EXPENSES ITEM PAID STATUS Lease Payment 1000.00 Paid in Full Electric (light, heat, water) 97.00 Paid in Full Telephone 69.00 Paid in Full Night Patrol 300.00 Paid in Full Case Management (part-time) 300.00 Paid in Full Administrator-House Manager 600.00 Paid in Full Grant Writer 240.00 Paid in Full Halal meat 200.00 Paid in Full Miscellaneous (e.g., cleaning supplies, juice) 100.00 Paid in Full Bus tokens/MARTA passes 112.00 Paid in Full Pocket money for two residents for the month 320.00 Paid in Full                   TOTAL EXPENSES 3338.00   COLLECTED 6430.00   Individuals        ($4480.00)   Freddie Mae Wilson Foundation ($50.00)   Masaajid/Islamic Centers ($1950.00)         ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ADDED TO SAVINGS     DEDUCTED FROM SAVINGS     BALANCE 3092.00   NOTES   Our goal is to have a minimum of $10,000 in the bank at all times, insh'Allah.   Allahu Akbar!  We thank Allah for our new friends who understand the importance of this cause and how much it costs to maintain the shelter.  As we grow in awareness and rrsources, let us always remember that Allah has brought us these blessings and we need to share them with as many people as possible.   We may have an office soon.  If we do we will need to raise a minimum of $4,500 per month to maintain the office and shelter until we get grant money in to pay the salaries of those who work for us, insh'Allah.   We lose two funding sources as of January 2007:   Steinberg Family Trust Ossman Family Trust   Both have funded us for many years (over three each).  Both are changing their funding focus somewhat, and we will be taken off their list.  We appreciate their loyalty to us and pray for their continued success.   It is important that we begin to educate people on giving in charity and how easy it is for even those who feel they do not have a lot of money to give.  Just think if 25% of the people we send email notices to give only $5.00 this would mean we would raise $12,500 per month.  Now let's go down a bit and say that 2,500 people would give $2.00 per month this would be $5,000 per month.  It is so easy and no one would be burdened, not one school would suffer, not one masjid would have to worry about paying its bills, etc.  Give it a prayer and a thought.                  Send donations to: Baitul Salaam Network, Inc. PO Box 11041 Atlanta, GA 30310 All donations are tax deductible.   Volunteers for all areas please send your one-page bio to haleem1@aol.com. We will contact you when we have reviewed it.