A great event in Fort Smith that benefits children, and if you know anything about me.  You know I’m a huge supporter of anything that helps children.  The Community Service Clearinghouse along with Outback Steakhouse, will host a benefit lunch for the “Meals for Kids” program, Friday, July 30, 2010 from 11 to 1 p.m.  The Meals for Kids program helps to provide food for children in Fort Smith and surrounding area’s.

During the school year, thousands of children within our area, have lunch on Friday, and that’s their last meal until they return to school Monday morning.  That’s where the Meals for Kids program comes to assist.  The program provides non-perishable goods for children!  If you’ve already given, please give again.  The children need our support!!  I think this is a wonderful program that benefits so many, but asks so little.

Fort Smith residents, it’s your time to be HEARD!!! The Fort Smith Office of Community Development needs your input on a Survey.  A survey? Yes, about Fair Housing in the Fort Smith Area.  I received an email today and wanted to get as many Fort Smith Resident’s opinions.    Click Here for the Fort Smith Fair Housing Survey!!! Please share this link with others in the Fort Smith area ASAP because the survey will end July 30, 2010.

Read the Email and Link below:

To the Citizens of Fort Smith:

The Fort Smith Office of Community Development is conducting a study concerning fair housing compliance and impediments to fair housing choice throughout the city.  This study will analyze mortgage application data, fair housing complaints and the fair housing service delivery system, as well as any media reports regarding fair housing. The study also depends on the opinions and experiences of people who are knowledgeable about housing and fair housing compliance issues — people like you.

Known as the “Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice,” the study is required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.  The goal of the research is to identify whether barriers and adverse policies exist in a variety of areas, including housing rentals and sales, banking, insurance, and real estate industries. The study also examines public and administrative policies that may inadvertently lead to discrimination against protected classes.

Western Economic Services (WES), the firm conducting the study on behalf of the city, is addressing these fair housing concerns in Fort Smith.  WES has prepared an online survey for you to complete at your convenience.  It is located at this link:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GYJD9JV

You may click and Ctrl on this link or paste it to your browser.
This survey should take less than 10 minutes and is related to impediments to fair housing choice in Fort Smith. Your input concerning fair housing is essential to ensuring thorough representation of the views held by those in the housing industry.  We urge your participation in this important research. Comments gathered during this survey will be combined in a single narrative for inclusion in the Analysis of Impediments. Your comments will remain anonymous.

We need the expertise of people like you to help Fort Smith continue to provide fair housing for all of the city’s residents.  I realize that you are very busy, but I hope you’ll have the time to participate in this important study. Please feel free to forward this e-mail and the online survey link to any other people you feel would like to participate in this research.

Thank you for your time and assistance.

Sincerely,

Matt

J. Matt Jennings, AICP

Director of Community Development

City of Fort Smith

P. O. Box 1908

Fort Smith, AR  72902

Office:  479-784-2209

Join in and support PETropolitan!!!  I’m proud to support the Fort Smith PETropolitan Event.  PETropolitan is a benefit event supporting Kitties and Kanines Veterinary Clinic.  Kitties and Kanines Veterinary Clinic help to provide Low Cost Spay/Neuter services in Fort Smith and surrounding areas.  The clinic is in its first year and we really need to get it established so it becomes a natural part of pet stewardship in our area.  Individual, family and corporate sponsorships run $250 to $1,000, which are fully tax deductible.  Sponsors receive 2 – 8 tickets.

Together, we can resolve our pet overpopulation crisis.  Not by euthanizing unwanted animals, but through good pet stewardship. Help us provide affordable companion animal spay/neuter services for our community.

PETropolitan will be held June 10, 2010 at the Bonneville House in Fort Smith from 6-9 p.m.  Tickets to the event are only $50 and are fully tax deductible.  Live music will be by “The Rain Kings”.  For more information or reservations, please call 479-648-8000 or 479-651-2158.  Again, animals matter, too!!!

Download a copy of the flyer below.

Splash Gutters of Ft. Smith, AR does NOT get my seal of approval.  To say the very least, they will NEVER get a referral from me directly, nor indirectly!  Why you say?  Racially biases comments!  Yeah, I said it, and I didn’t pull the “Race Card”  cause it was already pulled on me!

I often find myself giving great Props and honorable mentions to companies within the Ft. Smith Area in my blog.  Not Splash Gutters of Ft. Smith!

Splash Gutters of Ft. Smith (the Owner) issued open derogatory racial comments about ME!   Those comments echoed throughout a neighborhood in which I live to several of my neighbors, and my mother-in-law; so I know them to be true.  “Black Boy this, Black Boy that, that lil Black Boy, ******* Black Boy, and that ******* N&%@#!” 

Is that the conduct of a business owner???  I would hope and think not!  You know, you think you know someone until their TRUE colors come out!  Why do I have to be a color?  Why did you call me a boy? Oh and those explessive comments, PRICELESS!  All to show your true ignorance!  

YOU SAW ME!  YOU HEARD ME CALL YOUR NAME, BUT YOU DIDN’T STOP!  Hmmm, considering YOU knew it was me…

NOTE to SPLASH GUTTERS, had you done your job correctly (and Listened) in the First place, we wouldn’t be going through this.  You also wouldn’t involve yourself in matters that don’t pertain to you.  Seeing as you did, here I am!  BTW, my number is 479-414-1894!!!

I don’t Rant, but this is the exception to the rule.  I’m not easily upset, unless, you mess with my F.R.R.  Family, Religion, and Race!  Anything else, is fair game. 

So you can take that pretty blue water off the side of your truck and replace it with the this–>

What if my children had heard that stupidity flowing from your mouth?  What if children of any race had heard such things? 

Don’t make a person’s Civil Rights out to be a Black or White thing!  This is a homeowner’s right…not black, not white, not yellow or green…  Only Ignorant people still think in terms of color.

Splash Gutters (since most of the community doesn’t know who you are), if you’ve got something to say to RAY NELLUM, say it to my FACE!

In the end, YOU will NEVER get a referral from me, and beyond this being put on the WORLD WIDE WEB for Everyone to see your Racist Bigotry.  I will also send copies of this to several prominant individuals in the industry!

If you want to buy Gutters, well call someone other than the one mentioned above. FORT SMITH REAL ESTATE, “To Buy or Sell’um, Call Ray Nellum!” 479-414-1894.

Saturday, March 22, 2008 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA),    EXIT Realty Associates, & KISR 93 Radio sponsor the 6th Annual “eggs”travaganza at Creekmore Park!!!