By Carmel de Bertaut, Benito Link, December 26, 2019
After retiring as a detective with the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office, Hollister resident Steve Austin wanted to do something in service to others. He found that something while watching a segment of the “Today” show earlier this year.
On the show, he saw Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs speak about the nonprofit Sleep in Heavenly Peace based in Twin Falls, Idaho. Rowe explained how the organization makes beds for underprivileged children who sleep on the floor. The organization got its name because the first beds made in what is now the group’s headquarters were delivered at Christmas.
“The idea that there are kids out there that don’t have a place to sleep other than the floor, the couch, a pile of clothes or a dirty mattress—I couldn’t fathom it,” Austin said.
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