There was a surprise celebration for me at the Mansion Friday, they put together a special birthday card and also gave me a cup full of goodies. I wasn’t expect it, it was a beautiful gesture and meant a lot to me, I even managed to pull a short video out of it.

I love these people, and am so lucky to be able to help them. You can help me help them buy donation to the Mansion/Refugee Fund, a/k/a The Gus Fund, c/o Jon Katz, P.O.Box 205, Cambridge, N.Y., 12816.

At the Mansion, we don’t seek miracles, we commit small acts of kindness. We will the holes in people’s lives.

This week, sandals for Joan, and new shirts for Wayne, and a small TV for Ruth and Ken (who is in the hospital again.) You can write to Ruth c/o The Mansion, 11 S.Union Avenue, Cambridge, N.Y., 12816. She would welcome the mail.

Although, thanks to those of you who sent tote bags to Sylvie. She has enough now to last a lifetime. Or knowing how much Sylvia loves to receive letters, maybe not that long. You can write to Sylvie c/o the Mansion, 11 S.Union Avenue, Cambridge, N.Y., 12816.