Vince Needs Help
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Reader, I'm sending you this email because you've followed or connected with our friend Vince at some point over the last couple years. Possibly you signed up to follow his Substack called I Am Vince. Or maybe you donated to a previous campaign we ran to help him meet emergency needs as he battled homelessness. Perhaps you tuned in a decade ago when his inspiring writings won international acclaim from the International Network of Street Papers. I know this email is coming to you out of nowhere. So please unsubscribe right away if you aren't interested. I'm the Executive Director of a charity called Speak Up. We bring people together in writing groups that cross social, cultural, and economic divides. For a decade we published a magazine written by people facing homelessness. -- Right now I'm emailing because Vince is really struggling. Facing homelessness, illness, and desperately in need of basics for life. He's going to send me an update that I will share with you shortly. But for now — can you make a donation toward his needs right now? It'll get him a phone, decent food, and a bus ticket to better resources. Anything helps! Even 39 cents. Thank you, Matt Shaw Executive Director, Speak Up |
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