An increase in early-season guests was obvious during the first week (Oct. 26-Nov.1, 2008) of the Overnights of Hospitality; in previous years, the early week guests tended to average about 5 per night -- this year, the first two night totals were low, but reached 12 by the end of the week. Many of the homeless men we've known from previous years tend to show up after the mild nights of October and early November turn into chillier weather.
At the monthly meeting Nov. 6 of the Taskforce board, board members and attendees involved with various feeding programs around town reported large increases in visitors to their meals. Generally, participant numbers doubled since last year, the highest number — reported at the Church of the Pilgrimage — was 40. (One of the men confided to me that "the cooks at the Pilgrimage are great – and they have ice cream for dessert every day.")
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