100 YEARS OF PUBIC SERVICE

[Skookum]

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[Dockguy]

Funny story ...

I was walking across King Street this afternoon and cut through the plaza to get to Athena's. As I passed the gazebo, a lady stood straight up off of a bench and started staring at me in my "anonmouse" cap.

As I walked by her, she eyeballed my every move and I figured I picked up a stalker - because she followed me all the way over to Cathedral Place.

I turned to her, still staring at my cap, and I asked her if she was alright. She chuckled and said "I've heard about those caps but I'd never seen one'".

I told her how to get over to Mike's place. I wonder if she was just a kook or if she ever showed up?
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[Virgo]

It was likely one of Maureen's Minions. They are on "cap alert" -- until they realize that their paychecks are going to bounce.

[PlazaMan]

she just wanted to slip and slide on the dock guy

[Islandgirl080]

Thanks for my hat, really enjoyed talking with you this afternoon. I must have written my email wrong so just pm me and give it to ya.

Thanks again I will wear my hat proudly!

[freddy]

Shelter benefits from “anonymouse” caps

http://historiccity.com/2008/11/06/shelter-benefits-from-anonymouse-caps

November 6, 2008

This is a follow-up to the Historic City News October 28, 2008, story “Local forum sparks humorous retort” including some of the good work that has been accomplished thanks to the plazabum.com community.

Over the past ten days since publishing the announcement, nearly five dozen “anonymouse” caps have been given away to anyone who participates in the discussion forums at plazabum.com or sold to others who learned about the tongue-in-cheek caps.

A local uniform store operated by one of plazabum’s occasional posters (who also happens to be the publisher of Historic City News) is offering the free “anonymouse caps” after he got a good laugh out of the idea when he first heard it suggested by another local businessman, Chuck Nusbaum.

Michael Gold said that he would donate any proceeds from the cap sales to the local homeless shelter, St. Francis House, but today, to the surprise of Renee Morris, Executive Director of the shelter, Gold kicked his offer up a notch.

After lunch, Morris met with Gold at the Washington Street shelter to receive dozens of new pairs of work pants and other clothing items totaling over $3,000.00. Gold said, “It was always my intention to give the anonymouse caps away but many of the recipients wanted to do something directly to help the homeless.”

“I collected less than $200.00 but I knew I could do better than that”, said Gold who operates JR UNIFORM COMPANY; a local business that was established three years before the Great Depression of 1929.

“I gave the shelter two or three dozen baseball caps, and a few dozen pair of dark work pants that someone could wear if they were trying to find a new job.” said Gold. “Next week I’ve promised Renee to donate even more mens and ladies work shoes and boots as well as work and dress shirts from our inventory.”

Gold also issued a challenge to Edward A. Slavin, Jr., who so far has made no public comment about the humorous caps that poke fun at Slavin for calling those who visit the plazabum.com discussion forums “anonymice”.

“I challenge Slavin to show that he can be a good citizen and use his influence with so-called “local activists” to match the plazabum community’s contribution to the St. Francis House shelter.” said Gold.

[PlazaMan]

hey how about giving one of the caps to the man who inspired them maybe at the next commision meeting or something...the man should take some credit for his inspiration..lol

[mike]

Been a busy couple of days. I've met IslandGirl and barkybite and over a dozen lurkers who have been wanting an anonymouse cap.

Seriously, I can't tell you how good a feeling it is to help less fortunate people at a time in their lives when the simplest things mean so much.

Up until last year, I used to volunteer every Thanksgiving and Christmas to help serve dinner at various shelters. Today when I delivered all those clothes to the St. Francis House and saw the hopeful looks on the faces of the people in the lunch line, I was reminded just how important even a small effort can be to someone who has nothing.

Good karma to all of you who added your $5 or $10 or $20 contribution to the kitty.
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