Russ, sorry for dragging my feet but I wanted to make sure that I chose a charity where at least 95% of the donation actually reached the intended recipients and not chewed up by administrative overhead. My first choice is the habitat/Musicians Village project in New Orleans. I just need to check it out more thoroughly as I'm in the process of doing. I'll email you in the next couple of days. Thanks again. BTW, I agree with the whole Russ/politics thing. However, I'm not sure how many old school jazz musicians could be successfully vetted .

chas