[Wamvan] Fwd: Support the Vendors

[Tami Starlight]

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> From: Paul Ryan - Hope in Shadows <pryan at hopeinshadows.com>
> Date: 23 June, 2011 5:26:12 PM PDT
> To: Tami <cosmictami at shaw.ca>
> Subject: Support the Vendors
> Reply-To: Paul Ryan - Hope in Shadows <pryan at hopeinshadows.com>
> 

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> Hi Tami,
>  
> I wanted to give our supporters an inside look into the ways in which Hope in Shadows has touched the lives of Downtown Eastside community members. Last year, we provided free training and support for more than 200 people to help them start up their own micro-business as vendors of the Hope in Shadows calendar.
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> Over the years, our vendor program has become an important source of accessible employment and training for those living on the margins. We ask that you help us make this program successful again this year by making a donation here.
>  
> Downtown Eastside community member, Peter Thompson, has been involved with Hope in Shadows for three years. Some of his winning work includes the photo chosen for last year’s calendar cover. He’s also been helping as a spokesperson for the project, doing media interviews and speaking publicly to large groups. 
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> You may have even met Peter around town. Every fall, he is out on the streets of Vancouver selling the calendar and connecting with people all over the city. Among the throng of people on Commercial Drive, his usual vending spot, Peter comments, “I’ve been getting recognition from a lot of people who have been coming up and talking to me.”
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> Like each of the vendors, Peter makes $10 for each calendar he sells. The income vendors earn selling the calendar helps them achieve personal goals and cover some of their basic necessities. Peter tells us that the calendar has allowed him to help his family, in particular his sister, a single-mother living with leukemia. “She calls me and I help her all I can,” says Peter. Hope in Shadows gives Peter the opportunity to do something meaningful, and Peter gives back to the project with his wholehearted involvement.
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> This kind of success is what drives Hope in Shadows forward every year. Peter is one of many community members that have found self-confidence through the project, and one of many more that look ahead to the continued success of Hope in Shadows.  We ask that you join him in support of Hope in Shadows by donating here.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Paul Ryan
> Project Director
> 
> P.S. We are already preparing to train this year's calendar vendors, so every donation to this project makes a real difference. I hope that you choose to support Hope in Shadows today.
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