Donor page created

Well, that was quick!

For those Wilson fans out there, One World Futbol Project has created a donor page for people who want to support Wilson and me in our quest to scale Mount Adams and raise money to send the world-famous indestructible soccer ball to kids in impoverished communities. I had barely announced my intentions to create this campaign page before it was already a done deal.

One generous donor has already stepped forward, a colleague of mine in the Seattle ballroom dance community who purchased the first four balls toward my rather limited objective of sponsoring 100 before July 26, 2015, the date of my 70th birthday.

You can track the record of this campaign on Wilson's page at oneworldfutbol.com/campaigns/wilson/. And for those who are so inclined, you may also purchase a ball one of two ways: You can buy a pair, and have one mailed to you; or you may buy as many individual balls as you like for $25 each and let the One World Futbol Project distribute them to kids somewhere in the world. As soon as 20 balls have been purchased, the project begins matching the donations with $5 for each ball purchased, and those extra funds can be used to purchase more balls.

Considering the fact that this drops the price to $20 per ball, and that the ball has a very long life span, this seems like a very economical gift. And for those of you who haven't been following this blog, I'd like to point out that I stuck a jack knife deep into Wilson and Wilson didn't deflate. This is one tough ball!

Wilson takes a trouncin' and keeps on bouncin'.

You may notice the "Help the children" headline on the right side of this page. That contains a link to the Wilson campaign / donation page.

I'd like to sign off with thanks from me and Wilson for the generous contribution from my dancing friend. At his age, he doesn't dance as much any more, but his gift will make some kid somewhere smile. Although his vision is diminishing with age, he can clearly see what this is all about.

Love,

Robert,
and Wilson