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1/20/12
Tent Cities 3 & 4 Update:
Dear Friends and Hosts of Shelters and especially Tent City3 and Tent City4:
The SHARE/WHEEL Community thanks our friends, supporters and hosts for seeing us through this week's weather emergency. Almost all of our 15 indoor shelters were able to stay inside during the day, and our Tent Cities had indoor sleeping spaces at night. Our next major logistical challenge starts today. Tomorrow, Saturday, January 21st, 2012 BOTH our Tent Cities will be moving to new locations. Tent City3 will be moving from Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Shoreline (14514--20th NE) to Seattle Pacific University (Wallace Field, just east of Royal Brougham Pavilion; the University is near the Fremont Ship Canal). Tent City4 will be moving from Community Church of Issaquah (205 Mountain Park Blvd SW) to Kirkland's Holy Spirit Lutheran Church (10021 Northeast 124th Street). The Moves have already started BUT - due to the terrible weather that has already hit, with more wet stuff to come, both camps have adjusted plans:
This is now a Two Day Move: Saturday we'll get most everything to each new site and will sleep there. Sunday large teams will return back to both former sites to finish up and do the dump runs. Thank you to all four hosts and all our supporters for your ongoing concern that this move be safe and successful, and your willingness to be creative toward that end. Here are steps we are asking all of you to consider now:
1) Help with the move. Obviously helpers are needed more than ever! Please focus on the work itself. The Move Masters can give Basic Instructions of what to do, and then just pitch in. The job of directing the On-the-Ground move is very challenging. Please give our Move Masters and Camp Advisers the space to do it. Also keep in mind that cell phones batteries don't last that long and our recharging abilities during the day are minimal. 2) The two camps are already aware of the generous plans to help with food, labor and transportation on Saturday. If you learn of new efforts to help with the cleanup or food on Sunday call the SHARE Consultant at (206) 448-7889 or send an email to tentcity4@sharewheel.org THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! GOOD LUCK AND MAY GODS GRACE, PATIENCE AND FORTITUDE BE WITH ALL OF US THIS WEEKEND!
ALSO, PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THIS WEBSITE FOR MORE NEWS SOON ABOUT SHARE's MAJOR FUNDING/POLICY BATTLE OF 2012. YOUR HELP WILL BE NEEDED FOR THIS, TOO! |
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