Autumn 2007

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DPHW Board of Directors

Erika Barry, MPA,

Ex Officio

Kari Kirwin BedellRev. David BowersDavid Bowman, PhDDiana Bruce, MPAR. Matthew Kelley, Esq.George MadillAnne K. Nelsen, PhDAnn ParnowYvonne Rice

2007 Fannie MaeWalkathon Details1Letter from theExecutive Director 2In The News 2PN Hoffman Golf Tournament Recap3Client Highlight 4Halloween Party 4New Faces 5Volunteer Corner 6New Programs 7Donor Spotlight 7Wish List 8

In this issue:

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Just a Few Easy Steps ...

The 20th Annual Fannie Mae Help The HomelessWalkathon Is HERE!

Saturday, November 17, 2007 at 9:00 a.m.on The National Mall between 7th and 14th Streets NW

The Help the Homeless Walkathon is the Dinner Program’s largest fundraiser of theyear—our goal for 2007 is

$50,000

, but we can not achieve that without your help!Below are all the many ways in which you can help DPHW reach our goal andcontinue to meet the needs of our clients. Thank you for your loving support!

Over 50,000 people gather each year on the National Mall for thisevent. Every walker counts! More feet on the street means more benefits for DPHWand the men and women that we serve. Once you register, consider asking your fam-ily and friends to sponsor you or organize your friends, your colleagues, your faithcommunity, or even bookclub to walk on behalf of DPHW. Why it matters:100% of your registrationfee benefits DPHW. Plus,DPHW receives incentivefunds from Fannie Maebased on the total number of walkers that we recruit.

Make a general donation:

Can’t participate on November 17 but still want to be involved and support DPHW?You can make a general donation to “Help the Homeless” and designate it to DPHW.Just go to our website at www.dphw.org to find out more.

No matter how you choose to get involved, every dollar you give or raisegoes directly to programs that help DPHW's clients break the cycle of homelessness and move toward independence.

Other Ways to Give!

For all federal employees and other workplace givers:DPHW has a

new CFC code

for 2007-2008:

56398

Our United Way workplace giving code remains:

8280

Please remember DPHW when you pledge this year!

Pre-Walk Breakfast

Saturday, November 17, 20077:30 - 8:30am309 E Street NW, Washington DCDPHW’s staff invites you to join us for a continentalbreakfast before the Walkathon on November 17. Get toknow other friends and supporters of DPHW over a hotdrink and tasty treat!We'll walk together from DPHW to the starting point of theWalkathon on the National Mall.

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What’s Cooking

Pulled From the Newsstand

America’s Working Poor Stretching Paychecks To The Breaking Point

As rent, food, and energy bills increase for today’sAmericans, more and more people are finding that pay-day is not coming soon enough to meet their basicneeds. This is affecting not only the poor, but also mid-dle-income working families as of late. Double couponday and space heaters are just not providing the savingsfamilies need to stretch their paychecks through to thenext payday. The problem is likely to continue asheating bills and mortgage rates steadily increase. Asa result, food pantries have been experiencing short-ages over the past couple years. The number of fami-lies visiting food pantries and other emergency nutri-tional services has risen over 60% in urban areas inthe past year alone.What is now beginning to grip middle America is anissue our clients face multiple times over on a dailybasis. As this problem continues to plague our citi-zens, we ask you to continue your support of pro-grams like the Dinner Program. Thank you for all youdo!

Letter from the Executive Director

For longtime members of the Dinner Program family, Florence was more than just a famil-iar face—she was a welcome source of humor, comfort, and hope. As DPHW’s Resourceand Referral Specialist for seven years, “Flo” kept her finger on the pulse of the many dif-ferent services and programs throughout the city, so she always knew the best place tosend a woman to get her needs met. Having experienced homelessness herself, Florenceoffered our women great compassion and a wonderful model of peer success. Known for her no-nonsense BINGO calling on Sundays, Florence also had a love of poetry that shetried to share with our clients, helping to organize DPHW’s monthly poetry readings andcontests. She retired from DPHW at the beginning of 2007. Soon after, Florence foundherself fighting lung cancer, which she did with her characteristic strength, dignity, and wryhumor. We are honored to have had Florence as part of our DPHW family, and know thather memory will live on in the hearts of the many people whose lived she touched. Flo, you are deeply missed.

In Memoriam: Florence Theresa Shorter, 1955-2007

Dear Friends,This year is coming to a close with all of the same rollicking energy with which it began. Starting withour change in locations at the beginning of the year, 2007 has been a year of significant transition andexciting growth. If it has been a while since you were last at DPHW, you may be surprised at all of thenew faces and programs that have been popping up. Having doubled our program hours and intro-duced comprehensive social services, DPHW is now uniquely poised to offer our clients the individual-ized support necessary to end their homelessness. I encourage you to take a look inside this issue of

What’s Cooking

to learn a bit more about our great new staff and neat new programs, and I hope thatyou come down to visit soon. We always have an extra apron available in our kitchen, but there are now moreways than ever to get involved. To all of our many supporters that have worked so hard to make this year a suc-cess,

thank you!

Your contributions of time and resources are enabling DPHW to directly impact the lives of DC’shomeless in many inspiring ways.With Gratitude,Erika Barry, Executive Director

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September 27th 2007, PN Hoffman, aDC-area upscale property develop-ment firm, hosted a charity golf tour-nament to benefit DPHW at thebeautiful Whiskey Creek Golf Club inIjamsville, Maryland.The tournament was a huge success and raised

$50,000

for DPHW! We would like to thank the PNHoffman staff, subcontractors, and vendors who made this event possible with their dedication andgenerosity. We would also like to thank the following tournament sponsors for their incredible support

Charity Golf TournamentRaises $50,000 for DPHW

Gold Sponsor ($8,000-10,000)

Miller & Long

Silver Sponsors ($5,000-7,000)

The Carmen GroupStruever Bros. Eccles & RouseUnited Masonry

Bronze Sponsors ($3,000-4,000)

Colonial Electric,First Savings MortgageForest CitySpartan ElectricWells Fargo

In addition to organizing and staffingthe charity golf tournament,employees at PN Hoffman have alsoshown their support of DPHW by be-coming regular volunteers in our kitchen. We thank PN Hoffman for their inspiring community involvement!