Umpqua Valley Volunteers to Build Beds for Local Children During Bunks Across America
Volunteers will gather at Lowe’s in Roseburg on Sept. 12 to build 50 beds for local children during Sleep in Heavenly Peace’s Bunks Across America event. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., and no construction experience is required.
ROSEBURG, Ore. - Volunteers in Douglas County will come together Sept. 12 to build beds for children in need as part of the eighth annual Bunks Across America event.
The local build will be held at Lowe’s, 3300 NW Aviation Drive in Roseburg. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, with bed building beginning at 9 a.m. Organizers hope to build 50 beds for local children.
The event is being organized by the Umpqua Valley chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace, a nonprofit working to ensure that no child has to sleep on the floor. No previous construction experience is required to volunteer.
Bunks Across America is the organization’s largest coordinated bed-building event. Chapters and communities across the country will hold builds during the week of Sept. 5 through Sept. 12.
Last year, 209 Sleep in Heavenly Peace chapters brought together more than 12,955 volunteers who built 10,075 beds in a single day. Organizers have set an even larger goal for 2026, hoping to engage 15,000 volunteers from more than 250 chapters to build and deliver at least 12,000 beds.
Oregon chapters in the Bend, Eugene and Umpqua Valley areas are among those planning builds Sept. 12.
Luke Mickelson, the founder of Sleep in Heavenly Peace, is also expected to participate in the Roseburg build. Mickelson was recognized as a CNN Hero in 2018 for his work helping children receive safe and comfortable places to sleep.
Sleep in Heavenly Peace builds and delivers beds to children who may otherwise be sleeping on floors, couches, air mattresses or in other unsuitable conditions. The beds are provided at no cost to qualifying families.
Community members can participate regardless of their experience level. Families may also request a bed for a child in need through the organization.
Additional information about the event, volunteering, requesting a bed or contacting the local chapter is available on the Umpqua Valley chapter’s webpage.
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