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Register for Sept. 15 Homeless Walk Through Leesburg

The Good Shepherd Alliance 8th Annual Walk for Shelter through historic downtown Leesburg.

"We love because he first loved us" (1 John 4:19).

The Good Shepherd Alliance (GSA) 8th Annual Walk for Shelter

GSA has served the homeless and those living in poverty in Northern Virginia since 1983.

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A Family Event to Benefit Homeless Individuals & Families
Saturday, September 15, 2012
9 a.m. Sign-in
10 a.m. Event begins

Now is the time to register!

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One Mile Walk through Historic Downtown Leesburg
Beginning at Douglass Community Center

Special Family Activities to follow including Moon Bounces, Face Painting and Free Barbeque and Hot Dog Lunch.

See St. Davids' Episcopal Church great homeless walk video from 2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1mDu2bF-H8&feature=related

Register online and get more information at Walkathon Information or contact GSA today for more information at 703-724-1555.

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OTHER NEWS:
Hope's Treasures Retail Thrift Stores
Quality Second-Hand Merchandise; Items You Must See to Believe!
New furniture and back-to-school item as supplies last!

Donation Centers Open Mon-Sat 10am-6pm

Three locations in Leesburg, Sterling and Ashburn (Click HERE for store hours and locations)

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Visit us on the web at www.goodshepherdalliance.org or call GSA at 703-724-1555 for more information.

Thank you for helping us empower those in need.

“Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits” [Psalm 68:19]. 

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In Ephesians Paul tells us what this life Jesus gives us looks like, this life we live as those marked with the seal of the Holy Spirit in baptism. We live in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us. The entire purpose of life is giving yourself for the other.  

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