Saturday, March 26, 2011

Happy Birthday, IYN!!!


Four years ago today,
Invisible Youth Network
was launched
with
Russell T. Hartsaw
as our founder and chairman.
At this time,
Russell is dealing with some health problems
and could use your prayers, love, and positive thoughts.
If you live in the San Diego area,
he can also use you.
For even more years than IYN has been around,
Russell has been volunteering his time and resources
to reach out to the street kids
who have come from many parts of the country
(choosing San Diego due to its relatively-favorable year round climate).
He has been successful in getting several others in the area to join him in this endeavor.
However, the several others who have helped so far
make up only a portion of the population of San Diego and San Diego County.
Because Russell took ill suddenly,
there hasn't been time to put someone in charge of donations
coming into the address given,
so, the best thing to do now is to take items from our  
to either places like The Storefront or Stand Up For Kids
or else directly to where the street kids hang out.
If you don't live in the San Diego area,
why not do this for street kids who are in your own area.
It's time to show these young people that there are people out there who care about them.
Remember that you need to approach them on their terms
without judgment
and
without believing that you know what's good for them
and taking them somewhere against their will.
Thanks, in advance, for all of the help that you can give.
I'll keep you up on Russell as I find out more.