OT: Buy a T-Shirt/Help A Kid

My oldest son, Jason, made a visit to Africa last summer as part of a mission trip. The group visited a school and an orphanage while there. He came back profoundly touched by the pure joy and thirst for knowledge these kids had.

Here's what he wants to do:

You Be The Charity (YBTC) is a new Charity in the making. Upon my return from Tanzania in August 2008 the idea started fully taking shape. After being laid off from my nice corporate job I was lost. I thought what better way to get back on my feet than to follow my passion. So YBTC truly was born. The foundation of the idea is this: Supply African orphans with art supplies, take what they produce and put it on a limited edition tee. Sell the shirts on the net & take the proceeds to support projects that will enhance the quality of their lives. And then repeat at a new orphanage. Projects range from providing clean safe drinking water, food, to educational materials.

Take a moment to check out his website http://www.youbethecharity.com and then go vote for his idea at http://ideablob.com/ideas/4614-Make-a-difference-and-look-good.

You can't imagine how proud I am of him. He's going to change the world and you can help.