Sticks of Fire: a Tampa blog

Dave Rothacker asked me to point out a recent post of his. For this worthy cause, I’d be heartless not to do it. In fact, we’ll reprint the entire thing.
Help Sick Children in Tampa Bay

Have you seen photos of sick and under-nourished kids in third world countries? Sure you have. Your heart breaks. The TV commercial says to send a dollar and your dollar can help. I’m sure it can. But what about kids in your own country? What about unfortunate kids right here in the Tampa Bay area? What about the kids who need medical attention whose parent or parents have no insurance?

I don’t know about you, but when I see or hear of kids under these circumstances, my heart not only breaks, the accompanying percussion overwhelms my soul. I think, man I gotta do something! But the next day comes and goes by and I haven’t done a thing. Well I am proud to say that I am finally putting the brakes on that run away train. And you can too!

Think about joining Rosemary and I this coming Sunday at the A La Carte Event Pavillion in Tampa. The folks from All Children’s Hospital Tampa Guild have put together a Sunday afternoon event for charity that you will not soon forget. Here’s the gig:

Iron Chef….Tampa Style

In addition to the sumptuous samples of all you can eat food provided by the amateur chefs, here is what else is going on:

* Entertainment by renown jazz guitarist Les Sabler
* Master of Ceremony - Andy Bowen of Clearview Communications
* Silent auction (you gotta check this stuff out!!!)
* Art Gallery auction*
* Open Bar

*Warning: What I am about to tell you will cause a warm glow to surround your heart and tears to flood from your eyes. Proceed accordingly. Some of the artwork that will be auctioned off has actually been created by kids in All Children’s Hospital. These particular renderings were created upon the theme of what inspires them to get well. Now hang with me here, I am told that one child has portrayed what cancer can’t do in his or her piece of art. Can you even envision what sort of internal fortitude it takes for a child to tell us what cancer cannot do to him or her? Forget for one moment all of the wonderful stuff that the hard working folks from the Tampa Guild have put forth. I think I might pay the price of admission to just hold this one painting in my hands and reflect upon the Miracle that God has given us in each and every one of these kids!!

So, what do you think about joining us this Sunday, March 25th, to raise some money and help area kids?

Register Here