M: In that case, I have a unicorn I would like to sell you.
T: I’m very interested, but we’ll have to talk about that later. Right now I want to know who the link has to do with.
M: It has to do with the Life Teen Band’s very own Lennie Peterson.
T: Cool. Wait… which one is he again?
M: Are you messing with me right now? We have dinner with the band all the time.
T: That was for the benefit of those following along at home, but thanks for ruining it.
M: Oh. Right. Ummm, yeah, it’s the pianist who sings and plays trombone.
T: No way! That guy is da bomb!
M: Da bomb?
T: Yup.
M: Anyway… a lot of people don’t know that Lennie is actually an artist.
T: All musicians are artists.
M: No, I mean, he makes physical art, not just musical art.
T: You mean CDs?
M: No, I mean pen and paper, canvas and paint. You know, art.
T: Awesome!
M: Yeah, and he’s doing a really cool thing this year called
Daily Draw 365.
T: What’s that?
M: Lennie will make a drawing every day based on requests people send him.
T: Any request?
M: I think pretty much any appropriate request.
T: Wow, that’s pretty neat. So is this just something to keep his skills sharp?
M: No, even better, it’s for a great charity called
Why Me?
T: Why you?
M: No, no, no.
Why Me? It’s a charity designed to help families of children affected by cancer.
T: Now that sounds like a great charity. So how does this whole
Daily Draw thing work?
M: I’m glad you asked. Say you really want a picture of a ham sandwich.
T: That’s a lame drawing.
M: Okay, a Wendy’s Junior Cheeseburger Deluxe.
T: Lame.
M: Okay, what would you want?
T: Hmm… I would have him draw a picture of you and me dressed in medieval garb, jousting on the backs of unicorns.
M: Wow. Majestic.
T: I know, right?
M: Okay. So you would go to
www.whyme.org and make a donation between $1 and $1 million. Then you send Lennie a picture of your donation receipt with your drawing request. He draws your request, it gets posted online, and he mails you the original drawing.
T: Wow, I’m gonna do that later today!
M: Why not right now?
T: I don’t have time right now… I’ve got to go see a man about a unicorn.