Community Services Consortium collaborated with five other agencies to sponsor a second annual memorial day for homeless persons on Tuesday, December 21st. People from the community gathered in the plaza at Albany City Hall to acknowledge seven people who died in Linn County last year from causes related to being homeless.Albany police captain, Ben Atchley, who conducted the service, told the crowd of 45 that the community of Albany remembers the poor as well as the rich. A white Balloon was released for each person with the name of the deceased on it to represent their final journey. The names of the honored : Doug Meuler, Margie Cole, Elizabeth Digby, guy LeonKnutzen, Melody Dillon, John Lee Gates and William Henry.
The sponsors for the event were, Community Services Consortium, the city of Albany, the Homeless Enrichment and Rehabilitation Team, and Samaritan Health Services.
