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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>FYI . . . this MHI event is Nov. 18<sup>th</sup>. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:#0F243E'>The official date for National Housing Day (NHD) is the 22<sup>nd</sup> of November each year. In Ottawa and in other communities across Canada concerned people hold homelessness and housing events like MHI’s as a way to mark the importance of the right to housing. Indeed that’s why the Alliance selected Nov. 29<sup>th</sup> for its own annual forum on homelessness. If you know of other NHD activities in Ottawa please share them with the listserv.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:#0F243E'>Thanks, Lynne Browne <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Multifaith Housing Initiative [mailto:mhi.office.mgmt@gmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> October-23-12 3:37 PM<br><b>To:</b> lynnebrowne@endhomelessnessottawa.ca<br><b>Subject:</b> National Housing Day and 10th Anniversary Celebration - Journée nationale de l'habitation et 10e anniversaire de l'IMH<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>MHI's annual National Housing Day Celebration on November 18th is fast approaching. This year's event will be extra special as we celebrate our 10th anniversary and all that we have accomplished together. As in the past it will take place at City Hall, with the interfaith service at 5:00 p.m. and the dinner at 6:30 p.m.<br><br>This year's celebration marks our 10th Anniversary and we are putting an extra effort into making it a memorable event. Twelve of our patrons will be participating in the service and it will include an interfaith choir of about 40 voices under the direction of well-known choir director, Barbara Clark C.M. Dinner will be halal roast beef and vegetarian lasagna. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>The prayer service is free to attend and dinner tickets are available for $25. Please contact the MHI office, <a href="mailto:mhi.office.mgmt@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>mhi.office.mgmt@gmail.com</span></a>, ASAP to reserve tickets. It will be an event you don't want to miss.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>Journée nationale de l'habitation et 10e anniversaire de l'IMH </span><span style='color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>dimanche, le 18 novembre, à l'Hôtel de Ville d'Ottawa</span><span style='color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>17h - cérémonie interreligieuse de chants et de prières, avec une chorale unique dirigée par Barbara Clark</span><span style='color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>18h30 - souper avec animation</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'><br><br></span><span style='color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>La cérémonie interreligieuse, gratuite, est ouverte à tous. Venez en grand nombre, vous êtes les bienvenus! Les billets pour le souper sont 25$. On peut réserver des billets auprès du bureau de l'IMH: <a href="mailto:mhi.office.mgmt@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>mhi.office.mgmt@gmail.com</span></a>. C'est une soirée très spéciale à ne pas manquer! </span><span style='color:#0F243E'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'>-- <br>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'>Micah Garten<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'>Fundraising and Communications Manager<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'>Multifaith Housing Initiative<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><a href="http://www.facebook.com/MHIOttawa" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://therohanaurora.com/files/downloads/icon/facebook_16.png"></span></a><a href="http://es.twitter.com/MHIOttawa" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://therohanaurora.com/files/downloads/icon/twitter_16.png"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>Together we will continue to provide a more sustained and consistent effort in addressing the affordable housing crisis in our community</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:dotted windowtext 3.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-right:0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0cm'><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>LYNNE BROWNE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>Alliance to End Homelessness Ottawa<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00B050'>Please update your files to show:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>171 George Street, </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>Ottawa ON K1N 5W5<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>613-241-1573, ext. 314<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'><a href="mailto:lynnebrowne@endhomelessnessottawa.ca">lynnebrowne@endhomelessnessottawa.ca</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>