the weather outside is beautiful. fall is beginning to make its presence known with cool nites and warm, bright days. the skies are blue and the trees will soon prepare to burst into bright colors and throw their leaves into the sky to gently float to the ground, leaving the smell of leaves and autumn in the air. but following this beautiful time of year is something more threatening and more difficult.....winter. with winter comes the cold, dangerous weather for the homeless. it can be deadly.
while I have chosen to curtail my active advocacy and outreach for and to the homeless, the homeless have not yet chosen to end their requests for aid and assistance from us. I still receive calls and in person requests for help. I have explained that we could not continue due to lack of financial support and lack of resources. but the calls keep coming. with winter just around the corner, I have decided to at least have some blankets and warm items on hand for the calls I know I will receive when the first cold nites arrive. the homeless who call or request blankets or sleeping bags won't care if I am actively involved in an advocacy or outreach program. they won't care if I lack the resources to continue those activities. they won't be able to wait until an agency opens the following day. they won't be able to wait until you decide whether to help or not. when you decide not to help because you need to pay your cell phone bill, need to buy another pair of shoes or you had rather go to dinner than help someone in need, they won't care. they will only care that they are cold, sleeping outside and need to survive the night and indeed the winter. with agencies in town scaling back or changing directions due to block grants being revised, reduced or eliminated there even fewer now than last year that can or will respond to these requests in time to help the homeless, if they respond at all. for this reason I have made the decision to attempt to collect some items for the winter.
as before, I can't purchase these items without some help from you. we have a supplier we have dealt with in the past who offers bulk discount to us. however, this discount is only offered before winter sets in and the demand becomes high. please help us help the homeless this winter and donate now. no amount is too small and everything helps. as in the past we are going to use our own personal resources as much as we can. but we do need to raise approximately $300.00 dollars in the next few days in order to make this happen. your help would be appreciated. simply hit the donate button on this page or the one located on the donate page. it's fast, simple and secure thru paypal.
please don't wait. donate today. winter will not wait. the homeless can't wait.
help us help the homeless today.
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