HELP!
OK, I generally don't like using a blog to get help from others. I mean, the whole point of a blog is to vent and share, right? However, this is for a great cause, and it won't be any skin off your noses.

Background:
If you've read my Tae Kwon Do blog, you'll know about Jireh Academy and how Dan Shi Club has been involved with training the students (4 of them), and how I've been more involved with their academic education. These boys struggled greatly with grade issues, among others, so the purpose of Jireh Academy is to fill those "gaps" in their heads up through their current grade status, and give them all around support. They are extremely gifted and intelligent kids, and have a lot of potential that both Jireh Academy and Dan Shi Club is hoping will bloom.

Request:
Motivating them can be difficult. Karen, the head academic instructor, has devised Jireh money for each kid. (A picture of the kid on the money.) Based on how much schoolwork they get done (and accurately!), they get a certain amount of Jireh money. Once they accumulate some money, they can spend it at the Jireh Store. We're looking for used items that haven't been too beat up or anything :) Here's some stuff that would motivate these kids to work for it:

Hip Hop CDs
Sports and Movie posters
Sports equipment of any sort
Games, card or board
Puzzles
Basic drum, violin and piano music
Piano Keyboards

...and just think back when you were 13 or 14. What did you like?

These kids like playing the piano and violin (beginners) and drums (intermediate). All four are either on acrobatics teams or wrestling teams, and are doing well enough in Tae Kwon Do to train for some harder tournaments in the spring.

If you want to donate, please let me know! I guarantee it will be appreciated and utilised. If you don't know who I am or how to get it to me, just leave a comment with your email address, or email me at marianheather@hotmail.com.

Thanks!