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This forwarded message indicates the impact of rising food costs to providing social services to the needy. If any BEST thinkers have ideas to help the situation, please contact the persons in this email thread. Thanks. Kathleen W. Pagan, AICP, Senior Planner (352) 374-5249 http://growth-management.alachua.fl.us/ P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail Jim Wright <[log in to unmask]> wrote: To: [log in to unmask] From: Jim Wright <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 13:10:43 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [acchhmail] Fw:Emergency need for food at St. Francis House Dear All: Please see the note below. Jim. Jim Wright, Director Alachua County Coalition for the Homeless and Hungry, Inc. P.O. Box 5494 Gainesville, FL 32627-5494 phone (352) 378-0460 fax (352) 373-4097 Dear Folks, I spoke with Kent Vann the director at the St. Francis House this morning, July 7, 2008. They have a desperate need for food. Their pantry shelves are bare. The reserve food they keep in their two large freezers has been completely used up and the freezers have been unplugged to conserve electricity. Hundreds of hungry people come to St. Francis for food each week. Kent tells me that if they donąt get some donations right away, many of the people who come to them for food will leave hungry. Items St. Francis House needs most include: Pasta Rice Eggs Canned or fresh vegetables Canned goods of any kind Frozen meats such as chicken, ground beef, turkey All contributions and donations to St. Francis House are tax deductible. If you have any questions, or would like to help, please call 378-9079 and speak with Kent or one of his staff. Please pass this along to anyone who might be willing to help. All the best, Jan Zak, 2-1-1 Program Director United Way 2-1-1 for North Central Florida 6031 NW 1st Place Gainesville, FL 32607-2025 2-1-1 or (352) 332-4636 (352) 331-2111 (fax) [log in to unmask] org <mailto:[log in to unmask]> www.unitedwayncfl. org <http://www.unitedwayncfl.org/> This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for the intended recipient(s) . If you are not the named recipient you should not read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions expressed in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of the company. Warning: Although precautions have been taken to make sure no viruses are present in this email, the company cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage that arise from the use of this email or attachments. __._,_.___