Recently, I heard about a 5 year old boy who lives in Algiers named Ben Sarrat.  Ben is fighting an inoperable brain tumor caused by pediatric cancer.  His family is doing everything they can to make Ben’s life happy, including sending him to St. Andrew the Apostle School which has been a dream of his since he was very small.  Attending St. Andrew’s has let Ben meet some great kids – and those kids are showing just how great they are this weekend.

Because they want to help Ben get better, several of his friends and classmates have organized a multi-family bake sale for this Sunday morning at 753 Huckleberry Lane in Terrytown.   Not only can you buy cookies, cupcakes, lemonade and other treats, but there will also be a raffle of a $100 gift certificate to Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse (raffle tickets are just $1 each).

People who move to New Orleans from other parts of the country usually think that they are coming to a big city.  Those of us who grew up here or have lived in the metro area for any length of time know that it’s really just a small town surrounded by a lot of other small towns.  And it’s these kind of small town happenings that remind me just how lucky we are over here on the West Bank to have such a caring community that will rally around friends in need.

Please take a moment on Sunday to stop by the bake sale and show some of our little citizens that they don’t have to wait for the world to change – they can change it, in their own way, every single day.

Directions to 753 Huckleberry Lane