people don't have the opportunity to make comments and have input on this matter. it is summertime and people are on vacation, spending time with their families, and generaly having a good time. the homeless, however are just so damn inconvenient. they don't go on vacation, they are just here all the time being homeless. please remember it is the homeless that are powerless, homeowners, schools, churches, businesses, government, have all the power. i'm sure the "stakeholders" will fend for themselves quite well regardless of all the fun they may be having this summer.

"I would make it impossible for the covetous and avaricious to utterly impoverish the poor. The rich can take care of themselves."
^@^

I was the fellow that dropped by your house.  Wish you had mentioned that you're on Olyblog!  I do remember talking to you; it was good to meet you.

Please do contact any parents you know.  We really do want to be able to satisfy everyone's concerns, and meetings like this Saturday are the best way to do that.  We'll have info on the rules of the camp, the agreement with the city, the background check process for the campers, how the camp manages and polices itself, and the involvement of church volunteers.  The better informed the community is on all this stuff, the more comfortable people will be, I think.  It will also be a good time for us at the church to take input from the community; such imput led to the decision to begin the 24 hour volunteer hosts at the United Churches (we plan to continue this practice).  Having volunteer hosts present around the clock has helped to satisfy the concerns of the neighbors, and it has also done extraordinary things to build community between the camp and the church! So your imput DOES make a difference.

Thanks again,

-Phil 

The Canaanite's Call