(This painting, by Paw Lway Shee, is sold for $50)

I’m happy to share the news that the new Bishop Maginn High School Wish List is up and running. They are starting off with a list of badly needed art supplies – the teachers have been buying supplies with their own money.

If I know the Army Of Good, the school will be getting a lot of packages from Amazon early next week.  Bishop Maginn is a non-profit, donations to them are tax deductible. You can print receipts on Amazon itself and you can also write the school if you need additional confirmation of your purchases.

This is the fourth wish list I have recommended, and all have done well. People love making their own choices in their own time about purchases like this, and they like to know exactly what they are buying.

I am addicted to non-profit wish lists like this, it is an amazing new way to give, and it feels good. This is a modest list, 13 items  ranging in price from $12 to $98. Take a look. I bought some of these items this morning (I got a peek at the list, I couldn’t help it) but these are all things Mrs. Silverstein badly needs and has been buying herself.

So the more the merrier. Thanks for your support, I have the feeling this list won’t last too long. We can really make a difference in this school, it has a tiny budget and a great big heart. Maybe that’s the way it works.

Make sure you add the address to your address lists in accounts. Then you just have to click on the right button. If you need it, the phone number is 518 463 2247.

I am collecting money for personal items – clothes, shoes, music for the choir, perhaps a guitar. You can contribute to me (I am not tax deductible) via Paypal, [email protected] or by check, Jon Katz, Bishop Maginn Fund, 2502 State Route 22, Cambridge, N.Y., 12816.

You can also, if you wish, donate to the school at any time: Bishop Maginn, 75 Park Avenue, Albany, N.Y., 12202.

You can get to the wish list here.

Thanks for helping this school is a very worthy place.