Got Sleep? Donates Over 3,100 Life-Saving Mosquito Nets to Families in Africa
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1/21/2015
Photo credit: Nothing But Nets
Mosquito-borne malaria causes one child’s death every 60 seconds. In 2013 alone, malaria killed 437,000 African children before their fifth birthday.
1 Many families worry every night as they go to sleep, fearing their children will get bitten by a mosquito carrying the disease.
In an effort to help families sleep more peacefully, Got Sleep? partners with the United Nations Foundation’s Nothing But Nets campaign to donate insecticide-treated bednets, which protect families from contracting malaria while killing mosquitoes that carry it. In 2014, the specialty sleep retailer donated 3,118 nets – more than double its goal of 1,300.Mosquito-borne malaria causes one child’s death every 60 seconds. In 2013 alone, malaria killed 437,000 African children before their fifth birthday.1 Many families worry every night as they go to sleep, fearing their children will get bitten by a mosquito carrying the disease.
“Having an insecticide-treated mosquito net is life-changing for many living in sub-Saharan Africa – each net offers a simple and effective solution to help protect an entire family from contracting this deadly and devastating disease,” said Mike Wilson, Got Sleep?’s executive vice president of marketing. “We’re incredibly proud to help protect thousands of lives through our donation of mosquito nets and to help over 3,000 families sleep more safely and soundly.”
An innovative sleep store that helps on-the-go mall shoppers solve their sleep problems, Got Sleep? gives consumers the opportunity to explore the most highly advanced sleep technology available. For each sleep system purchased, the company donates funds for two long-lasting insecticide-treated bednets to Nothing But Nets.
Got Sleep? began its partnership with Nothing But Nets last year. Since 2006, the Nothing But Nets campaign, working with its UN partners, has helped deliver more than 9 million nets. Thanks to the continuous help from such donations, the global malaria community has cut deaths from the disease by nearly one half (47%) since 2000. For more information on Got Sleep’s collaboration with Nothing But Nets, please visit
www.gotsleep.com.
1. According to the World Health Organization’s World Malaria Report 2014
About Got Sleep? An innovative new specialty sleep store, Got Sleep? provides on-the-go mall shoppers with a comfortable, convenient environment to explore the most highly advanced sleep systems available from Tempur-Pedic ® and iComfort ® by Serta. Got Sleep? helps solve the common sleep problems of discerning customers searching for a healthier, happier quality of life. With premier sleep systems, a comprehensive pillow bar, and accessories designed to provide exceptional comfort and relieve common sleep difficulties, Got Sleep?’s Sleep Advisors guide customers through understanding the essentials of an effective sleep system, from mattresses and foundations to pillows and sheets. Got Sleep? stores are located in Washington, Idaho and California. Stop searching and start sleeping. For more information, please visit
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