by Dan on Wednesday, February 4th, 2009, Filed Under In The News | View Comments
Tom Risen of The Burbank Leader writes about Union Rescue Mission’s appeal for increased winter shelter aid.
“We’ve been speaking out to public officials, but I don’t think anybody is quite ready to see the gravity of this,” said Andy Bales, chief executive of the Union Rescue Mission, which runs a number of shelters in the Greater Los Angeles area. “We need to take emergency steps for the number of people that are going to be coming our way because of foreclosures and job loss.
“This is alarming, and I’ve been working with the homeless for 23 years. It’s getting a little Depression-like.”
This is the second year URM has run the winter shelter in Burbank, which will close on March 15.
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by Dan on Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009, Filed Under General | View Comments
You are invited to participate in the Union Rescue Mission’s 3rd Annual Spring Golf Classic benefiting URM and Door of Hope. Once again, the day will be filled with excitement, fun contests, prizes, great food, and awesome people.
Golfers will compete on Monday, March 2, 2009, at the beautiful Mountain Gate Country Club. The tournament format will be a shamble. The top three finishing teams will win TaylorMade irons.
Whether you’ve been a longtime friend of Union Rescue Mission and/or Door of Hope, or this is your initial engagement, you’re sure to have a great time! Remember, the support you lend to our cause is not measured in dollars and cents, but in transformed lives.
Click here to register now!
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