June|NNP 26|CD ,|, 1995|CD 

Dear|RB Friend|NNP :|: 

This|DT is|VBZ not|RB newsletter|NN .|. 
It|PRP is|VBZ a|DT fund-raising|JJ appeal|NN .|. 

But|CC there|EX 's|VBZ no|DT reason|NN why|WRB we|PRP should|MD n't|RB share|VB good|JJ news|NN at|IN the|DT same|JJ time|NN .|. 
Federal|NNP ,|, state|NN and|CC local|JJ governments|NNS are|VBP freezing|NN or|CC withdrawing|VBG much-needed|JJ funding|NN sources|NNS for|IN people|NNS who|WP are|VBP truly|RB in|IN need|VBP .|. 
In|IN spite|NN of|IN that|DT ,|, Pleasant|NNP Run|NNP Children|NNP 's|POS Homes|NNPS ,|, with|IN the|DT help|NN of|IN hundreds|NNS of|IN volunteers|NNS and|CC others|NNS who|WP really|RB care|NN ,|, continues|VBZ to|TO make|VB a|DT significant|JJ impact|NN on|IN the|DT futures|NNS of|IN families|NNS and|CC kids|NNS in|IN need|NN of|IN help|NN .|. 

We|PRP all|DT hear|VBP about|IN today|NN 's|POS increases|NNS in|IN neglect|NN ,|, abuse|NN and|CC abandonment|NN of|IN those|DT who|WP ca|MD n't|RB fight|VB back|RB :|: children|NNS .|. 
Yet|RB few|JJ of|IN us|PRP hear|VBP enough|RB about|IN kids|NNS who|WP live|VBP through|IN these|DT adversities|NNS and|CC do|VBP make|VB the|DT grade|NN .|. 

The|DT positive|JJ side|NN .|. 
These|DT are|VBP special|JJ children|NNS .|. 
They|PRP come|VBP into|IN a|DT Pleasant|NNP Run|NNP program|NN .|. .|. .|. 
whether|IN it|PRP 's|VBZ for|IN therapeutic|JJ help|NN in|IN their|PRP$ own|JJ homes|NNS (|( which|WDT nurtures|NNS whole|JJ families|NNS )|) ,|, through|IN foster|JJ care|NN families|NNS or|CC in|IN the|DT familial|NN surroundings|NNS of|IN our|PRP$ residential|JJ homes|NNS .|. 

For|IN some|DT ,|, it|PRP 's|VBZ a|DT matter|NN of|IN weeks|NNS or|CC months|NNS ;|: 
for|IN others|NNS ,|, it|PRP 's|VBZ years|NNS .|. 
They|PRP leave|VBP Pleasant|NNP Run|NNP ,|, generally|RB ,|, ready|JJ and|CC able|JJ to|TO contribute|VB to|TO society|NN .|. 
We|PRP 're|VBP proud|JJ of|IN our|PRP$ children|NNS and|CC all|DT that|IN they|PRP overcome|VBP .|. 

We|PRP are|VBP a|DT not-for-profit|JJ ,|, multi-service|JJ agency|NN .|. 
We|PRP would|MD n't|RB exist|VB if|IN the|DT need|NN were|VBD n't|RB there|RB .|. 
The|DT numbers|NNS of|IN children|NNS who|WP deserve|VBP our|PRP$ services|NNS are|VBP rising|VBG .|. .|. .|. as|RB quickly|RB as|IN our|PRP$ programs|NNS can|MD grow|VB to|TO serve|VB them|PRP .|. 

Please|VB help|VB us|PRP help|VB them|PRP .|. 
Pleasant|NNP Run|NNP Children|NNP 's|POS Homes|NNPS .|. .|. .|. "|'' where|WRB good|JJ kids|NNS get|VBP better|JJR .|. "|'' 

Sincerely|NNP ,|, 

Mary|NNP Roth|NNP Tom|NNP Hirschauer|NNP 

