Help me Start Something That Matters!

I've just finished reading Blake Mycoskie's amazing book, Start Something That Matters. Some of you may know Blake from his unique company TOMS  founded on a simple principle of buy one, give one. Every time you buy a pair of TOMS shoes, a pair is given to a child in need. (He has since expanded into eyewear which applies the same principle.) TOMS has inspired me to start my own non-profit for the arts.  After watching the Haiti Earthquake on TV a couple of years ago, I saw images of children lying in hospitals.  Their immediate survival  needs were taken care of  but they were missing one essential secondary need every mother  knows. Crayons and Paper. Art Heals the Soul.  As they languished in hospitals or camps, boredom is the next obstacle to overcome. I would like to start a non-profit to simply give kids crayons and paper.  How can I start? Whoever gives me the best suggestion will receive a free copy of Blake Mycoskie's Start Something That Matters.

Priceless Art Treasures in Downtown Santa Ana

Two statues by  famed artist Raymond Kaskey, the designer of the World War II Memorial on the National Mall in Washington DC are featured in front of the Ronald Reagan Federal Building in downtown Santa Ana!   I couldn't believe it.  I was walking around the art district downtown and stumbled upon these beautiful statues.  Raymond Kaskey is responsible for most of the beautiful statues you see in cities on the East Coast.  I knew his work from living in Charlotte, North Carolina where his works are prominently displayed in the down town square.  These are the only works by Mr. Kaskey in the lower Western United States. The only other west-coast statue is Portlandia in Portland Oregon.  Portlandia is second largest bronze statue in the United States, the first being the Statue of Liberty. Just think, Los Angeles doesn't have them, San Francisco, nor San Diego, but downtown Santa Ana!