Michele's Birthday

It's been a few weeks, but Michele recently had a birthday and there were a few tricks up Mike's sleeve...in the process of getting to her new laptop, she had to start out with the process of un-wrapping several boxes (each wrapped with paper) until she got down to a 'ring sized' box. She asked Mike 'Is this what I think it is?' at which point, she opened the box and found instructions to look on one of the dogs collars. It was a note that directed her to the shed, where the 'real gift' was. She brought it in and at last, un-wrapped her new laptop! Sorry for the late post, but it seems that everyone gets really busy now and again. Happy Birthday, Michele!

Here is the painting of The Bridge, titled "The House of Hope". Beautiful isn't it! Thomas Kinkade painted it a few months back and it was unveiled this weekend. There is an opportunity drawing still going on. You can purchase tickets for $25.00. Once 1000.00 tickets are sold the drawing will happen. You can purchase a ticket at 655-5520. This painting is valued at $50,000.00 and with the right ticket it could be yours. The Bridge was so blessed and privileged to be the featured non-profit at this weekends event. Get your ticket!!!

The Bridge participated in a relay team in the Big Sur Marathon on Sunday. There were five participants Adam, Tom (Adam's Dad), Tony, Louie, and Mike. Way to go Team Bridge!!!!! They all did a great job! A special thank you to Tom, Adam's dad for sponsoring team Bridge and participating with them.

Thomas Kinkade Event

Please keep watching for further details about the exciting event coming up which will benefit The Bridge. Some months back we were absolutely privileged to have Thomas Kinkade here painting The Bridge. What an absolute blessing and treat that was for those of us that were here to meet him and watch him paint. You can go to our older blog posts and see the pictures........ He painted the outside of the house and titled it "The House of Hope" as was titled in a newspaper article back in November 08. This painting will be unveiled on Saturday, May 2nd at The Embassy Suites. See http://www.kinkadegalleries.com/ for more information. This is a really big deal and we are so excited about it. There will be a chance for you to purchase tickets and possibly take home the "House of Hope" painting. Mark your calendars!

You Are Invited To Attend The Largest Collector Event Ever!

Movie Night

For the past couple of weeks, the Parkers have been able to show movies in their driveway and invite the neighbors, family and friends for some fun. Last night, they showed 'Turner and Hooch' and it was a Hoot! Louie and Adam came over, and I think that Sal and Joey made an appearance. Getting to know the guys at The Bridge, and getting to know their personalities has been such a great blessing. What a great group of guys. If you get a chance, ask Joey if he's seen 'Jaws' or not.....

We were approved!!!!!!! Praise the Lord. Thank you City of Pacific Grove. Thank you all who came out and are in this picture. Thank you to all of you who wrote letters of support. Thank you to all that prayed. There is no doubt God's hand and favor was upon us. This wouldn't be possible first without God, and second without the support of so many people. What a blessing and privilege to be a part of something that is helping to restore men back to Faith, Family and Community. After all that is our mission. THANK YOU!

We are hoping to expand. Read on to find out how you can help. We have applied for our use permit to expand from 6 residents to 12 residents. We are very excited about stepping through this process. However, all the support we can get is welcomed and appreciated. We have been given a list of fire regulations that we need to meet. We are in the process of doing that now. In addition to that we have a public hearing scheduled on Thursday, April 2nd at 300 Forest Ave in Pacific Grove at 6:00. We would love to have your prayers of support, letters of support, or if you would like have you there in person as public support. Please call the office at 372-2033 for more information or with questions. As you can see from the pictures we have to post a sign in our yard letting people know our intentions. In addition we also had to mail out 159 letters notifying our surrounding neighbors of our intention. Our hearts desire is to be able to expand, and to continue being good neighbors. Thank you for your prayers and support!