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Rob Kailey is a working schmuck with no ties or affiliations to any governmental or political organizations, save those of sympathy.
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Tue Nov 24, 2009 at 11:29:57 AM MST
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I just got this email from a friend of mine:Hey there everyone! Happy Thanksgiving! I don't know about you, but I know that our family has a lot to be thankful for this year, as everyday. We just came back from spending a few hours at our local homeless shelter...The Poverello Center
Great opportunity. Anyway...for those of you that are in Missoula they could use a few other things for the big turkey day...
10 Large Cans of the French's type fried onions (for green bean casserole)
24 Large Cans of Cream of Mushroom Soup
Butter or Margarine
Marshmallows
Brown Sugar
Also...although they said some folks said they'd bring in pies...but they hardly had any today. So they could use some of those. What ever kind you want would be nice. It reminded me that we used to do a pretty regular Holiday fundraising drive here for a charity helping people in need this time of year.
I thought it time to bring that back, so
Donate today to the Poverello Center and help Missoula families in need: Contribute here!
That contribution page isn't updating with custom images or text, so it's ugly. But that's OK. It doesn't need to be pretty. It needs to be a place where you can send $10, $25, or $50 to help some folks need. $10 covers a bunch of meals down there. $50 probably provides security for most of an evening so the guys sleeping at the downtown facility have not just a warm and dry place to stay, but a safe one, too.
I've set a goal of $500, but I'm hoping we can do better than that. I'll seed it with $25. But if we can hit that $500 goal, I'll kick in another $50 next month.
Donate today to the Poverello Center and help Missoula families in need: Contribute here!
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Mon Jul 20, 2009 at 22:04:53 PM MST
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Since my employment situation has been reported on elsewhere, I thought I'd make sure I didn't get scooped this time.
I'm not leaving Forward Montana. I've had some other opportunities come my way and I've had conversations with some people about those opportunities. Since I don't think all the ins-and-outs of my life are fit for public consumption, I'll leave it at that.
Other question I've gotten asked a lot lately is whether I'm happy about this outcome. I'll just say that I'm very happy.
We've just added a bunch of talented board members, have an enthusiastic teams, and some big plans coming up in the near future.
Other note: I'm leaving for a long-planned vacation soon, floating the Grand Canyon with my family. While down there, I plan to open it for oil drilling and pee in the river. Half of that statement is true.
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Thu Jul 16, 2009 at 15:26:32 PM MST
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My friend Mike Lux, a smart man, long ties to labor, former community organizer in Iowa, strategist in DC, etc., etc. wrote a damn good book some time ago: The Progressive Revolution: How the Best in America Came to Be.
Blog readers may know him from his contributions at OpenLeft.com, where he was one of the founders (along with Chris Bowers and Matt Stoller).
Regardless, he's doing a reading and signing next Thursday at Fact and Fiction, sponsored by Forward Montana. I think it'll be good. Mike is a smart, smart man.
The Progressive Revolution: How the Best of America Came to Be
Reading and Signing with Mike Lux
Fact & Fiction - Downtown
220 N Higgins Ave.
Thursday, July 23rd | 6pmSee you there!
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Thu Jun 11, 2009 at 10:24:57 AM MST
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Sorry, some of our ads have been making the site drag. Should be fixed.
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