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r <br />- SEP 211983 <br />A. DeGENERO RE DEPARTMENT OF SELF HELP <br />R0 4 PAGE 79 <br />Alison DeGenero came before the Board urging they <br />donate space for the establishment of a "Department of Self <br />Help Information" as set out in the following letter: <br />Board of County Commissioners <br />Indian River County <br />1840 25th Street <br />Vero Beach, Florida 32960 <br />Dear Commissioners: <br />P.O. Box 714 <br />Vero Beach, Florida 32960 <br />September 9, 1983 <br />Several years ago the Neighbors Helping Neighbors program <br />asked for and received liaison assistance from the County <br />Commissioners. The success of the Neighbors Helping Neighbors <br />concept is known not only locally, but throughout the nation due <br />to alert reporting on the part of the media. <br />Experience has taught us that the most rewarding assistance <br />we can give to our less fortunate neighbor is to show him how to <br />help himself by education rather than a hand-out. Please accept <br />this letter as my formal request to appear at your September 21, <br />1983 meeting for your endorsement of the concept of a project to <br />be called "Department of Self Help Information". In this concept <br />the County Commissioners would assume the responsibility of <br />providing a service to the community. The Department of Self <br />Help Information would be centrally located in the County <br />Administration Building, where the citizens of this community, <br />who have problems could call for assistance in seeking Self Help <br />Information and guidance, if necessary. <br />There will be little or no funding required and the benefits <br />derived from this project will be outlined to you, not from <br />rhetoric but from documented achievements. <br />Sincerely, <br />A. DeGenero <br />Founder,.Neighbors <br />Helping Neighbors <br />Program <br />Pastor Larry Westman, pastor of a church located on <br />U.S.I, spoke in behalf of Mr. DeGenero's proposed project, <br />noting that there are always those traveling through who are <br />looking for handouts, but some really just want assistance <br />to tell them how to help themselves. Pastor Westman stated <br />that he has called Mr. DeGenero who has assisted these <br />people in many ways. <br />100 <br />