I'm sorry I complained. I'm pretty much a new comer here trying to figure out how our community works, because alot of it doesn't make sense to me. I think if I would've understood who you are, and what you are trying to accomplish, I would not have said a thing. Sincerely, Jack --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > The service is a community service, and it belongs in a community message > board. It's unfortunate that some people just to assail others. > > However, I like to give a honest bit of advise. I would take him up on his > offer, if I was you. Let him buy you all a camcorder. The funds we raise > by > services we provide go directly to the Lighthouse Mission that feeds hungry > people and supports people going through temporary homelessness. I didn't > think I had to point this out cause most folks know that Kevin Brown, runs > the > mission downtown in Long Branch. > > Better food for thought, is that when a faith based organization raises > money providing services to the community at reduced rates, people get > savings > and charity gets accomplished. The minute an agency is not raising money > this > way, they have to go to the State and Federal Government for funding. Once > you get the public money, you have the public problem. > > For instance, if the rescue mission was privately funded, they can control > who sleeps in the available beds. Once they have to go outside the > community > and get public money, than the provider of the funds controls who sleeps in > the bed. > > If I make $5,000.00 and apply it to the 5 beds I offer temporary homeless > people. I can say... only 5 people from such and such a place can occupy > the > beds. But now, lets say someone starts to decry the non profit trying to > raise the money with web casting, hosting, t shirts, 50/50's, chances, > bazzars, > las vegas nights, etc... and the $5,000 is cut down to two. Well now I go > to > the county and apply for the $3,000.00 because there are an established 5 > people per cycle homeless. Now I have 2 beds that are controlled by our > standards of service to our local community and three funded by COUNTY, who > will > ship in from outside the local area to keep the beds full. > > So go ahead, tell me I can't raise money with specialized services to the > community, and you will cause non profits to get funding from outside sources > > who will dump, dump, dump... it's a paradox! > > Anyway... those that know me, know what I am all about. The new people, well > welcome to the Jersey Shore. > > Rev. Kevin Brown > Lighthouse Mission > we also help people on the web with many different things call us. > 732.222.6224. > NO COOL AID USED IN ANY OF OUR PROGRAMS > Smile Life Is Short > and > Jesus Is Lord! >
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