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| Hi I'm Homeless 5/04/04 |
| NEWSPAPER |
| NewsFlash: One City worker complains about syringes being left in the bathrooms, laying on the grass, and buried in the childrens sandbox, at a certain city park here in Modesto. Please dispose of your syringes properly. |
| 5/07/04 The Emergency Shelter in Modesto is officially closed untill further notice. Salvation Army, doners and volunteers, your concern for we homeless and addicts are well appreciated. May God bless you one and all for your help. Nicky, Janice, Mr. Dickenson, and all the rest are being remembered in our prayers. Sincerely: BYRON A. OSTROWSKI |
| A NICE COP : While sitting in the park the other day, a policeman pulled up and walked over to me. He smiled, asked me how I was doing, and before leaving he told me not to give up hope. He said, " you have to focus on the good things and try to accomplish personal goals that you set for yourself." " If you keep trying and never give up, you'll always win in the longrun." " We really want to help, but we need to know you are willing to help yourselves." He smiled once more, turned and walked away. I have been seriousely thinking about my life and what I am going to do with it, since I met the strange, kind, police officer the other day in the park. I THANK YOU |
| WHAT WOULD YOU WANT PEOPLE WITH HOMES TO KNOW ABOUT BEING HOMELESS ? |
| Tony: You don't know what you've got till its gone. |
| Judy: I used to be homeless, but now I have a home. Please help the homeless? |
| Paul and Dawn: It would be nice if people weren't so judgemental and showed a little more compassion towards their fellow man. |
| Wayne: Without a home, you don't have any privacy to get away from the elements and other people. |
| Raymond: People who have homes are fortunate to have them. I'm struggling to keep my family in a home right now. But I am staying at the mission myself. |
| Rod: People with homes can go to the bathroom and get a drink of water when they want to. If you're homeless, alot of businesses won't let you use their restrooms unless you buy something. So if you're broke, you're out of luck. There aren't very many water fountains to be found either, so you get very thirsty and dehydrated sometimes. |
| Ron: All homeless arent bad. They are not all drunks or druggies or theives. Some homeless have good oral hygene. |
| Derrick: I would like them to lose their home for 30 days to see how it feels to be looked down upon. |
| The other day, someone said to me that homeless people smell bad. I politely said, "not the ones that go to the mission." The mission has central air, clean beds, excellent dinners, showers with clean clothes, and church service every night. The mission really does help people. What would we do without the mission? |
| Founder And Creator Of hiimhomeless: James M. Flaherty - 6/14/03 |