From:

Hart Deer, a musician friend of mine:



"I'm going to gig at Red Light on December 6th and presell tickets for $10 a piece. I'm working with a promoter, but I will donate ALL of my share of the proceeds towards select non-profit entities. Please consider purchasing a presell ticket from here as there will be NO tickets at the door:

http://tinyurl.com/seehartatredlight

I'll be raising money for:

Art4TheHomeless
Agape Community Center
Covenant House

And a little seed money for a non-profit collaboration I'm doing with some friends called The Church of Rock and Roll, which will do big secret things that everyone would like if they knew what.

If you've never been to Red Light before, it's a great place. Wonderful food, board games, and strange beautiful music. I'm encouraging my own little crowd to commune with each other and make some new friends, as my own crowd are the best people ever.

After the show we can all hang out, philosophize over some beers (or tea), and it will be a grand evening.

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Just recently, I found out that a friend of mine isn't really a friend. She slandered not only me, but claimed to have been the founder of Art4TH, claims to have had a business plan for five year business plan. There's more. She was recorded on tape saying these things and I am posting the link to the video here so YOU members and friends of Art4TH can hear her voice. She may have stabbed me in the back, but she still has a voice and has her rights. She wants to be heard so let's hear her. Click here to watch the video


http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1080366828139&ref=mf

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I am feeling so positive today! I do want to share the joy with everyone. Today has been a great day--great report from the doctors visit--well her coumidan levels were a tad bit on the high side but that means that her bloods thin enough to get that clot out but its back to normal or will be :)

Art4TH is doing great. I printed out the IRS 1023 form and have been working on it. I am not going to send it off or date it until the full $350 is raised but I am almost at $100 with only $250 more to go and it WILL come.

Earlier this week, I was feeling discouraged, wondering where the money will come from, wondering if my mother will be okay, things like that. I put it out of my mind and focus on the good things--not just the things I am trying to do, but the blessings in my life--we have shelter, food, clothing, health, I have a job, means to create, and we have friends who support us. What I have is priceless and I am not going to take it for granted. I thank God, the Creator, for His divine gifts, and want to send some of these positive vibes to everyone who reads my blog.

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Art4TH wants to become a 501c3 Nonprofit and has already taken the first step: Incorporating Art4TH with the State of GA. Now here come's the next step: File form 1023 with the IRS and pay $350 for the filing fee. Right now, Art4TH has around $80 raised going toward that goal: we need $272 more and Art4TH is selling digital art prints for $2.00 to raise some of the money. Also, Art4TH is taking donations. Donations WILL be tax deductible ONLY AFTER IRS Confirmation of 501c3 Nonprofit status.

If you wish to purchase $2.00 prints from Art4TH go to http://art4thehomeless.etsy.com

IF YOU WISH TO MAKE A DONATION go to
http://www.art4thehomeless.org/page/donations-2

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I feel inspired to write about this today. Many people don't realize that the homeless, is not just the average panhandler on the train or at the library begging for change. I see them everyday here in Atlanta, but the City of Atlanta has no love for the homeless. The homeless, to them, are the crack addicts who attack the tourists, who dirty the streets with their stench, who have shooting sprees at night by the main shelter: and YOU can't tell me they don't because I live by the shelter. America sees the homeless as a disease when in reality IT COULD BE YOU. Many Americans are ONE PAYCHECK AWAY FROM BEING HOMELESS. I was homeless when I was nine years old but I AM NO DISEASE. We need to change the way America sees the homeless.

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....working! As I look back on this past year, I thank God for all the good things that have come to pass in my entire life. In 1991, the day before my 10th birthday, we were living in a condemned trailer with nothing but water in White, GA. Our family wanted nothing to do with us--those who knew of our existance--so my last day of school was my tenth birthday. That day, we left. Mom had her welfare check and bought me a Monopoly game and we drove. We ran out of gas in Texas where a church gave us money to get to Shreveport, LA, where we stayed in a homeless shelter. That shelter, The Providence House, and the kind people--the kind STRANGERS who had their own families but cared about us, inspired me all of my life.

As I look back on that today, I realize that my whole life has been that of survival, and of hope. It's not about making it to the next day, but it's about being inspired to go on, being filled with hope that not only you WILL make it, but YOU may be able to help others make it as well. Art4theHomeless is my dream, and it will be my light, it will be the inspiration of others to survive--to know that they are not alone as they go through their trials. Not only is God with them, but there are people like myself who have been where they are and are devoting their lives to make a difference.

All I wanted this year for my birthday is this one thing: To incorporate Art4TH in the STATE of GA which is the first step in becoming a nonproft organization. It's done--that step. So this year, I will be working the morning shift, and tomorrow night, who knows :)

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Art4TH wants to thank all of our sponsors who have donated money or hosted our banners and links on their websites. Now, on both the Art4TH Blog which is here and Art4TH Website, we are bragging on our sponsors--with an image that links directly to their websites. So please, stop by our sponsors and check them out. They are awesome people you should get to know.

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Since this blog has many feeds on different websites, some which do accept html formatting and some that do not, I am using ~~~ as spaces or line breaks.~~~~

Art4TH Board of Directors~~~~~~~

Johnna Crider~~
Yvette Dubel~~
Denise Thompson~~~~~~~

Art4TH Officers~~~~~~~

President: Johnna Crider~~
Secretary: Johnnie Crider~~
Treasurer: Johnna Crider~~
Literary Liaison: Gabriel Averett~~
Visual Arts Liaison: Paola DiGiovanni~~
Performing Arts Liaison: OPEN~~
Public Relations Officer: OPEN~~~~~~

MEMBERSHIP~~~~~~~

To ALL Art4TH Members: Art4TH has free members, meaning you don't have to pay any dues. Please read the Bylaws below to learn all the details. Membership details are in the ADDENDUM TO BYLAWS.~~~~~~~

To see the BYLAWS, ADDENDUM TO BYLAWS and ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION for Art4TheHomeless go to:~~~ http://www.art4thehomeless.org/page/governance-1

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