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Subject: fsf60k Digest V7 #41fsf60k Digest Fri, 22 Jun 2012 Volume: 07 Issue: 041In This Issue: [fsf60k] FW: Request from Pete and Kate after meeting of Jun----------------------------------------------------------------------Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 12:39:56 -0400From: Peter White <pedro831@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>Subject: [fsf60k] FW: Request from Pete and Kate after meeting of June 7Hi Everyone, Below is a letter Kate and I composed after the last Friendsmeeting of June 7. I hope you will read it and respond. Be well. Watch theheat. PW-----Original Message-----From: Peter White [mailto:pedro831@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]Sent: Friday, June 22, 2012 11:40 AMTo: kcshr@xxxxxxxxxxxSubject: Request after meeting of June 7Hi 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. PWGreetings Friends,Our last meeting of Friends of SF60K was Thurs. eve. June 7. Several folkscalled or emailed that they could not attend. This left us with a smallmeeting of only three, the two of us and Mike Cipoletti who came from Bostonto 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 topicsSG GRANT:One important reason we wish we had a larger turnout for the meeting dealswith the Housing Grant from SG Foundation. As many of you may know, thispast spring Dick Wiltamuth prepared a grant request to the foundation whichis in Calif. In 2009 we received $6000 from SG toward our housing initiative(which is to build 100 houses for needy families in Chacraseca andsurrounding areas). This time around, due to the success of the 2009initiative and Dick's fine grantsmanship, SG responded by saying it wouldprovide $10000, so long as we raise/match that ourselves. Here is where weneed more involvement.WHERE WE'RE AT:So far, we have received $1500 from the Bergman Family Foundation and $1650from alumni from Class of 1982, for a total of $3150 (Pete was class advisorto 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 threehouses (which run $1850 each)or $5550, bringing the total to $8700. Thatleaves 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 thelead on this, to brainstorm with others, or chair a committee to raise thisremaining $1300 so we can accomplish the goal of $10000 and so that we areas directly involved as these other donors mentioned above, including theschool students. Once we reach the goal of $10000 we will qualify for the$10000 SG matching grant and have $20000 for our housing initiative. Perhapswe can organize a fall trip to directly bring this sum to Nicaragua and tobe more than "funders," but physically part of the housing project (Note:$20000 will build 11 houses at $1850 each. The recipient families will payback one quarter of this sum over time).Please contact us as soon as possible if you have any ideas on how to obtainthis remaining $1300, and/or if you wish to take the lead on organizing anactivity 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 ratherlarge children's park in Otsego Park, on Commack Rd., 1.5 mi. so. of LIE inCommack. They offered the present park equipment/apparatus to us to benefitthe children of Nicaragua who have little in the way of recreationalopportunities, if we wish to dismantle it. Parks such as this would costbetween $50000-$100000 if purchased new. (Pete and Jim Zima have researchedcosts for new park equipment over the past few months with several vendorsand manufacturers). Jim and Pete checked out the Otsego park and found itto be more than suitable. The only problem is with the dismantling, and ofcourse the storage and shipping concerns, as well as the politics on theNicaragua 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 directlyinvolved so we can get over the top with the $10000 housing grant. It isimportant, 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 bedelayed a bit if July 4 becomes a conflict. We'll let you know).Pete and Kate------------------------------End of fsf60k Digest V7 #41***************************
