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CARING FRIENDS FOR SENIORS
P.O. Box 1263
Key Largo, FL 33037
(305) 453-1166
Jim Roberts, County Administrator
1100 Simonton
Key West, FL 33040
Dear Mr. Roberts:
RE: SOUNDING BOARD
I would like to ask to be placed on the sounding board as a speaker at the Commission meeting on
July 17t1t. My points to be discussed are outlined below:
1) Caring Friends for Seniors was the only one oftwenly organizations who received
funding in the past from Monroe County, who were denied funding from the
HSAB for 2003.
A) Discuss Commissioner McCoy's letter noting reasons for denial by HSAB.
B) Discuss misperceptions by the HSAB about Caring Friends for Seniors which
resulted in being denied funding by the HSAB.
C) Discuss the fact that 2 members on the HSAB who expressed concerns about
Caring Friends (HSAB denied funding to Caring Friends) were also on the Sheriffs
Forfeiture Fund board. (Sheriffs Forfeiture Fund awarded 100% of funding
requested by Caring Friends)
D) Discuss the HSAB's concern over our Board ofDirector--Etayne Versagc as a
contributing factor in being denied funding.
2) Every organization categorized as priority t or 2 received at least 100% of the funding
requested, and sometimes up to 200010 by the HSAB.
Thank you for considering this request. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
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Barbara Fike
Executive Director
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