Easiest Spanish breakfast

Yesterday I had the day off, so I took some time to make one of Isma's favorite breakfast foods. Here's how it goes.

1. Take some tomatoes.



2. Peel them.
3. Put them in the blender.
4. Spread on toast and eat with a little olive oil and salt if desired.



Mmmm.

Conclusion

Last entry I told you about one of my friends who was trying to raise money to get music stands for class...well, he reached the goal and the stands will be shortly on the way. I'm surprised but happy that he was able to raise the money so quickly, that people responded so well to the school's need. Congratulations Matthew and all of your students! Here's his thank-you letter:

Dear All,

I can't thank you enough for how much you all have reached out with such amazing generosity so quickly. I was able to get my project fully funded in a week, and that is a testament to the compassion of so many great people who care so much about music, especially in my community. When I asked for your help, you all gave so quickly that I didn't even have time to reach out to all possible donors--you beat them to the punch! This is benevolence at its best: people practically competing to see who can do the most good the fastest. My students will also be incredibly grateful. This is a need that the band has that would not have been met if not for your compassion, and it will meet the needs of future students for several years. This outpouring of support for the importance of music in our schools, especially here, will be an incredible encouragement to students showing how much they and their pursuits concern others; this is exactly the kind of support students need at this age.


I am privileged to know many of you already and regretful for those whom I don't.
With gratitude,
Mr. C

Needed: Music Stands

Back in college I had the rare privilege of having many music major friends. And while some of those interesting friends graduated to become starving artists (though if you ask for a name, I could not help you), quite a larger number grew up to be starving band teachers. Starving may be an exaggeration, but it will do for my post today.

I want to highlight what one of my friends, Matthew Carnagua, is trying to do for his band class. Due to budget cuts, the school can't afford new music stands to have enough for all of the students, so he's decided to raise money himself for the class. He explains the circumstances much better in his page on DonorChoose.org. Go check it out and help their music class!

Here is a link to Matthew's page on DonorChoose.org...click here to see more information.