I’ve been a devoted reader of Pacing the Panic Room since I discovered it several months ago. I’d like to say that I know Ryan and his family personally, but I can’t. However, when he asked his readers to help him get the word out about his charity album, I jumped right on that wagon. Their oldest son, LB, was diagnosed last year with Smith Magenis Syndrome. You can read all about LB and the motivation behind the charity album here. NO really, go check it out. NO REALLY, go check it out. Yeah, it will take a little time, so if you’re about to make school lunches or you’ve just lied to your kids about needing to go the bathroom so you can internet until they come looking for you, you should probably save it for when you have a few more minutes.
Today is the official release of the charity album, Do Fun Stuff on itunes. 100% of the proceeds from the sale of this album goes to a grant fund Ryan established with PRISMS. The money will be made available to grad students who wish to make SMS their field of choice, the benefit of this is more hard research being done, which leads to more case studies, which leads to more answers for parents and researchers.
The guy has been working like crazy to get this album together – all of the musicians donated their time and talents for free to do this thing. Even the super cool artwork was a gift to the cause. The best part? It’s music that won’t make you want to gouge your eyes out. You’ll actually like listening to it with your kids. (Though the potty song is pushing it a bit.) Did I mention this is for a good cause? Did I mention you can help by using twitter (#dofunstuff) or FB or blogging about it to spread the word? Well, you can. You can click down by the monster’s right foot and share the widget. Or if your not interested in the music of any of that stuff, you can always just click on “Make a Donation” down on the bottom right for money to go straight to PRISMS.
I have a small blog, but I believe in big things and good people.
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