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May 16, 2012

For the past two weeks, we had a volunteer make sandwiches for us. Every day, she would come in at 2pm, pass out sandwiches, and stay for an hour to chat with our members.

Our members are sad to hear that her busy schedule won’t allow her to come in anymore with any regularity. They appreciated her sandwiches and her time so much that our members got together on their own and made her a card.

They came into the office asking for markers or colored pencils, but all we had were a few highlighters and permanent markers. Using these few supplies, they took turns outlining and coloring, using the blue and yellow highlighters to color in green lettuce. The artists walked around and asked everyone to sign it. It was such an awesome sight.

We have some great members here. They appreciate all of our sandwich donors, but especially love those who take the time to personally hand them out and hang out for a few minutes. If you have some time, drop by and say hello!

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May 8, 2012

During today’s house meeting, a guest brought up Mayor Vincent Gray’s proposed $7 million cut to homeless services funding. With this cut, shelters are at great risk and may close. Those that do stay open may have half their beds cut for men and women. Services, including food, transportation, and outreach will be cut.

There is a rally this Thursday, May 10, at 9am to protest this budget cut. The march will start from the CCNV Shelter: 2nd & D St NW, DC.

If you have time, please rally to help keep shelters open and services provided.

Details can be found here.

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May 7, 2012

We have a new craft auction going on, and there’s less than a week to bring home this adorable teddy bear!

This adorable teddy bear is sitting in our center, patiently waiting for someone to take him home and love him beary much. GMC’s temporary mascot stands a proud 18″ from the top of his head to the tips of his toes.

He sports a purple, bue, and green sweater vest and scarf, which are removable during the hot summer months. His button eyes and shy smile invite people to give his dark brown hands and feet a gentle squeeze.

Teddy wants a home by May 13 at 5pm, when the auction ends. Be quick and bid now!

The winning bid goes directly to Sandra, the artist, minus 10% which is put into a fund for more materials. We will accept payment via PayPal or check, and Teddy can either be shipped or picked up from our center.

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March 9, 2012

While many college students are soaking up the sun on beaches everywhere, some students are spending spring break doing community service. This week, a group of students from Loyola University visited us not once, not twice, but THREE times! One day they spent time hanging out with our guests in our center. Another day they did street outreach with Roy, and on Thursday night, they prepared a delicious spaghetti dinner for our winter shelter.

And then they wrote us a thank you letter. It is us who should be thanking them for all of their help. So thank you, students from Loyola University! We hope you had fun working with us.

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