[mit-habitat-exec] Fwd: MASSPIRG Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness

[Anne Chin]

Let me know if you guys are interested in this.

Anne


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>Subject: MASSPIRG Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness
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>February 27, 2005
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>Dear Anne Chin, Vice President of Volunteer Activities for Habitat for 
>Humanity,
>
>My name is Michael Schainfeld and I am a senior at Boston College and this 
>semester I am working with students from UMass Boston and around the 
>Boston area to address the problem of hunger and homelessness in America.
>
>I am writing to you to ask for your help in supporting the effort to fight 
>hunger and homelessness here in Boston and abroad.
>
>As a college student, I am shocked by the increasing rate of hunger and 
>homelessness here in Boston, across the country and throughout the world.
>
>Hunger and homelessness is a serious social issue.  Every year 36.3 
>million Americans go hungry, including 13 million children.  Here in 
>Boston, 1 out of every 5 people will be turned away from one of the 
>state's local homeless shelters every night.  At a recent press 
>conference, the Mayor's office declared Massachusetts in a state of 
>emergency due to the high level of hunger and homelessness.
>
>There are many amazing agencies in Boston addressing this issue, but their 
>efforts continue to face stiff resistance in the face of an overwhelming 
>demand for their services and a sharp decline in government funding.  As a 
>community, we need to come together to build a foundation to help support 
>the campaign against hunger and homelessness.  We have the opportunity to 
>really make a difference in our community, but we need your support.
>
>That is why I am urging you to join our local and national effort to 
>address the issue of hunger and homelessness by participating in the 21st 
>Annual Hunger Cleanup on Saturday, April 9th.  It is going to be an 
>amazing event in which students and community members from all around the 
>country will come together in one of the largest, national one-day 
>community service fundraising events to volunteer at local hunger and 
>homelessness relief agencies.  Volunteer projects include painting local 
>shelters, planting community gardens, cleaning food banks, and minor 
>construction.  I am really excited and looking forward to working with you 
>and your group.
>
>You can help by filling out the enclosed attachment and emailing it back 
>to me as soon as possible.  Thank you very much for your time and 
>consideration.  I will follow-up with you next week.  If you have any 
>questions, I can be reached at schainfe at bc.edu or 617.655.6102
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Michael D. Schainfeld
>MASSPIRG Hunger and Homelessness Coordinator
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