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Public Comment
From:Lauren Torres
Sent:Monday, June 7, 2021 12:40 PM
To:Public Comment
Subject:FW: In Support of June 8 Council Meeting Agenda Item #10
Attachments:BWA Endorsement Letter 2021.docx
From: Bradley Andrews <
Sent: Monday, June 07, 2021 10:38 AM
To: Council <council@anaheim.net>; Lauren Torres <LTorres@anaheim.net>
Subject: In Support of June 8 Council Meeting Agenda Item #10
Greetings!
I have attached below a letter of support from Vineyard Anaheim Church in Support of June 8
Council Meeting Agenda Item #10.
Please let me know if you have any questions or if this should be sent elsewhere.
Thank you,
Bradley Andrews
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Dear Honorable Mayor and Anaheim City Council Members,
It is our pleasure to write this letter in support for the June 8th, 2021 Anaheim City Council
Meeting Agenda Item #10; for JMH – Anaheim / Love Anaheim Agreement for the BWA Job
Opportunity and Skills Development Program.
Vineyard Anaheim is one of the grateful partners of BWA who has benefited greatly from their
services. Specifically, they have provided many hard-working and open-hearted volunteers at
several of our county-wide food distribution sites.
Since COVID began last year, Vineyard Anaheim has been privileged to feed over 350,000
individuals and more than 1,500 families each week. This requires a tremendous amount of
people-power and Love Anaheim has been incredibly helpful by rallying together a workforce to
get the job completed with excellence.
Some of the most exemplary volunteers they bring have been from the BWA program and the
positive effect that these events have on the BWA members is extremely evident. In some
pantries, such as the weekly event at Jonas Salk Elementary School, it is always touching to see
the BWA members working alongside members of the Vineyard Anaheim community who have
themselves overcome poverty and homelessness.
It is our hope that the BWA program would continue to assist homeless individuals with these
kinds of opportunities to grow and develop. Their goal to help end homelessness in our region is
one we emphatically support. The resources and work experience that BWA provides goes a
long way to help rewrite the story of its members and can be invaluable to those hoping to
overcome poverty. The continual funding of the BWA program would be a significant win for
our city and its citizens who are looking to improve the quality of their life and circumstances.
Please reach out to me at Lambert@vineyardanaheim.com if you have any further questions or
need further commenting.
Sincerely,
Lambert Lo
Vineyard Anaheim Compassion Pastor