NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Sleep Tight Foundation is continuing its efforts to raise funds to eradicate bedbugs in Reno County, but right now they have some money to help.
"We are accepting applications right now," said Monica Warren with the foundation. "We do have funds to help people in the community and it is going to be probably getting busier with the spread of the bedbugs here soon."
Based on the yearly caseload, if the foundation could get 500 giving units to give a regular amount of $10 per month, Warren believes they could effectively eradicate bedbugs in Reno County.
"Businesses, individuals, families, non-profit organizations, churches, can give us $10 a month," Warren said. "That would essentially allow us to help probably around 50 homes a year. We have estimated that's really what's needed to keep this at bay, to keep this from spreading in Reno County."
Sometimes they have to make families wait until they have the funds to pay for the treatment. It's not usually longer than a month or so, but with each treatment at $700 to $800 on the low end, it would work a lot better to get ahead of the game and not allow the bedbugs any additional time to multiply. Cleanliness has no relationship to the degree of bedbug infestation.
"They go online, they fill out an application, or they request an application from us," Warren said. "Fill that out. We do need an estimate and there's companies in town, for instance, Advance Termite and Pest Control, that will do that for free. Those are the two things that are required, just an application, we get that approved and we initially pay 80%. That's kind of the initial funding. Families can request more from our board."
For more information on how you can help, go to their website at sleeptight.foundation.
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