THANKS TO THE GREATNESS OF YOUR HEARTS OVER THE PAST YEAR WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SUPPLY MORE THAN TWELVE THOUSAND NIGHTS OF SAFE SHELTER AND ALMOST THIRTY THREE THOUSAND MEALS FOR THOSE HOMELESS TRYING TO MAKE A POSITIVE CHANGE IN THEIR LIVES.

THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR WHEN OUR VOLUNTEERS RAISE A MAJOR PORTION OF THE FUNDS THAT SUPPORT OUR HOLIDAY FOOD BASKET PROGRAM AND THE NORMAL OPERATIONS OF OUR "OFF THE STREETS-BACK TO WORK" PROGRAM FOR THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS

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BECAUSE OF OUR RURAL LOCATION, WE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DUPLICATE THE EFFORTS OF THE MANY FINE ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE HOLIDAY DINNERS ON THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS. INSTEAD, WE FOUND A GREAT WAY TO "SPREAD THE WEALTH" TO THE HOMELESS THROUGHOUT THE DIFFICULT WINTER SEASON.

SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT THE WINTER, ON NON-HOLIDAYS, WE SEEK OUT THE HOMELESS WHERE THEY CONGREGATE AND DISTRIBUTE MEALS TO HELP MAKE THEIR WINTER A LITTLE EASIER AND, WE PRAY, A LITTLE MORE HOPEFUL.
WE ALSO INTERFACE WITH OTHER AGENCIES SO THAT THEY CAN DISTRIBUTE OUR FOOD BASKETS AS NEEDED TO THEIR CLIENTS.

THANKS TO YOUR GENEROSITY AND THE EFFORTS OF OUR VOLUNTEERS THIS WILL BE THE SIXTH WINTER FOR OUR FOOD PROJECT. JUDGING FROM THE GRATITUDE EXPRESSED BY THE RECIPIENTS IT IS A GREAT SUCCESS.