Even a blind kitty enjoys a good book!
I am very pleased and proud to say that I've been invited to participate in this year's Record-A-Thon benefiting Recording For the Blind & Dyslexic. On Thursday I'm going to the organization's New York studio to record an hour-and-a-half of Homer's Odyssey (the book will also be read by other volunteers and recorded in its entirety).
As in any "A-Thon," the goal is to get sponsors for my recording time. For obvious reasons, this particular cause is very near and dear to my heart. I was upset at first that I would have to record on Thursday, because that's when Scarlett is going in for her cancer surgery. But now I'm actually grateful because a) doing volunteer work for a couple of hours beats the heck out of nervously pacing the floors of my apartment, and b) because, as silly as it sounds, I can't help thinking that by doing something good, I'm improving my chances for a happy outcome for Scarlett on Thursday. (For the record, I signed on for this several weeks ago, before I knew about Scarlett's surgery, but didn't announce it before now because I had to make sure I had legal clearance to create an audio recording of the book, since the audio rights forHomer's Odyssey were sold over two years ago).I feel like I've been hitting you guys up a lot lately, between Egypt and now this, but I truly love the idea of visually impaired children having access to more books in general, and particularly to Homer's story.
So I ask you to please, if you have even a few dollars to spare, help me raise money for this wonderful organization. Here's a link to my personal fundraising page (with a special message from Homer and me):
http://my.e2rm.com/personalPage.aspx?registrationID=1070594
Thank you so much--and a huge thank you to everybody for being so supportive of us as we get ready to bring Scarlett in for her surgery.
