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<DIV><SPAN class=437292823-06062010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial>remember folks, in order to help this situation, please donate to
Sojourners'.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=437292823-06062010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial>Bev</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Donovan Arnold
[mailto:donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, June 06, 2010
3:59 PM<BR><B>To:</B> bevbafus@verizon.net; Ted Moffett<BR><B>Cc:</B>
vision2020@moscow.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] Please read, and
please help<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>How sad :( Breaks my heart there are people without a place to call
home. </DIV>
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<DIV>: D onovan</DIV>
<DIV><BR>--- On <B>Sun, 6/6/10, Ted Moffett
<I><starbliss@gmail.com></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From:
Ted Moffett <starbliss@gmail.com><BR>Subject: Re: [Vision2020]
Please read, and please help<BR>To: "bevbafus@verizon.net"
<bevbafus@verizon.net><BR>Cc: vision2020@moscow.com<BR>Date:
Sunday, June 6, 2010, 2:55 PM<BR><BR>
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<DIV><FONT
face="Courier New">"We don't have people living in cardboard boxes </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New">under overpasses,..."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Recently there was someone "camping" under a bridge in Moscow by
the creek where Hwy 95 and 8 meet, but not in a cardboard box.
Also, there was someone recently camping on private property near
Styner Ave., in a somewhat hidden location.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>There are people who for whatever reason(s) camp outside in
Moscow in whatever spot they can find. This is far more common
than some assume.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I knew someone years ago who camped for a couple of weeks by the
U of I observatory in the patch of trees down the hill just to
the north, and another individual years ago who was sleeping under an
old building near the U of I campus near the railway
tracks.<BR>------------------------------------------</DIV>
<DIV>Vision2020 Post: Ted Moffett<BR> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 6/4/10, <B class=gmail_sendername><A
href="http://us.mc381.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=bevbafus@verizon.net"
rel=nofollow target=_blank
ymailto="mailto:bevbafus@verizon.net">bevbafus@verizon.net</A></B>
<<A
href="http://us.mc381.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=bevbafus@verizon.net"
rel=nofollow target=_blank
ymailto="mailto:bevbafus@verizon.net">bevbafus@verizon.net</A>>
wrote:</SPAN>
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<DIV>The following is an article I wrote for Sojourners' Alliance's
quarterly newsletter. For those of you who don't know -
Sojourners' is the local transitional homeless shelter. In
addition to the shelter, we have an emergency rental assistance
program, and a Food Bank and Thrift Store in Troy, Idaho.
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<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>We are facing a critical end-of-fiscal year funding
emergency. (Too much year at the end of the grant
money!) </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>If 500 people in the area each donated $20 - that would
alleviate our crises, and give us a small cushion to face the next
emergency. Please donate today! Your donations can be
sent to: </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Sojourners' Alliance</DIV>
<DIV>627 N. Van Buren</DIV>
<DIV>Moscow, ID 83843</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thanks in advance!</DIV>
<DIV>Bev Bafus</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>****************************<BR> </DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">It amazes me when I look at our donor list,
and realize how many businesses and well-off individuals do not
donate to Sojourners’.<SPAN> </SPAN>When I’ve solicited for
donations, the excuses run the gamut…<SPAN> </SPAN>“We just
really can’t help right now.”<SPAN> </SPAN>(And you can,
when?) <SPAN> </SPAN>“Why would we help those
people?”<SPAN> </SPAN>(As opposed to which people?<SPAN>
</SPAN>We’re all people.)<SPAN> </SPAN>“We already
gave.”<SPAN> </SPAN>(Thank you very much, but you could give
again.)<SPAN> </SPAN>“We have a homeless shelter in
Moscow?”<SPAN> </SPAN>(Yes, we do.<SPAN> </SPAN>And the
need is growing.)</FONT></P></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">The idea that there isn’t a homeless population
in Moscow is a fantasy.<SPAN> </SPAN>We don’t have people living
in cardboard boxes under overpasses, but we do have folks camping out
at local campgrounds.<SPAN> </SPAN>We have people who couch surf
between friends.<SPAN> </SPAN>We have families bunking with
relatives, trying desperately to save up enough for first month’s rent
and a damage deposit.<SPAN> </SPAN>And we have people who have
lost everything, due to various demons in their
lives.</FONT></P></DIV>
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face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">I was oblivious to this problem as I raised my
children.<SPAN> </SPAN>We were chasing the American
Dream.<SPAN> </SPAN>The house, the three cars, the boat, the
large lot.<SPAN> </SPAN>Dreams of an acreage, and more
toys.</FONT>
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face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Then my husband had a stroke.<SPAN>
</SPAN>Thank goodness he had signed up years before for a disability
policy – it meant we wouldn’t lose the house.<SPAN> </SPAN>But
when you have payments up the ying-yang, depending on a double income
– and that income gets slashed in half – suffice to say we had to face
reality in a hurry.<SPAN> </SPAN></FONT></FONT>
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face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Now I am grateful every day that we have a roof
over our head.<SPAN> </SPAN>We have adequate food on the
table.<SPAN> </SPAN>This is more than many families in our
area.<SPAN> </SPAN>Job losses have hit certain sectors hard, and
it may get worse.<SPAN> </SPAN></FONT></FONT>
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face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">There are families just weeks away from being
evicted from their apartments – luckily our rental assistance program
can help with that to some extent.<SPAN> </SPAN>There are
families that have to spend every extra penny for medical bills, and
groceries are the last thing they can buy.<SPAN> </SPAN>Luckily,
our food bank can help with that.</FONT>
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face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">And there are those who have lost
everything.<SPAN> </SPAN>They need a hand up, not a hand
out.<SPAN> </SPAN>Luckily, our shelter is here, to help them
transition back into a productive life.</FONT>
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face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">If Sojourners’ wasn’t here – what would these
folks do?<SPAN> </SPAN></FONT></FONT>
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face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">If you have a roof over your head, and enough
food on the table – please donate today.<SPAN> </SPAN>Every
dollar will help keep our organization stable, and keep a safety net
in place for our area.</FONT>
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face="Times New Roman"></FONT>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Bev Bafus, Moscow</FONT></FONT>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">Board Treasurer</FONT>
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