Thanks for the highly detailed info. NOJH Foundation is indeed a reputable and highly effective organization. (I had mentioned the Tips Foundation earlier; they work so closely hand-in-hand with the NOJHF, especially in this instruments-to-schools area, that a contribution to either one is likely to wind up in the same place, with minimal overhead.)

The idea about buying the instruments from local vendor NOME, and thus participating in the local economy, is a plus, too.

Finally, I applaud the approach of charging that $3 handling fee per order rather than increasing the per CD price from $12 to $15. Shipping and handling, of course, always costs something ~ "free shipping" just means that the cost is included in basic prices i nsead of being listed separately.

We who sing these kinds of songs in New Orleans, of course, look forward to being included if and when there's a Volume Two.