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My newphew Connor Hearty is an awsome kid who just turned 13. He is an angry kid however. His real father has told his mother that he doesn't ever want to see him. My sister was not able to take care of him until he was six years old. So over half his life he has had no support. I used to go an visit him when he was a baby and he used to hide under the bed and cry (as my father is deaf and wouldn't hear him cry) I would walk in and hear him crying for his mom. My sister has however been supporting him and his two sisters by herself as she was married four years ago. Both her and her husband had jobs and up until 6 months ago owned their own house. Now my sister whos husband has been wrongfully accused of a crime, and my sister has had to quit her full time job to take care of her two kids. She works part time and my nephew has even had to stay home from field trips and school in order to watch his little sisters. My sister has had to support him and her two other children alone although my Deaf father has tried his best to help out. She has also been so gracious to help a homeless family of three (mother and two very young children) and has them living with her as well. (she was a victim of physical abuse and was living in a tent). My family is very sweet and loving and are the most honest and brilliant people I know. My nephew is an amazing drummer and wants to learn how to play guitar and needs a drum set. Although he has been working with a group who restores cars, they have been using the money for bills. He had been saving all his money for a drum set and has given it to his mom recently for bills and to fix their car that broke down. Now all the time and effort he has put toward getting the drum set he has given up for the family. I send them money all the time and we are very close; Connor calls me at least 2 to 3 times a day. Not only has he given all his money to his mom recently, but he watches his two small sisters (anastasia (2) and Haven (8) months) and the two children that belong to the mother who was homeless. Essentially all summer Connor babysat 4 small children and in the evening worked to save money to buy the drum set. Now as I said, he gave the money to his mom to help out. He is one pissed off little dude. He calls me up and asks me how to deal with the issues that really only an adult should deal with; but sometimes that is life. Nevertheless, I am asking if anyone would be willing to donate a drum set to him either one that they are not using; or to purchase a simple beginner set as you can coun't it on taxes if you donate it. I think if you donate it we would have to go through some sort of nonprofit organization that I could find if you contact me. Connor is one of the most brilliant kids I have ever met (I am a teacher so I am sort of an expert on that-- of course I am alittle biased as he is my nephew), he reads at the 12 grade level and his teachers decided that he doesn't have to do homework because he passes all his tests without it. (he was getting bad grades because he wasn't doing his homework but passing all the tests with 100%). He is just amazingly creative and feisty. I am worried that if he doesn't have a creative outlet that he may turn to the Dark Side. (smile) So I am hoping you will read this and see if you know of anyone that would be willing to get him a guitar or a Drum Set. He lives in POrtland Oregon but I would deliver it to him. Please contact me at sabracat@hotmail.com.