Letter to First Lady Laura Bush and Anita McBride from Gregory Boyle

HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES "Nothing Stops A Bullet Like A Job" Board of Directors Michael Hennigan, Pres. David Adams Herb Alpert Robert Baker anita: Carol Biondi Saul Bolivar Rosa Campos Raul Diaz Dwight Hotchkiss Anjelica Huston J. Mario Molina, M.D. Fr. Al Naucke, S.J. many Thanks for your Gabriela Ortiz David Price Rey Rodriguez extraordinary Kindness Rob Smith Carlos Vasquez Services Job Referral Please see Mat The Tattoo Removal Counseling Case Management Community Service "Release" Aftercare Training Curriculum First Lady gets This Voices of Youth Homeboy Industries Homeboy Silkscreen Homeboy/Homegirl letter and The falles There Merchandising Homegirl Cafe Homeboy Maintenance Know form gratitude - -G 1916 East First Street, Los Angeles, California 90033 (323) 526-1254 Fax (323) 526-1257 HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES "Nothing Stops A Bullet Like A Job" Board of Directors November 3, 2005 Michael Hennigan, Pres. David Adams Herb Alpert Mrs. Laura Bush Robert Baker The White House Carol Biondi Washington, D.C. Saul Bolivar Rosa Campos Raul Diaz Dear Mrs. Bush: Dwight Hotchkiss Anjelica Huston I want to thank you for including myself, Gabriel, Gus, and Herbert J. Mario Molina, M.D. in "Helping America's Youth" White House Conference. It was a Fr. Al Naucke, S.J. powerful day and clear in its guiding principles, articulated Gabriela Ortiz challenges and strategic plan. David Price Rey Rodriguez Rob Smith Above all, I am deeply appreciative to you and your fine staff in Carlos Vasquez their truly exquisite kindness shown to my three "Homeboys"! I suppose you always expect people to be nice. You and your staff Services chose to treasure these three guys and by your valuing them, they Job Referral left D.C. feeling "valued". You all seemed to just pull the beauty Tattoo Removal and goodness right out of them and they got on that plane to L. A. Counseling and the three of them, felt "favored". Gabriel told a flight Case Management attendant - "Last night, we made history - 3 ex-gang members ate Community Service dinner at the White House". And then he told her his story and "Release" Aftercare Training Curriculum about Homeboy Industries. "I made her cry, G - I hope that's Voices of Youth okay?" "You just showed her that you are somebody, son - and sometimes people will cry when they see it." Homeboy Industries Homeboy Silkscreen It seems to me there are two essential truths. One is that God is Homeboy/Homegirl compassionate, loving-kindness. And two, we are asked to do only Merchandising one thing: to be in the world who God is. You, Anita McBride, Homegirl Cafe Elizabeth Herald, Maria Miller, Sonia Medina and Ron Clark did Homeboy Maintenance nothing short of resemble God's own heart to the four of us. In the process, Gabriel, Gus and Herbert - used to being easily despised and readily left out - recognized that they are the shape of God's heart - favored and valuable. Your kindness really did this to them. 1916 East First Street, Los Angeles, California 90033 (323) 526-1254 Fax (323) 526-1257 2. I thank you in advance for communicating that message to your above-mentioned staff members. May you continue to be a remarkable sign of the God who loves us without measure and without regret. With great respect, Every Executive Fr. Gregory Director J. Boyle, Bagle S.J. S