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Board of Directors <br /> Marie Armstrong <br /> Kristin Bailey <br /> David Brink <br /> Mark Brockett <br /> Robert Burk <br /> Bruce Czuchna A L L I A N C E <br /> Rick Gates <br /> Karen Gienger <br /> Kathryn Hutchinson <br /> Jerry Jacobson <br /> Eric McCready <br /> Dr. Leslie Mehthaff June 27, 2005 <br /> Maurizio Paparo <br /> Dr. Robert Pelz <br /> Bo Reitz Re: SafeParks Proposal <br /> Sarah -Kate Sharkey <br /> Doug Sheffer <br /> Betsy Smith To Whom It May Concern: <br /> Matthew Whalen <br /> Board of Advisors This letter is written to express our support for St. Vincent de Paul of Lane County, Inc.'s SafeParks <br /> Jane Alvord <br /> Anderson proposal. This project would provide an extremely valuable service to our community Anderson P P p J P Y h' and make <br /> Julie Aspinwall- Lamberts good use of existing community resources to create a safer public atmosphere. <br /> Rev. Gil Avery <br /> Marie Baker <br /> Rep. Phil Barnhart HIV Alliance's Sana Needle Exchange Program has been serving Lane County since 1999. <br /> Candice Barr <br /> Dr. Tom Bascom Currently, the program reaches 7,500 of the estimated 10,000 injection drug users living in Lane <br /> Mike Bellotti County. Annually, over 600,000 needles are exchanged and safely disposed of in biohazard <br /> Ruby Brockett <br /> John H. Brown containers. Studies show that needle exchange programs not only prevent the spread of HIV and <br /> Carolyn Chambers Hepatitus C but also act as a bridge to other agencies - by providing referrals to alcohol and drug <br /> Dwight Collins <br /> Jan Eliot treatment, HIV testing, medical and mental health services, food, housing and other basic needs. <br /> Dr. Mats Fish <br /> Nonie Fish <br /> Adriana Giustina The newly formed Harm Reduction Coalition is a group of organizations (including Sacred Heart, <br /> Sister Barbara Haase McKenzie Willamette Lane County Health Lane County Health Alcohol and Drug Hoggard Green ' Y ' Y ' g <br /> Guy Justice Treatment Providers, HIV Alliance, Safe and Sound) working together to promote Harm Reduction <br /> Ernie Kent among substance users as a best practice strategy to improve community health. Two immediate <br /> Dr. Gary LeClair g P gY P t3' <br /> Mayor Sid Leiken goals of this coalition are to stabilize funding for critical needle exchange supplies and establish a <br /> Hue -Ping Lin common model to be used in the ER of both hospitals. Should these two goals be met, the SafeParks <br /> Johan Mehlum <br /> Emet Mehlum proposal approach would provide another point of access for the continuum of services offered by <br /> John O'Connor o ur communit and being developed through the Harm Reduction Coalition. • <br /> Jan Oliver • Y g p $ <br /> Mayor Kitty Piercy <br /> Paul Skillern HIV Alliance intends to coordinate targeted outreach to injection drug users with SafeParks Outreach <br /> Larry Tardie g on ru g <br /> Jim Torrey workers. The SafeParks program will be yet another way for injection drug users in our community <br /> Jenny Utum to become connected with the needle exchange, thereby protecting the health of the entire <br /> community. We hope to be an important resource for SafeParks staff and look forward to working <br /> together with St. Vincent de Paul to address the complex issues facing our community. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Diane Lang <br /> Executive Director • <br /> HIV Alliance.... Supporting individuals living with HIV /AIDS and <br /> preventing new HIV infections. <br />