ID program helps provide dignity to 150

by Rachel Delinski, Herald Staff

Teresa Butler just learned how to correctly spell her name.

For years, Butler had no form of identification so she always spelled her name as Theresa, with an H. But thanks to an IDignity event held Thursday at the St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Sanford, Teresa for the first time was able to get a copy of her birth certificate, a Florida ID card and Social Security card, all at the same place in one day for free.

From the new identification, determined through a computer check of birth records, she found out her name was spelled Teresa. “It’s a blessing I could do this,” said Butler.

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Reminder: IDignity in Orlando is tomorrow …

and SACSON members/Sanford IDignity volunteers, we’re asking that all of you attend at least one IDignity event in Orlando prior to the next one we have in Sanford so you’ll continue to learn the process.

Thursday June 25th, 2009

The Orlando Union Rescue Mission
410 W. Central Blvd.
Orlando, FL 32801
(407-423-3596)

Time:

Intake is from 8 AM till 1 PM

Volunteering is from 7 AM till 3:30 PM

Please check out the Sanford tab on IDignity’s Web site …

for photos from Sanford’s 1st IDignity project on May 14. Thanks to Michael Dippy for posting the photos!

Just click anywhere on this story and it will take you to the Web site.

Some snapshots from Sanford’s 1st IDignity …

Thanks to Judy Wilhelm of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul for these photos. Send us your IDignity photos and we’ll post them on the blog, too!