Last month, Gray Media's WILX-TV (Lansing) partnered with Lansing chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace to raise awareness and collect donations for the chapter that serves a wide area of St. Johns to Jackson and Grand Ledge to Williamston.

Sleep in Heavenly Peace is an organization of volunteers dedicated to finding those children that do not have the luxury of sleeping on a bed. Children with sub-optimal sleeping conditions are more likely to live in disadvantaged circumstances and experience poverty-related stress, all of which contribute to poor sleep. The consequences of poor sleep are significant, especially for very young children. Sleep in Heavenly Peace organizes fun and easy builds with volunteers of all ages to construct beds for those in need. They then deliver the beds with a mattress, pillow, sheets and comforter at no cost to the recipient.

The week of February 19, WILX, along with Sylvan Learning Centers and Tommy’s Express Car Wash collected donations from viewers for the organization.  The station posted a list of needed items on their website.  On February 22, the station opened their phone bank so viewers could call in and make monetary donations.  100% of the donations were targeted to the local community.