Good luck with this. Peter remember that with each house costing 1850 if you set the goal at 1650 an 11th house would get built. 11x1850= 20,350. I will be on LI on the 12th of July if the meeting is held on that day. MC On Jun 23, 2012, at 7:08 AM, willenguys@xxxxxxx wrote: > Morty and I will contribute $ 100. If you think there is anything else we > can do,let us know. Have you sent the freelist to members of Students ?If > not,we can forward it to friends and family, Millie > > > -----Original Message----- > From: FreeLists Mailing List Manager <ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: fsf60k digest users <ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sat, Jun 23, 2012 1:08 am > Subject: fsf60k Digest V7 #41 > > fsf60k Digest Fri, 22 Jun 2012 Volume: 07 Issue: 041 > > In This Issue: > [fsf60k] FW: Request from Pete and Kate after meeting of Jun > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 12:39:56 -0400 > From: Peter White <pedro831@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [fsf60k] FW: Request from Pete and Kate after meeting of June 7 > > Hi Everyone, Below is a letter Kate and I composed after the last Friends > meeting of June 7. I hope you will read it and respond. Be well. Watch the > heat. PW > > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter White [mailto:pedro831@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Friday, June 22, 2012 11:40 AM > To: kcshr@xxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Request after meeting of June 7 > > > Hi Kate, below is second draft of letter to members about finishing off the > $10K SG matching housing grant. If you approve, I'll send out. PW > > > > Greetings Friends, > > Our last meeting of Friends of SF60K was Thurs. eve. June 7. Several folks > called or emailed that they could not attend. This left us with a small > meeting of only three, the two of us and Mike Cipoletti who came from Boston > to attend. As usual, we had a good meeting that lasted until after 9 p.m. > Several topics were discussed including: > > .Pete's anti-gang initiative with Suff. Co. officials and social work orgs. > .Comedor Escolar Project and study > .Filing of taxes for 2011 > .Problems with tax filings of our two chapters > .Playground project in Nicaragua > .Housing grant from SG Foundation > .Other topics > > SG GRANT: > > One important reason we wish we had a larger turnout for the meeting deals > with the Housing Grant from SG Foundation. As many of you may know, this > past spring Dick Wiltamuth prepared a grant request to the foundation which > is in Calif. In 2009 we received $6000 from SG toward our housing initiative > (which is to build 100 houses for needy families in Chacraseca and > surrounding areas). This time around, due to the success of the 2009 > initiative and Dick's fine grantsmanship, SG responded by saying it would > provide $10000, so long as we raise/match that ourselves. Here is where we > need more involvement. > > WHERE WE'RE AT: > > So far, we have received $1500 from the Bergman Family Foundation and $1650 > from alumni from Class of 1982, for a total of $3150 (Pete was class advisor > to the class of 1982 which is having its 30th reunion this summer). Also, > Students for 60000 is working on a contribution to fund the cost of three > houses (which run $1850 each)or $5550, bringing the total to $8700. That > leaves a balance of $1300 to be raised by us. > > WHAT WE NEED: > > We would very much like to see someone from within our organization take the > lead on this, to brainstorm with others, or chair a committee to raise this > remaining $1300 so we can accomplish the goal of $10000 and so that we are > as directly involved as these other donors mentioned above, including the > school students. Once we reach the goal of $10000 we will qualify for the > $10000 SG matching grant and have $20000 for our housing initiative. Perhaps > we can organize a fall trip to directly bring this sum to Nicaragua and to > be more than "funders," but physically part of the housing project (Note: > $20000 will build 11 houses at $1850 each. The recipient families will pay > back one quarter of this sum over time). > Please contact us as soon as possible if you have any ideas on how to obtain > this remaining $1300, and/or if you wish to take the lead on organizing an > activity that would provide it. We do not want to see any part of this > $10000 matching grant opportunity lost. > > > > OTHER NEWS: > > The Town of Hunting Parks Dept. has indicated that it is replacing a rather > large children's park in Otsego Park, on Commack Rd., 1.5 mi. so. of LIE in > Commack. They offered the present park equipment/apparatus to us to benefit > the children of Nicaragua who have little in the way of recreational > opportunities, if we wish to dismantle it. Parks such as this would cost > between $50000-$100000 if purchased new. (Pete and Jim Zima have researched > costs for new park equipment over the past few months with several vendors > and manufacturers). Jim and Pete checked out the Otsego park and found it > to be more than suitable. The only problem is with the dismantling, and of > course the storage and shipping concerns, as well as the politics on the > Nicaragua end. They are excited about this possibility. This is just FYI. > Our real concern is the SG Foundation matching grant, so... > > please get in touch with us if you have ideas or wish to get directly > involved so we can get over the top with the $10000 housing grant. It is > important, not only for us but also for the the forgotten poor. > > Be well. Good luck with the heat wave. See you next meeting (which may be > delayed a bit if July 4 becomes a conflict. We'll let you know). > > Pete and Kate > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > End of fsf60k Digest V7 #41 > *************************** >