User:Northwoods Boy

I am from Wausau, Wisconsin and grew up in Eagle River. I have worked as a volunteer at various homeless facilities in the Madison, Wi. I spent my first winter in a tent at the Occupy Madison site at an abandoned car lot on East Washington. I helped organize Sanctuary, the outfit that formed the storage locckers at the Social Justice Center.

I have participated at most of the Homeless Issues Committee meetings at the City/County Building, and served as an advisor to two of the members who serve on the Board of Directors (Ronnie Barbett and Ulysees Williams).

My passion is wildlife. When I first came to Madison, I was eating some chedder fries at Capital Foods. A mallard hen walked over to me, looked up and quacked. I asked her if she wanted one. One by one she ate the entire bag. Every morning when I made my walk to the shower, she would greet me. I always had a bag of something for her.

I am participating at a church function that helpes coach people how to write legislaters letters about things that they would like to see done to preserve the environment. We had a book study called "A Green Faith." This is a book about the role of the church in caring for creation.

I first came to Madison because I had a dream. God told me to get on the bus one cold day in February. I didn't know why but I found myself on a bus and have been here ever since. I told a friend of mine from Winnipeg named Randy about my dream. He told me that there was a very good reason why I was here.

Dave Peters