Bits and Pieces

ACE: The ACE (Athletes Committed to Excellence), at Hinsdale Central High School, held a kickball contest a couple of weeks ago. A team headed by senior Andrew Worthington came in first place and won the astounding amount of $700. Even more astounding, the team decided to donate the entire amount to our charity! Thanks guys!!!

Global Hope: This wonderful non-profit, which we have had the pleasure of working with in the past, is heading to New Orleans to help reburbish one of the schools in need. Their destination is L. E. Rabouin H. S a 1925 Art Deco style building. 23 volunteers from Global Hope are going to paint hallways, repair/drywall where locker banks have been removed, design and building a new 18' office reception counter and they will restore the outside basketball count among other projects. No doubt, these generous volunteers will do some work that is desperately needed! Be safe and enjoy yourselves!!

Haiti: The sad news out of Haiti is that cholera has hit a rural area outside of Port-au-Prince and 250 have died while countless others have been hit by the horrible disease. There are four or five cases in Port-au-Prince but my sources say these people have been isolated and that they picked up cholera outside of the capital. To my knowledge, no one has been affected at IMN School (which we helped rebuild) at this point in time. I will keep you posted.

Thanks,
Dick