BETTY CHIN/AHP 8.16.23 — SoHum Housing Opportunities

November 17, 2023

Dear CommUnity,

SoHum Housing Opportunities would like to thank our Donors / Sponsors of our recent fundraiser:

Josh Sweet; Benbow Historical Inn; Chautauqua; The Mateel Community Center; Boot Leg; Signature Coffee; Humboldt Herbals; Feather Rose; Shop Smart; KMUD; Dustin Silva/ Humboldt Tree Nug Farms ; Mike Egan / Mycality Mushrooms; Kyle from North Bay Shellfish; Redway True Value; Feather and Leaf CBD/ Michelle Kaufman; Andrea Rodriguez; Nicole Divine; Redwood Raindrop Harmonics / Michelle Welty; Vino Devino and Yashi Hoffman for your generous contributions to our event.

Along with our awesome Donors / Sponsors where would any organization be without our Volunteers?

Our beautiful fundraiser for SHO on Friday, November 17 happened because of the following community members giving time to help us reach our goals of offering a place for us to gather (thank you, Josh Sweet for the venue) and share our gratitude for Peg Anderson, co founder of SHO and information on what SHO is doing to help our unhoused community.

Music: Emily Totten

Wine pouring / appetizer serving: Gina Payne and Margrete van Adrichem

Silent Auction table: Maggie Bowles

Slide show set up : Galen Latsko / Emerald Technologies

Food Prep: Bunny Wilder ; Marilyn Foote; Tom Pie; Chefs Steve Ruscitti. and Shante Davidson.

Babette Bach (Board member) heading up food services.

Tami Moore (Board member) kept things going smoothly and did a beautiful video of our event.

Caryn Surber (Board member) money matters.

A special thankyou to Nicole Divine for creating Peg’s altar and Cathy Miller for all her help and a beautiful tribute to Peg.

A huge thank you to our community that came out to support us. All said and done we made $2,500. after expenses. Very good for an event that was put together on rather short notice. These funds will help us get closer to our mission of providing a safe place for our community’s unhoused to live other than the camps and streets.

In Gratitude,

Patte Rae, President / SHO

SHO Board of Directors

SoHumHousing.org

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

SHO 1st Annual Fundraiser

On August 16, 2023 SHO Pres. and Vice Pres. Patte and Tami had an inspirational trip to Betty Kwan Chinn’s foundation and Arcata House Partnership safe parking program and a congregate living house that have been created to help homeless go towards permanent housing. The pictures / slideshow speak a thousand words.

SHO sees the possibility of a local safe camp community, beginning with an emergency transitional shelter. We have been working towards these goals for over 4 years, building trust with our homeless, and educating the community on the benefits of creating a place that can get folks off the streets and out of the woods.

By once more stepping up to the plate, recognizing how this benefits us all, we will succeed in creating a safe, clean and prosperous Southern Humboldt community by working together.