June 26, 1995
Dear Friend:
This is not newsletter. It is a fund-raising appeal.
But there's no reason why we shouldn't share good news at the same
time. Federal, state and local governments are freezing or withdrawing
much-needed funding sources for people who are truly in need. In spite of
that, Pleasant Run Children's Homes, with the help of hundreds of
volunteers and others who really care, continues to make a significant
impact on the futures of families and kids in need of help.
We all hear about today's increases in neglect, abuse and abandonment
of those who can't fight back: children. Yet few of us hear enough about
kids who live through these adversities and do make the grade.
The positive side. These are special children. They come into a
Pleasant Run program... whether it's for therapeutic help in their own
homes (which nurtures whole families), through foster care families or in
the familial surroundings of our residential homes.
For some, it's a matter of weeks or months; for others, it's years.
They leave Pleasant Run, generally, ready and able to contribute to
society. We're proud of our children and all that they overcome.
We are a not-for-profit, multi-service agency. We wouldn't exist if
the need weren't there. The numbers of children who deserve our services
are rising... as quickly as our programs can grow to serve them.
Please help us help them. Pleasant Run Children's Homes... "where good
kids get better."
Sincerely,
Mary Roth Tom Hirschauer
