IN THE MHD REPORTER LAST WEEK

Salem Mission appreciates rowers’ efforts
Marblehead - Letters to the editor:
I write to express the extreme gratitude of the Salem Mission to Jack Tatelman and Paul Mazonson of the Marblehead Rowing Club (www.rocknrow.org) for their magnificent effort in raising $30,000 for the Mission from the Blackburn Challenge, when they rowed the 20 miles around Cape Ann.

Paul and Jack chose the Mission as the beneficiary this year because of the bleak economic picture and because, in Paul's words, “We thought, ‘Let’s do something for the least fortunate members of our community.’”

The good news is that the programs at the Mission are working: Even in this crisis, we have been able to move 70 people from homelessness into permanent housing in the last year!
In recent months, however, the Mission has lost one state contract as well as funding for its psychiatrist, so the funds raised by Jack and Paul will be a huge help as we try to overcome these cuts.

I can promise all who supported Jack and Paul, and all who support the Mission directly, that we will continue to strive towards our clear goal: ending the abomination of homelessness. The support from Paul and Jack is both inspiring and humbling.

Andrew Oliver, president
The Salem Mission
Crown Way