Due to the recent decline in temperate, Gainesville's Cold Night Shelter program has been offering housing, blankets, and breakfast for Gainesville's homeless residents. The program offers two shelter locations where they are currently offering temporary relief to as many people as they can with housing. Although the program is doing a successful job at keeping the homeless safe and warm, the program could be even more effective if there were more than two locations and if the program offered different services year-round and not only when the temperature drops. While easy to overlook, all homeless people suffer from a lack of shelter, food, and safety. The problem would no longer exist or diminish greatly if communities came together to help those in need.
http://www.alligator.org/news/local/article_42dd9a7c-bb44-11e5-8aaa-2b8f4774dbac.html
Driver arrested after high-speed chase
A Gainesville man was arrested after leading officers on a three-mile chase, while driving a car that was missing its front passenger-side tire. The man was involved in a hit-and-run prior to the start of the police chase, where a motorcyclist was hit and thrown off his vehicle. He only sustained minor injuries. It's no surprise that reckless driving ensued; the man ran a red light while narrowly avoiding hitting multiple vehicles. The man finally stopped after reaching Aviara Apartments. During the hit-and-run accident, this man hit a motorcyclist. The motorcyclist was thrown off of his vehicle, but only sustained minor injuries. The obvious problem was that a man was involved in a hit-and-run and a high-speed chase with police officers. The man was arrested for these crimes now faces the problems and the severe consequences that will come from his actions. The motorcyclist that was involved and injured also faces problems with his injuries and the damages of his motorcycle.
http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/15A73C5DD53A9200?p=AWNB
Blaze destroys Monteocha family's home
After being made aware of a house fire in the area, Alachua, LaCrosse, Melrose, and High Springs fire teams worked together to extinguish the flames. Although the cause of the fire is still unknown, the possibility of foul or inappropriate play is very unlikely and fortunately nobody was injured. Kind comments by neighbors were made about the homeowners, the Monteocha family, of the house that burned down. They chose not to make a comment about the accident. The problem now lies in the fact that the homeowners and their family are without a home and must look to help from their insurance company as they try to rebuild their life. The Monteocha family are now the victims of this new, unwelcome problem.
http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/15A8E38F7047DD00?p=AWNB
Rock Gym faces unstable ground, buoyed by locals' support
Due to the unfortunate recent discovery of cracked and sinking concrete slabs, The Gainesville Rock Gym has temporarily been forced to close. Although the gym had plans on successfully expanding due to popularity and success, this new issue has put a halt to that plan. This displaces its 400 active members and its 10,000 monthly customers. Kindly, other rock gyms in surrounding areas are offering free or reduced climbs to Gainesville's members until the foundation is fixed. The biggest problem on hand is that the gym needs around $100,000 to repair their damages. A GoFundMe account was created three weeks ago and they have successfully achieved their goal, so they are already on their way to solving their problem. The closure affects its patrons and its 20 employees they were forced to lay off until the gym reopens.
Royal Caribbean ship cancels Haiti visit amid protests
After various protests from locals near their Haitian port, The Royal Caribbean cruise line canceled its visit to Haiti Tuesday. This decision was made due to the fact that the guests would not be able to fully enjoy their vacation due to political unrest stemming from the opposition party, which ultimately resulted in the protests, which go hand-in-hand in serving as the problem. Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines potentially faces a huge economic losses (after spending millions to create a port in Haiti) if political equilibrium isn't restored in Haiti. The problem can be solved by having the protests end once Haiti's citizens are content with the political situation with their country.
http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/15A7E6C412AF10D8?p=AWNB
After various protests from locals near their Haitian port, The Royal Caribbean cruise line canceled its visit to Haiti Tuesday. This decision was made due to the fact that the guests would not be able to fully enjoy their vacation due to political unrest stemming from the opposition party, which ultimately resulted in the protests, which go hand-in-hand in serving as the problem. Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines potentially faces a huge economic losses (after spending millions to create a port in Haiti) if political equilibrium isn't restored in Haiti. The problem can be solved by having the protests end once Haiti's citizens are content with the political situation with their country.
Hey Erica,
ReplyDeleteYour 5 opportunities for change were very interesting. They really made me think about some of the local problems around Gainesville and Alachua county. That police chase sounded extremely dangerous for anyone on the road at that time, luckily the motorcyclist only sustained minor injuries.
It was upsetting to hear that Rock Gym had to close as well. Thanks to you I'm happy to hear that their GoFundMe was very successful and allowed them to achieve their goal! Cant wait for them to re-open!
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Erica!
ReplyDeleteYour local opportunities were spot on. I especially like the one about sheltering the homeless. I think you gave some great insight into how important it is for our community to come together to help the homeless, and not just in the winter. Helping the homeless is something I am very passionate about, so it's exciting to see that we are making an effort here in Gainesville to keep them fed and warm. I also enjoyed your article about Haiti. I go to Haiti every summer and we have had to change the location of our visits because protestors were occupying the streets of the town. I am super passionate about great leadership taking over Haiti, and not for us, but for the wonderful people of Haiti. They have a long way to go but hopefully one day they will be free from their corrupt government.
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