Blesso donates $50,000 to homeless foundation.Blesso Properties Corporation donated $50,000 to The Doe Fund, a non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. that trains and employs the Ready, Willing & Able "men in blue." This is the first in Blesso Properties Corporation's long-term plan to donate a portion of its profits each year to community based non-profit organizations. Matthew Blesso, president and owner of Blesso Properties, believes it is important to give back to the people of New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . "As a real estate developer I have been given a chance to accomplish many of my goals and have found great success in the city over the past several years. I wanted to share my success with the community and chose to contribute to The Doe Fund because they empower empower verb To encourage or provide a person with the means or information to become involved in solving his/her own problems those who have not been afforded the opportunity to learn how to further themselves through hard work and perseverance Perseverance See also Determination. Ainsworth redid dictionary manuscript burnt in fire. [Br. Hist.: Brewer Handbook, 752] Call of the Wild, The dogs trail steadfastly through Alaska’s tundra. [Am. Lit. ." The monies donated will be used to directly extend the life changing opportunities of Ready, Willing & Able to additional homeless individuals. The Doe Fund enables participants to overcome homelessness and drug dependency through educational and vocational training, as well as a comprehensive array of social services social services Noun, pl welfare services provided by local authorities or a state agency for people with particular social needs social services npl → servicios mpl sociales . To date more than 2,000 Ready, Willing & Able graduates have obtained full-time employment, permanent housing and lasting sobriety. In addition to Blesso's generous cash donation, he is working to further support The Doe Fund's mission by employing one of The Doe Fund's revenue generating businesses, Pest @ Rest[TM], to perform extermination extermination mass killing of animals or other pests. Implies complete destruction of the species or other group. services in several of his buildings. Blesso is also planning to provide full-time employment to a Ready, Willing & Able graduate as an assistant in his new offices. |
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