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really should be afraid of. Be afraid of your friends and famil , because they are most likely to abuse your <br /> children. Be afraid of your family pet, because tragically, it m,y one day turn on you. Be afraid of the food you <br /> eat, because its often filled with toxins, poisons, and potentialli life threatening bacteria. There, doesn't the <br /> Emily Program sound much safer to you now? <br /> Recently, St. Paul welcomed the Emily Program into their cit and our neighborhood is mentioned in an article <br /> in the Star Tribune. I encourage people to read the comments •.ection following the article and consider if this is <br /> really how you, as a community, want to be perceived. For the se of you genuinely concerned with your child's <br /> safety,please consider the message you send to your child wh n showing such intolerance for these individuals <br /> in need of help. Or, consider if your child has to one day com. to you with their own mental health concerns- <br /> such as depression or alcohol and drug issues. Aren't you teac I ing them that they can't? <br /> It is my hope that the City of Orono approves the addition oft e Emily Program into our neighborhood. I <br /> suspect that many others share my opinion,just aren't as vocal as the opposition has been. I am not affiliated <br /> with the Emily Program, nor do I suffer from any eating disor«er or other mental illness. However, after years <br /> of working in social services, I am quite knowlegeable about the need for such programs and will do everything <br /> within my power to avoid encouraging stereotypes and stigmas surrounding eating disorders (or any other <br /> mental illness)to flourish. This is especially true within my own back yard. <br /> Respectfully, <br /> Amy Bleeker <br /> 1380 Arbor Street <br /> Orono, MN 55391 <br /> (952) 217-5781 <br /> 2 )k1Ct120 * <br />