Sleep in Heavenly Peace raises $1.07M at Bowling for Beds

Sleep in Heavenly Peace raised $1,072,358 at its second annual Bowling for Beds event in Mooresville, North Carolina, enough to provide beds for 4,280 children. The fundraiser topped last year’s total by about 85% and comes as the nonprofit passes 400,000 beds delivered nationwide.

Why it matters: - The fundraiser translates directly into beds, mattresses and bedding for children who do not have safe places to sleep. - Sleep in Heavenly Peace said the event will fund beds for 4,280 children. - The total adds momentum to the nonprofit’s national push to end child bedlessness.

What happened: - Sleep in Heavenly Peace raised $1,072,358 at its second annual Bowling for Beds event on Tuesday, Oct. 13, at Victory Lanes in Mooresville, North Carolina. - The event drew 482 participants. - Guests included suppliers from home improvement brands, sponsors, Lowe’s leaders, SHP board members and staff, and local chapter volunteers. - The 2026 total was about 85% higher than the $580,000 raised at the first Bowling for Beds in 2025. - The two Bowling for Beds events have raised about $1.65 million combined.

The details: - Sleep in Heavenly Peace builds and delivers beds to children in need at no cost to families. - CEO and executive director Jordan Allen said every dollar raised becomes lumber, a mattress, bedding and a bed delivered by volunteers. - Allen said SHP surpassed 400,000 beds delivered this year. - SHP presented its 2026 Dream Maker Award to Margi Vagell, executive vice president of supply chain at Lowe’s. - The award recognizes leadership, advocacy and commitment to SHP’s mission. - Lowe’s is SHP’s founding partner. - Vagell has built and delivered beds alongside SHP volunteers. - Bill Boltz, Lowe’s executive vice president of merchandising, received the inaugural Dream Maker Award in 2025. - Chad Sanders, vice-chair of the SHP board of directors, said Vagell brings people, resources and purpose together. - Bowling for Beds sponsors included Hampton Lumber, Biewer Lumber, Boise Cascade, Catalyst, Joneca, Redwood Empire, Trex, James Hardie / TimberTech, Doman Lumber, and ProWood / Deckorators. - Trex said it supported SHP and stood alongside Lowe’s in the mission.

Between the lines: - The size of the donation and the jump from last year suggest stronger corporate and community backing for SHP’s model. - Lowe’s remains a central partner, both as founding supporter and as a major source of event leadership and recognition. - SHP’s fundraising pace lines up with a broader expansion in beds delivered nationwide.

What's next: - At its current pace, SHP expects to build and deliver nearly 100,000 beds by year-end. - During Bunks Across America, SHP’s national build campaign, 17,761 volunteers built 10,602 beds at 232 chapter events nationwide. - Of those events, 82 were hosted at Lowe’s stores. - SHP said its goal remains simple: no kid sleeps on the floor in its town.

The bottom line: - Bowling for Beds delivered a record haul for Sleep in Heavenly Peace and pushed the nonprofit closer to its nationwide bed-delivery target.