Charity Auction - Bid to Keep Teens Off the Street

Business West Managing Director, Phil Smith, is urging businesses to take part in an auction in aid of Action For Children's Byte Night.

The auction will be live from the 11th - 20th September, to try to raise as much funds as possible to support this charity that helps tackle the root causes of homelessness, keeping vulnerable young people off the streets and enabling them to build better lives.

To prove he means business, Phil and nine of his staff joined other local companies to sleep rough on a freezing cold damp night in October last year.

Phil said: "This one uncomfortable night's sleep was to raise awareness and donations to help the hundreds of thousands of children who find themselves in the same position through no fault of their own.

“We spoke with teenagers who weren't alcoholics or drug addicts, they were just unlucky because they had fallen out with their parents or their parents didn't care enough about them.  This could happen to a child we know!

“The stats are frightening. In the first four weeks of sleeping rough, over 75% will be sexually or physically abused.”

Business West has already raised over £1,000 from staff, but would like to ramp it up!  Don't panic! You don't need to sleep rough ...

Please get involved by visiting http://www.businesswest.co.uk/bytenight for your chance to bid on over 30 great auction lots such as Bath and Bristol hotels, a Mulberry handbag, restaurant meals, days out with the kids, spa treatments - and all for a really good cause.

The auction takes place from the 11th - 20th September. Who knows you may find that perfect birthday, anniversary or Christmas present!