this blog as all news will be posted here first. You can also visit Byte Night’s website at http://www.bytenight.org.uk/.
Tuesday, 7 July 2009
North East Byte Night 2009
We are back, even bigger and better than last year. Byte Night 2009 will be on 2nd October. Watch this space for further information or please follow us on Twitter for regular updates.
Tuesday, 4 November 2008
More pictures of the event
Andy Jones and Harry Broome survey their accomodation for the night.
Andy Jones, Pete Clark and Claire Glynn attempt to rain proof Pete's bed for the night whilst everyone else stands by.
Sunday, 2 November 2008
We did it 3!
Some of the chill was taken out of the cold October night with our own wood burning stove provided by Mike Blakeley of Chimfix, the Wood Heating Company. Mike also provided us with logs which kept us going through the night.
Is Andrew Fisk of Tagish looking for somewhere to plug in his electric blanket?
Saturday, 1 November 2008
We did it 2!
The Fishermans Lodge provided us with a hearty meal to keep us going in our efforts. Jocelyn Maxfield owner of the Fishermans Lodge who also slept rough with us is pictured (right) with Claire Glynn and Pete Clark. Can you see the spooky spectre on the left of this photo, did we have an additional uninvited guest at our sleep out in aid of Byte Night on Halloween?
I certainly seem to have been spooked by something!
We did it!
Well we did it, we spent last night under the stars, literally. There were only a few stars in the sky but there were 13 stars in the grounds of The Fishermans Lodge in Jesmond Dene. Shortly after midnight on the spookiest night of the year we retired to our "luxury" accomodation outside of The Fishermans Lodge. After a very cold week the temperature was not too bad to start with and we all thought this was going to be easier than we first thought.
For the first couple of hours we talked and enjoyed a couple of warming brews around our camp fire. Pete Clark of Bond and Claire Glynn of Atomic Web Solutions get into the spirit with the spirits on Halloween (left). Claire Jerrard of Sage enjoys a cuppa (perhaps with a drop of brandy Claire?)
It was all in aid of Action for Children and 2 brave souls from the charity braved the elements with us. Currently our efforts have raised over £3000 and we are well on our way to £4000. We would all like to thank everyone who has supported us so far, however if you would still like to sponsor us please click the following link and go to the page of the person or team you would like to support. http://www.justgiving.com/event/190924 
More pictures to follow shortly, please visit again soon to share our experience.
For the first couple of hours we talked and enjoyed a couple of warming brews around our camp fire. Pete Clark of Bond and Claire Glynn of Atomic Web Solutions get into the spirit with the spirits on Halloween (left). Claire Jerrard of Sage enjoys a cuppa (perhaps with a drop of brandy Claire?)It was all in aid of Action for Children and 2 brave souls from the charity braved the elements with us. Currently our efforts have raised over £3000 and we are well on our way to £4000. We would all like to thank everyone who has supported us so far, however if you would still like to sponsor us please click the following link and go to the page of the person or team you would like to support. http://www.justgiving.com/event/190924
More pictures to follow shortly, please visit again soon to share our experience.
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