11/27/2013:  Please give this Thanksgiving to our organization.  We have those in need awaiting funding. Those who are currently homeless or about to become homeless.  Once you've taken that final step down from financial security it is that much more difficult to return to a functioning place in society.  Please take a moment and look around you, if you see someone in need and you are able to contribute financially to assist them without incuring financial strain yourselves, please do so!  It's simply the right thing to do.

 

9/25/2012: I visited State Street this morning to walk down the strip and check out the shops there for a potential location for our thrift store.  I pulled into a parking space and heard a man screaming at someone, look around and see the man who appeared to be homeless as he was sitting on the sidewalk bench with a few shirts, backpack, two solo cups full of some kind of liquid and a can of foot powder.  He was screaming at everyone who passed by on sidewalks, even those on the other side of the street, as I walked by, I hear "Oh sure, you can't hear me, I'm not here". Or something to that effect.

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I decided to interact with the man who was almost begging to be committed, and long story short made a new friend today. Ron Evans has been homeless for 2 years now, his wife died two years ago and he lost his business and his desire to fit in this rat race. I have been trying to find a purpose for a potential Symbols of Love Organization's nonprofit thrift store, and today I stumbled upon something that truly broke my heart.  And at the end of the time that I had spent with Ron, I was able to get both of Ron's brothers phone numbers and called them up, apparently they both know exactly where he is and are okay with it.  I was not.

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I can't imagine being at peace with your loved one on the street. So I gave Ron what I had on me $28 and my Rayban sunglasses, it's simply not enough!!!

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Ron said I saved his life today and that will last him an entire week! It breaks my heart to see this man homeless and drunk on a bench, in a sad attempt to cope with the pain of life and his rotten teeth, which he pointed out several times to me. I'll finish this up on in a blog latter... I simply wanted to share most of my morning with you. How far does this go before we stop and treat this homeless disease with the respect it commands and deserves? These are people, not animals or rubbish!  Everyone looses their mind living on the streets. Everyone.