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Thursday, June 30, 2005 · Last updated 6:38 a.m. PT
Would-be bride throws homeless a party
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
EVERETT, Wash. -- When a would-be bride called off her wedding 12 days
before the big event, she threw a party anyway - and invited the
homeless.
Residents of the Interfaith Family Shelter attended the bash thrown by
Katie Hosking, 22, a medical assistant, and her parents.
"They had a DJ and really good music. It was a warm, friendly
atmosphere. The food was delicious. It was a nice break with people
not worrying about anything for one night," shelter manager Carol
Oliva said.
One homeless woman got her son out of a wheelchair and danced with
him. "It was a beautiful sight," said Susan Hosking, Katie's mother.
"It was an eye-opener."
The almost-bride would not say what led to the breakup, only that it
happened 12 days before the scheduled June 6 date of her nuptials. Her
parents knew they'd be stuck with the bill.
More than 50 family members and close friends were joined by about 40
homeless people, shelter workers and volunteers. The shelter staff
arranged rides to the venue, a country club.
Instead of a wedding cake, a strawberry shortcake was offered, topping
off a menu that included baron of beef, salmon, shrimp cocktail,
fettuccine and fruit.
"Oh my gosh, we had so much fun," Katie Hosking said.
© 2005 AP
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Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
"As democracy is perfected, the office of president
represents, more and more closely, the inner soul
of the people. On some great and glorious day the
plain folks of the land will reach their heart's
desire at last and the White House will be adorned
by a downright moron." --- H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
Religion is the original war crime.
-Michelle Malkin (Feb 26, 2005)
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