Browsing Archive: January, 2009
Posted by C. lynn on Saturday, January 31, 2009,
Our street corner awareness campaign was a success! On Firday, January 30th, we stood on the corners of Hillsborough & 56th, Harney Rd. and Orient Rd. We handed out flyers to get everyone in the community aware of what the Diocese is trying to do to our community.
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Posted by C. Lynn on Sunday, January 11, 2009,
Please understand our goal is not to oppose helping the homeless, it is opposing helping them in the well intentioned yet misguided way the St. Petersburg Diocese is proposing. While they have a noble goal of helping as many as possible as soon as possible, this is exactly where the problems are created. When they take people in and then figure out if they have a desire to be independent, we have a large amount of homeless who are accepting of their lifestyle and do not want to change now in ...
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Posted by C. Lynn on Sunday, January 11, 2009,
A group of 8 residents from East Lake Park visited Pinellas Hope on Jan. 10th. We have posted some photos and will be updating the site with details and information we learned from Sheila Lopez, the COO of the Diocese of St. Peteersburg.
We would like to thank Sheila for having us out. She is a sweet lady and we appreciate her taking the time to answer our questions and give us a tour of the facility.
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Posted by C. Lynn on Thursday, January 8, 2009,
We are diligently working on many projects. We need more volunteers to get out and gather petition signatures. It does not matter where you live, if you are 200 feet or 30 miles away from this proposed homeless tent site, you can get out in your area and help. This will affect everyone in Hillsborough County and potentially beyond when they try to put this in your neighborhood too. We will supply you with a clipboard, petitions, fliers, educational material and other supplies.
Your input...
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Posted by C. Lynn on Wednesday, January 7, 2009,
I have left a message for Shiela Lopez and gotten no response asking for a group of residents and buisness owners in Hillsborough County to tour the Pinellas facility. She has not returned my calls. The Facility Manager of Pinellas Hope is unreachable since her voicemail is full. Still trying to coordinate this effort.
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Posted by C. Lynn on Tuesday, January 6, 2009,
I spoke with planning and growth management today. They rescheduled the meeting for the 17th of February. They have not posted the correct signage yet. They are changing their request from 500 tents to 240 tents.
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Posted by C. Lynn on Monday, January 5, 2009,
Joanne and Hal made it in the St Pete times. See articles section for the link.
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