A second Resource Fair was held in Eastpoint yesterday, providing guidance and resources to our neighbors who have been without work due to the Bay emergency. Additional assistance offered included FREE flu shots for the harvesting community, a semi-truck load of donated food staples from Food Share, and a trailer of pet food from D.A.R.T..
A special highlight of this Fair was a visit from Florida Governor Rick Scott, who had an opportunity to speak one on one with many attendees. Before concluding his visit, the Governor gave an overview of what he had discussed with them, and took questions from the media who were covering the event. Here is a quote from his remarks:
"There's not one person I talked to who said, 'Gosh, I want to become dependent upon government.' They want to be able to get a job; they want their own livelihood; they want just like all the rest of us want ----you want your child to get an education, and the American Dream. But they're struggling right now. We need to help them . . . we have got to work on solving everything we can short-term, but having better long-term solutions."
Here is the link to a video of his remarks on The Half Shell Channel on Youtube: http://youtu.be/On30IvqHHcg
Sincerely,
Robin Rickel Vroegop
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