Sleep Cheap Charities reap true to its name

From Niagara This Week: True to the name, charities did reap from an annual fundraiser that allows Niagara residents to take advantage of cut rate hotel rooms in Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati was busy Tuesday, handing out cheques to 18 different organizations who all shared in the $131,075 raised by 2013’s 10th…

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Attractions open doors for a loonie to help charity

From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara museums will go loonie later this month with more than a dozen attractions in the Clifton Hill area offering a deep discount on admission prices for local residents. Niagara Falls residents can visit 14 attractions for $1 on Jan. 15 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The popular $1…

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Sleep Cheap returns Nov. 13-17

From Niagara This Week: Sleep Cheap is back for an eighth year with a seven-figure goal in mind. The fundraising event that gives Niagara residents the opportunity to stay in local hotels at vastly reduced rates with the proceeds going to charity is looking to cross the million-dollar mark this year. More than $845,000 has…

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Sleep Cheap charity nears $1-million mark

From the Niagara Falls Review: Ten local charities that are being helped this year from the Sleep Cheap Charities Reap fundraiser will be using their money for everything from funding new equipment at the Boys & Girls Club to upgrades to kitchen facilities at the Niagara Falls Community Outreach. This year’s event generated $120,444.98, bringing…

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Sleep Cheap off to rousing start

From the Niagara Falls Review: One of the city’s top fundraising promotions is off to its usual hot start. Founder Jim Diodati says hotel phone lines were buzzing Monday for the first day of bookings for Sleep Cheap Charities Reap. By Tuesday, five of the 28 properties taking part were sold out. “The first day…

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Sleep Cheap bookings open Monday

The Niagara Falls Review still doesn’t have their articles up yet (I’m sure they will shortly), but the St Catharines Standard has one: The dates are now official: Circle Nov. 15 to 18 on the calendar to Sleep Cheap. But act quickly to reserve a room because the hotels participating in this year’s Sleep Cheap…

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No news on Sleep Cheap 2010 yet

I’ve had numerous people email me asking when Sleep Cheap 2010 is going to be. I haven’t received any information, but I would assume the information would be released soon. Looking back on last year, at the beginning of October they were accepting applications from local charities, and then things were announced on Oct 23….

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Sleep Cheap rooms still available

From the Niagara Falls Review: Rooms are still available for next week’s Sleep Cheap, Charities Reap event in Niagara Falls. Local hoteliers are offering Niagara region residents overnight stays starting at $35 between Nov. 9 to 12. About two-thirds of the rooms have been sold for the event, said organizer Jim Diodati. Some hotels are…

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