Public Service Announcement

It's time to take a brief breather from all the fun here at LEBSAB and address something serious for a change.  Some of you have asked about the little PayPal doohickey to your right.  Since you are all apparently too lazy to look this up on your own, I'll spell it out for you.

Second Story Indy, Inc., an Indiana nonprofit corporation, is a writing project serving kids, schools and community organizations in Indianapolis.  It is sort of like Dave Eggers' 826 Valencia program, but minus the smarminess.  Second Story just finished its pilot program at a near eastside Indianapolis public school.  The end result of that pilot program is a book called  Hot Baked Cheetos and Other Things We Like About Indianapolis, a collection of short pieces authored by students in Mrs. Keown's fourth grade class.  It is available at Amazon.com (follow the link) and at local Indianapolis book stores. 

If you're more interested in supporting Second Story than paying off your irresponsible neighbor's mortgage, you can donate to Second Story via the PayPal link.  It is an exempt organization under 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3), so your donation is tax deductible (that is, until Barry Obama makes it so charitable gifts are no longer tax deductible).

Or, if you'd rather get something in exchange for your money, clear your calendar for next Friday's Second Story fundraiser at the Harrison Center for the Arts.  There will be readings from local superstars John Green and Sarah Layden, along with music from the Tonos Triad.

By now, you're probably asking yourself why Lucy cares about something like this.  It doesn't involve meat products, Notre Dame football, Pittsburgh Steeler football, or Kung Fu.  The answer is because my dad is the treasurer of Second Story, and he would really like it if he could say that they've raised enough money in the first quarter of 2009 to sustain the organization through 2010 and beyond.