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Volunteers build bunk beds for children in need

Fifty beds assembled for 'Bunk Across America' effort

Volunteers build bunk beds for children in need

Fifty beds assembled for 'Bunk Across America' effort

HISTORIC FLOODS. VOLUNTEER JENNY VAN LANDINGHAM IS DOING HER PART TO GIVE KIDS IN OMAHA A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP. >> I AM SANDING DOWN THE PLANKS FOR THE BUNK BEDS WITH MY STEPDAUGHTER. JOSE: VAN LANDINGHAM WANTS HER CHILDREN TO SEE THE KIND OF IMMEDIATE IMPACT THEY CAN MAKE. >> I’M GOING TO TRY TO DO WHAT I CAN TO SHOW HER, US HELPING THE COMMUNITY IS ALSO HELPING YOU. JOSE: MEANWHILE MORE VOLUNTEERS WITH SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE OMAHA ASSEMBLE THE 50 BUNK BEDS SLATED FOR SATURDAY’S BUNKS ACROSS AMERICA EFFORT. >> THERE’S ABOUT 14,000 KIDS IN OMAHA WHO SLEEP ON THE FLOOR EVERY NIGHT, AND THAT AFFECTS THEM NEGATIVELY WHEN IT COMES TO THEIR TESTING, WHEN IT COMES TO THEIR ABILITY IN SCHOO JOSE: CHAPTER PRESIDENT DUSTIN FULTON SAYS EACH BED IS BUILT TO LAST 3600 NIGHTS OF SLEEP. THAT’S ABOUT 10 YEARS, SLEEP THAT’S CRUCIAL FOR CHILDREN’S HEALTH. >> WE WANT TO GIVE EVERY KID A GOOD CHANCE IN ORDER TO THRIVE, AND BY GIVING THEM A BED, WE’RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO HELP THEM WITH THEIR EMOTIONS. JOSE: AND OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, FULTON SAYS THE GROUP REMAINS FOCUSED ON HELPING OUT FAMILIES DEVASTATED BY THE MARCH FLOODS. >> WE WANT THOSE KIDS TO BE ABLE TO GO IN ON THEIR FIRST NIGHT, BACK IN THEIR NEW HOME, AND HAVE A NEW COMFY BED. YOU COULD TELL THAT THEIR ATTITUDES HAD BEEN LIFTED, THE EMOTIONS HAD BEEN LIFTED, SIMPLY
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Volunteers build bunk beds for children in need

Fifty beds assembled for 'Bunk Across America' effort

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