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	<title>Helping Hand House &#124; Ending Family Homelessness in Tacoma, Puyallup &#38; Pierce County, WA &#187; awards banquet</title>
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		<title>Family Awards Banquet a homerun&#8230;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The night was crisp and cool &#8211; you could feel the energy in the air. Cheers went up &#8211; the crowd went wild for each one of the families in our programs that were there that night. It&#8217;s one of the most special parts of what we get to do &#8211; celebrate successes that many [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-1042" title="IMG_0978 - shrunk" src="http://www.helpinghandhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_0978-shrunk-300x225.jpg" alt="IMG_0978 - shrunk" width="224" height="168" />The night was crisp and cool &#8211; you could feel the energy in the air. Cheers went up &#8211; the crowd went wild for each one of the families in our programs that were there that night. <strong>It&#8217;s one of the most special parts of what we get to do &#8211; celebrate successes that many thought would never come.</strong> Often emotional, always joyful, we heard stories about moms and dads pressing through incredible odds to do anything &#8211; everything &#8211; to give a new life to their kids (and themselves). We were joined by Rhubarb the Reindeer, the mascot for the Tacoma Rainiers &#8211; lots of fun, and a great sport&#8230;he had to be cooking in his, um, skin.</p>
<p>In chatting with a volunteer afterwards, she and her daughter told me about one of the families they were sitting with. As his case manager talked about the victories of his family, this tough-looking man&#8217;s eyes brimmed with tears.<strong> Dots connected &#8211; how important this work is. And that they got to be a part of it? That&#8217;s something really special.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Changing lives and strengthening families &#8211; that&#8217;s what it means to end family homelessness. </strong>Not mere buildings or programs or resources&#8230;it&#8217;s lives changed one at a time. Thank you for all you do to help us serve these families &#8211; we couldn&#8217;t do it without you!</p>

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