***** December 14th Update: 
Today was a quiet, calm day - the first respite since December 1st when tenants (residential and commercial both) were verbally notified by Code Enforcement that shut down was imminent.  As of 7 PM yesterday (December 13th), all people and pets had been evacuated from the building, safe and warm. Everyone is OK or now. No one is in a homeless shelter or anything like that. Most people are not in a permanent place / final destination. The next phase of our initiative is to cover any gaps between what it takes to get these residents into permanent placements and what is available to them from agencies and organizations. This work will resume full force tomorrow, but the next steps will be preplanned, coordinated and WAY less stressful than what has transpired in the last two weeks.  

******!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! December 12th Update: 
We have had the most amazing outpouring of support for this cause, from people near and far. 
Not too long ago I was at a meeting and someone suggested that we all think about what "community" means if we were going to call ourselves the "Hobart Community Alliance". I guess there are different ways to think about that word, but to me, THIS is what community means. I believe that if we come together with a common purpose, we can achieve absolutely anything we choose. We can be the change that we want to see in our community. 

As of this morning, power is shut off to the building. The residents are being evacuated. It is very cold outside and now very cold in the dark building.  First floor businessess still need to pack up and move, but that is a whole different story for another day. 

Because we have exceeded our targeted amount, I am going to stop promoting this fundraiser now. But the story doesn't end here, of course. And I know that some monies are still en route. 

If you want to know more about what happens to The Historic Hobart Inn from today onward, please follow along here: https://www.facebook.com/TheHistoricHobartInn. 

THANK YOU is not a big enough word to express my appreciation to you all. 

- Julie 

*** December 11th Update:  Amazing news! We have a matching gift on the table! 
Any donations made today will be matched dollar for dollar until we reach our new goal of $20,000. Offer expires at midnight. 
Please share this appeal far and wide to help get us over the finish line. Today is crunch time in terms of moving residents out of the bulidng. Power is scheduled to be turned off tomorrow, Friday the 12th.  Some of the residents are being evacuated into temporary quarters, some have found long term solutions. All of this work costs money. Please help if you can. 


***** December 9th Update:  Not knowing the total cost of relocating tenants, but just to get things going, we set the target at $15,000. 
In a little over 24 hours we have met that goal, which just goes to show that we should never underestimate the Good in our hearts.  We will now be able to reimburse the residents for the rent stolen from them by the landlord on the first of December.  We are going to increase the goal now for the purpose of providing a greater level of stability and to help with the legal battles to come.******

We are raising funds to help defray the many costs associated with relocating the residents of The Hobart Inn who are being displaced by the building's shutdown, which is happening due to the numerous code violations that make the building uninhabitable. 

The funds collected will be used for the following:

-- Legal Aid
-- Replacing Lost December Rent Money
-- Temporary Fostering of Pets
-- Transportation Costs
--  Moving Costs

None of the money raised here will go to the businesses located on the first floor of the building. 

A dedicated bank account has been established to receive and disburse these funds. 

The goal of $15,000 is only an estimate. There are at least 12 people being displaced. The cost to fully resettle them will likely be much higher.

Any and all questions regarding this fundraiser should be directed to Julie Rockefeller, using this email address: [email protected].