I believe this is a Minneapolis issue as, when I worked at Dorothy Day
Center, homeless persons were forced by their situation to shuttle between Mpls
and St. Paul in search of shelter.
Margaret Hastings-Mpls
See below:
A Palace for the Homeless?
The 2004 StPaul Winter Carnival Ice Palace is being built in downtown St.
Paul near the Dorothy Day Center, a provider of meals, food shelf, medical
care, and other services for Twin Cities area homeless people. 700 union
workers have volunteered more than 55,000 hours to build the 2004 Ice
Palace, 3,000 volunteers will staff the exhibit and its events, and many
millions of private and public dollars will be spent on its design,
construction, and demolition.
What if these kinds of financial donations could be raised to fight
homelessness? What if people were encouraged to volunteer thousands of
hours to help those in need? What if every Ice Palace visitor would donate
$5 to the Dorothy Day Center in addition to his/her $5 Ice Palace
admission fee?
Join Merriam Park Neighbors for Peace in raising homelessness awareness!
Saturday, January 24
11am-1pm
Between Dorothy Day Center and Ice Palace
West 7th Street and Old 6th Street, St. Paul
Detailed map and parking/shuttle information available at:
http://www.winter-carnival.com/2004PDFs/FinalShuttleMap.pdf
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