Mark this date in your diary: 5th October. The event is called Byte Night. The details are:
Byte Night is the IT industry’s annual sleep out in support of young people who are coping with life after care or facing homelessness. This year Byte Night will take place at Potter’s Field (between Tower Bridge and City Hall) on Friday 5th October 2007. Get involved and change someone’s life forever.
CODA executives including CEO Jeremy Roche will be there. CODA is hoping to raise £5,000. If you can’t make it you can still help by making a donation. It’s a worthy cause hosted by Ernst & Young.
The industry often gets a bad rap for over promising and under delivering. Events like this show that the industry also has a human side. From last year:
In 2006 more than 230 IT professionals slept rough. Now all the funds have been collected in, Byte Night 2006 has generated over £280,000 to support this cause.
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