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Christ Church hosts an indoor shelter for 30 men through Seattle Housing And Resource Effort [SHARE]. SHARE is still the most economical shelter offering in Seattle, but annually faces a budget shortfall.

Goods news! You may recall that during the middle of December SHARE's vehicle fleet suffered several cataclysmic breakdowns. Here's an update two weeks in;

         - In response to the 12/14/11 E Mail Alert Peggy H and Nancy P loaned us their 97 GM Cargo Van and 99 Honda Odyssey.

         - Barbara R donated a 2002 Honda Accord and Dave D donated his 85 Chevy Blazer Truck.

          - Several other folks called in offering loaners too, but the GM Cargo Van and Odyssey Van were excellent interim solutions that gave us the time to acquire or repair several vehicles.

          - We also wish to thank the mechanic who called in to see if he could help, the several excellent suggestions received of where to check for quality used vehicles and repairs, and the churches who put our plea into their weekly bulletins.

Meanwhile, SHARE Vehicle Maintenance (VM) Committee Mechanics got the broken-down-and-halfway-to-the- junkyard Toyota Corolla (aka Apple) running again. The Hattie Mae Passenger Van had it's electrical kinks taken out and has stabilized. We've changed the oil and other fluids in all the vehicles.

Now the focus is on the main missing component of our fleet - a Large Cargo Van. It must haul blankets and supplies to the far flung shelters and tent-cities, even traversing from Issaquah to Everett twice a week with over 500 blankets a trip. VM Members have investigated tips of used Cargo Vans from friends in far flung locales, and on Saturday will begin attending Vehicle Auctions in search of Cargo Vans.

If you know of a large, rugged and inexpensive cargo van, please contact our Vehicle Maintenance Staff Liaison at (206) 448-7889.

It takes a village to keep the SHARE Vehicular Fleet going - thank you for doing your part. If you know others who want to help, send them to our website - sharewheel.org.

Happy New Year!

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