FEEDING THE COUNTY, "BUT NOT OUR OWN"

June 30, 2010

The following letter was received late yesterday afternoon from a concerned St. Augustine Shores Resident that asked that we please not publish her name.

Dear Editor:

I am only recently aware of this website after a neighbor brought it to my attention. It is good to know that people try to look out for us older folks. Many of us are getting up in age and no longer go to any of the meetings or gatherings in the community. Over the last months the Shores papers have been talking about a parade in the Shores honoring our soldiers and I just found out yesterday that it was canceled.

In the Sunday paper (St. Augustine Record) was a story mentioning that on July 3 we intend to offer free food and drinks to everyone in the County at a fun day at the Riverview Club. Is this true? Does this replace the parade?

The article mentioned that the Shores was collecting care packages for the military and that the fun day was to celebrate the new Shores President, Gus Kouremetis. Is Mr. Kouremetis a veteran?

My concern is that the Shores is paying to feed people all over the county when we have residents right in the Shores hungry and having financial troubles. Who is collecting the care packages and why have we not done this for people living here?

I don't have problems with helping the military, my husband and brother served during WWII. My concern is that we forget about our own community that also need our help.

People are hungry in the Shores and a lot of people have lost jobs and are losing their homes because of it. What is the Shores and Mr. Kouremetis doing to assist them?

-Name Withheld-

The story referenced can be found via the following link; Walk For Our Troops