Carla's Blog / EBA Portland, LLC: Merry Christmas Boys and Girls . . . HO HO HO

Please don't say I never do anything nice.

Because for those of you who "get it" . . . here's a little present that some might find just as wonderful and marvelous as the shiny new train they wanted!

The CDFI, under the branch of the United States Dept. of the Treasury distributes money.  And yesterday I wrote a blog about that.

Today, I guess you could call it Part II, I'm sharing with you a list of the people who have a working relationship already established with the CDFI, and have presently, and in the past, received funds.

Funds=working capital boys and girls.

This is a 115 page document.  Review it, read it, analyze it . . .

CDFI Report of Funds Available

Those people that oversee these funds, may God bless you of sound mind.  Hopefully ALL this money will be used to the betterment of man.  And when I say "man" I mean it in the collective sense.  GEEZ . . .

(Art found at: Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Harpenden, UK)

A SONG OF SAINT NICHOLAS (aka St. Nick)

There was a good bishop who lived long ago

His memory is glorious, His legends are bold

We call him St Nicholas, a servant of Christ

Who loved little children and taught what was right

He is Father Christmas and Santa Claus too

He helped many people, the stories are true

At Christmas he calls to us, both young and old

To see that the story of Jesus is told

The gifts that he brings us are signs of the love

That comes down at Christmas from heaven above

We see Mother Mary, the babe in the stall,

With Joseph, the wise men and shepherds and all

O blessed St Nik'las we hail you today

The patron of many, you show us the way

To be good and generous, to help those in need

To be kind to others in both word and deed