Friday and more celebrating

Friday was another wonderful surprise for me. My very good friends, Jack and Donna from Connecticut showed up for dinner. Phil and the gang prepared (well, had delivered) a really cool Moroccan dinner. With a beautiful table set and birthday decorations all around we all tucked into a cool variety of dishes. Dessert and cake followed and by the end of the evening I was ready to hurl from eating so much! Another great day.

Carpe Diem.

What a cool surprise

We got back to New York from London on Wednesday evening. I planned to stay in New York with Phil and the gang until Sunday morning (my birthday). Diana would join us in New York on Friday night and together we would all celebrate my birthday.

Well, to my surprise, Phil arranged for my mom to fly in from Boca on Thursday and she surprised me at Phil and How's apartment. What a cool birthday gift.

Thursday night we celebrated at restaurant around the corner from the apartment. Hannah and Lil joined Phil, How, my mom and me.

Carpe Diem.

ZimKids appeal

Hi All,

In the years since Dennis founded Zimkids, an orphan project in Zimbabwe, he’s struggled mightily not to hit up friends for financial support. But in his efforts to put the group on a firmer financial footing, he’s just been offered a tremendous opportunity that demands that we reach out for help. Globalgiving is an Internet charity site that holds real promise of ongoing financial support to small projects like Zimkids. A month or so ago, Zimkids was selected as a potential participant and we managed to get through their “due diligence.” But to earn a permanent place, we need at least 50 people to donate a total of at least $4000 to Zimkids via global giving over the next month. So we are turning to you all.

Many of you have already been extremely generous with Zimkids, so we are somewhat abashed about holding out the begging bowl. But if you could find a way to make a small donation – even $10 or $20 – and/or pass along this email to family and friends who might be willing to help out, we would be extremely grateful.

Over the past year, the number of orphans Zimkids is feeding has skyrocketed from 60 to 160, at the very moment that food prices have almost doubled. So securing a permanent place on globalgiving.com is incredibly important just now. It’s tax-deductible – and easy, just go to:

http://www.globalgiving.com/projects/zimkids-feeds-zimbabwean-orphans-body-and-soul/

If anyone wants more information about Zimkids, go to the website at:

http://www.zimkids.com

And, again, THANK YOU on behalf of Zimkids and all involved with the orphans of Pumula.
Warmest regards,
Adrian.

Carpe Diem.