Love My Neighbor®: Scottsdaler Securtity Company Letter of Support

August 1, 2017

RE: “Love My Neighbor” Project at Scottsdale

To Whom it May Concern:

Our company, Matt’s Staffing, Inc., acquired the contract for security services of Scottsdale Townhouses in March of 2011. It was during the time of this transition, when it became abundantly clear that the previous guard company was neck deep in corruption. We were made aware of the fact it was not a rare occurrence for certain residents to pay bribes to security guards to avoid receiving a ticket or having their vehicle impounded. In another instance, deputies from the Sheriff department caught one of the previous company’s guards with a text message on his mobile phone which clearly made it apparent he was tipping off drug pushers and other folks who were engaging in criminal behavior that the sheriff was on the property and heading their direction. It was clear, Scottsdale required serious support in the realm of security and after a brief period of time, I began to realize the effort to repair the damage here and guide them towards a path leading to success would require a herculean effort.

Nonetheless, we have worked very diligently since this time attempting to gain control of the situation here in a number of ways. However, we feel the very best way we can contribute towards making Scottsdale a safer environment for its residents is by forging relationships with the Sheriff Department. Alexey’s “Love My Neighbor Project” has opened doors at the Sheriff Department and facilitated introductions to representatives from the department to several members of my staff.

We look forward to continuing our progress here at Scottsdale and hope Alexey’s project may be given more attention by those making decisions because Alexey’s method is working at Scottsdale and the residents are benefitting from its success and efforts.

Thank you for your time.

With Sincere Appreciation,

Ervin Siles

Security Supervisor

Matt’s Staffing, Inc. for the

Scottsdale Townhouses Association, Inc

"MY NEIGHBORS: Capturing the Soul of America's Diverse City" a series by Alexey Steele

There is a lot of adversity to overcome in today’s world. For me the answer to many difficult questions that we presented with daily is in the simple principle "Love My Neighbor".

Loving one’s neighbor is the foundational building block in the moral fiber of our society. I make my case with ongoing "My Neighbors Series" a collection of portrayals of the people around me in our City of Carson.

Carson is a great city, statistically one of the most diverse in the nation, a community most closely reflecting our World. Carson is great because of its people and the diversity is its most important asset.

I was honored to be awarded The City of Carson Cultural Arts Commission grant for 2015/16 and then again for 2016/17 to continue working on "My Neighbors Series" in collaboration with the City of Carson.

I was also honored to be awarded 2016 and, recently, 2017 additional grants by Wells Fargo Bank.

I am grateful for a long-term support and sponsorship for my cultural outreach programs by Rand Resources, LLC

It is a great privilege to collaborate and coordinate my Carson projects with 501c3 non-profit Artward Initiative.

Art can lift aspirations and give us all an important common ground in today’s divisive times. I believe that as we are continuously exposed to the stream of escalating negative news we need to focus on people in communities that inspire us in positive ways. I take inspiration for this series from my community that overcomes adversity.

Every street and every neighborhood has its own widely loved neighbors. What I want to capture through My Neighbors is the unique, iconic and deeply human qualities that make ordinary people the true bedrock of our communities and who give us something meaningful, true and solid to hold onto in times of trouble, which is especially important in neighborhoods like Scottsdale.

At the kind of times that we live in I want ART to help people fill what I call The Dignity Gap.

I believe that strengthening community bonds by getting to know and love one’s neighbors is an answer to many of the difficult issues facing society today. I hope that My Neighbors will encourage visitors to see their own neighbors from a new perspective and take the message of love for one’s neighbor back to their own streets.

I want to capture people in these painting who you cannot help but love. Through the Love My Neighbor public art project, I want to encourage other people to notice and embrace human beacons in their own neighborhoods.

These are the overlooked heroes of our society.

I also believe in the public nature of ART. In this I am following in the footsteps of my late father, an important Ukrainian artist Leonid Steele and this project is my homage to him.

Just as my father went into remote villages of Ukraine to capture the expression of real people and share it with them, I am following this family tradition to capture in paint the strength, the dignity and the grace at the rock bottom of our society, which is so often the bedrock of our community.

Alexey

Scottsdaler Securtity Company Letter of Support

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