Baseball DIY

I'm taking a break from all things literary and baseball for just a moment (although where Juicy fits in those two categories I have no idea) to mention a project I'm working on with Parkview Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, LA. Everybody and their third cousin knows what Katrina did to the Gulf Coast. I have gotten in touch with Josh Causey at Parkview and he and his group are helping out the kids sheltered with their families at Southern University. They are playing games, reading stories, doing arts and crafts; that kind of thing. The program is expanding to other shelters nearby and I'm trying to help all these kids by giving them some books and games to keep - things that will be theirs to replace some of what they have lost.

I've set up two wishlists at Amazon, one for books and one for games. (The books one is getting lots more traffic, so please visit the games list!) If you buy from these lists the stuff goes to Parkview, gets opened and then goes right to the shelters, no stops along the way. If you want to donate some books direct, email me at moroaircraft@verizon.net and I will happily provide the mailing address.

If you've been wondering how your could change the world, this is it. It's the world for at least these kids anyway, and that's a good place to start. Hell, from where I'm sitting, this is the best place to start.