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Homeless, transitional shelters notice donation drop

Published 10/05/08

ANNAPOLIS — Several Maryland homeless and transitional shelters are worried as they've seen their donations drop in the wake of the nation's worsening economic climate.

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The Light House Shelter in Annapolis, for example, ended the first quarter of its 2009 fiscal year Tuesday with 33 percent less individual cash donations than last year's first quarter.

"We're bracing ourselves for a long winter," said Harry Cole, the shelter's executive director. "It's a crucial time for us with the homeless population because of hypothermia."

Because most of the Light House Shelter's donors are everyday citizens, Cole said he...

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