<div class="gmail_quote"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><div style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Visionaries-Looks like Sojourners’
Alliance, our
areas only homeless shelter and foodbank, needs our help. They sent out the
following letter last week. I've sent my check. I hope you will, too. In addition to mailing them your support, you can
also give via their website: <a href="http://www.sojournersalliance.org/how.html" target="_blank">http://www.sojournersalliance.org/how.html</a></span></font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">July 29, 2010</span></font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Sojourners’ Alliance Supporter,</span></font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We appreciate your past support. It has enabled us to
provide much needed services aiding and preventing homelessness and hunger in
our area. These services are being called on in record numbers. One hundred
households consisting of 249 people have received rental assistance during the
past nine months who otherwise would have become homeless. We have been at
full capacity for our shelter 19 out of the last 21 months. Sojourners’ Alliance needs your help
to continue serving our mutual friends and neighbors. </span></font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We strive to maintain financial stability despite the
economic changes we all face, yet we find ourselves making up for reductions in
federal and state support. It is up to local donors like you to help cover the
difference. For Sojourners’ Alliance to continue providing daily shelter
for our 23 resident capacity, rental assistance, food bank, and Thrift Store
for area residents we need to raise approximately $15,000. </span></font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We pay $191 to host a resident in our shelter for a
week. Can you help by sponsoring the cost of a resident? Any help is
appreciated. </span></font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The purpose of this letter is to let you know our
Board of Directors will be conducting phone solicitation for financial support
on Thursday, August 5<sup>th</sup>, between 6:00 PM and 8:00 PM. We hope to be
in contact with you, and answer any questions you may have about the vital
services we provide. If you are unavailable or wish to contribute immediately,
please send a check or pledge to Sojourners’ Alliance,
627 N. Van Buren, Moscow, Idaho 83843.
Thank you for helping us to continue providing our vital services to the
Palouse. </span></font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Yours in Service,</span></font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Kim Carlson</span></font></p>
<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">President, Board of Directors</span></font></p>
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