Note: If you need it, the RISSE mailing list is RISSE, 715 Morris St., Albany, N.Y., 12208-2208. Phone is 518 487 4912.

There are some new items up on the  RISSE Amazon Wish List this morning, and some are as inexpensive as $7. That doesn’t mean they are not needed. There are plastic leak-proof spray bottles, some paint brushes and tempura paint color.

They need one more walkie-talkie and I sent another juice and drink holder yesterday. The Bean  Chairs are purchased and on the way and off the list. The Army of Good is a great wave, that comes ashore and washes us in goodness. Wish list items are disappearing almost as soon as they are put up.

Every morning, I start my day on the RISSE Wish List and do whatever good I can afford that day. Today, I bought the water color kit for $7.99. It took me four seconds. For me, this sets the tone for a productive day.

Your gifts are arriving and the people at RISSE – there are 200 kids in their after school program alone – are somewhat stunned, but are seeing the true heart and soul of America.

Good people, thanks. The new page went up this morning, the items are quite inexpensive, I doubt it will last long.

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If you wish to support my refugee program, you can donate to Jon Katz, P.O. Box 205, Cambridge, N.Y., 12816 or via Paypal, [email protected].

I am negotiating with the Powell House Quaker Retreat and Conference Center in Chatham, N.Y., to bring the soccer team and other RISSE children to some weekend retreats on empowerment and community. These conferences (as a member of a Quaker Meeting, I’ve been to several) are wonderful and very empowering. The setting is beautiful and very peaceful, and the retreats are also inexpensive.

If you need it, the RISSE shipping address is 715 Morris St., Albany, N.Y., 12208-2208. Phone is 518 487 4912.