Status: ???

I don't want anyone who is following this blog to think that just because I haven't posted in over a month that the project has lost steam. Excitement is starting to brew, but it's a slow buildup that I believe will boil over in a relatively short time.

First, some good news: The book: 'Project Five-Star: The Five points of Hope,' has been published and is available in several outlets. A hard copy of the book may be bought from Createspace.com, for $6.10. I make very little money from that, and any profit would go toward the project anyway. You may also buy it from Amazon.com, for %6.10, and I won't make any money at all from it.

If you have Kindle, you can get the book for 99 cents, and I don't know how much money I'll get from that. You may also find it for the Nook, also for 99 cents.

The next bit of news may or may not pan out. I let the guy that sleeps in the bunk above me read the book, and he and his fiance were impressed to the point where he thought he'd present it to his church to see if we can get donations rolling. I told him I'd make him a paid fundraiser if he could do that, but unfortunately, nothing more has come of that.

When you're homeless, it's easy for things like that to get lost in the shuffle, which is one reason why I haven't posted much, I've been trying to find myself a job.

And in between all that, I did send pdf copies of the book to several media outlets. I have not heard back from any of them. Promotion is hard work!!!

But I did want to post those two bits of good news and let those that do read this blog know that the project isn't dead. I'm fighting every day to get the word out!

Project Five-Star: The Five Points of Hope

I've heard the term 'a thousand points of light' and never really understood what President Bush meant by that. Was he talking about people helping? If so, we'll need a lot more than a thousand.
In thinking about the themes for Project Five Star, I've settled on my own little points, Points of Hope. Five of them, to match the whole 5-Star and a star theme in general.

Point One, at the top: Need a home, stay with us. The point of the project is to provide a decent shelter and food for men and women.
Point Two:  Get Healthy. No one likes being sick, let alone being homeless and sick. And who pays for it? We will. A combination of in-house services and our own insurance program will get you the care you need.
Point Three: Learn a Skill and Use It. Hard to find a job in today's economy that pays the bills, when you don't have the skills that are needed in your area. And it's not enough to say I know how to do something if you have no verifiable experience to show potential employers. So we'll open our own little shops, restaurants and services.
Point Four: Find a job. Once you have the skills and experience and can prove it, what's to stop you from finding work?
Point Five: Find a new home. Find yourself a decent place to stay and help us help others in need.

I really wanted to add another point: Find a hidden talent. But those 5 points are the most important.
I'm working on a web site for the Project. The home screen will use a 5-point star and those main points to go along with them. It would be nice if some provider could give us some web space to put it on.