As you may know, thousands of children have been displaced and some orphaned in the fallout of the tragic HAITI quake in January of this year. World Vision has set up child friendly spaces within the tent cities in and around Port-au-Prince and is distributing backpacks to children who are particularly vulnerable and needy. (see story below)

I’ve been fundraising for these backpacks in Minneapolis, Portland, OR, Fremont, CA and San Diego—to name a few cities. Here are just a couple of pics from two gigs I did in the Pacific Northwest this past weekend:

This is a lovely place called Manhattan Cafe in downtown Portland. We had a full cafe and some great desserts and coffee…..

And below is The Shift—a great church in Albany, OR where I played with their very talented band for the evening.

Please contact me via the “Contact” link on the menu bar for more info if you’d like to host one of these events.