Crossdressers International, of which I am treasurer, held its fundraiser for the victims of Hurricane Katrina last night. The 20-odd (not 20 odd) members and guests contributed over $700. With the contribution from CDI itself, we will be delivering over $1200 for hurricane relief.
We were saddened to hear that one of our guests had lost two relatives to Katrina, one a litle baby. I think there will be a lot of people with dead relatives, when they finish identifying all the bodies. There was also a phone call during the evening from the friend of another guest. The friend is safe in Brooklyn, but escaped with little more than the clothes on his back. Now he has no home, no job, and no idea what is coming next.
On a brighter note, the highlight of the evening was the cooking of Michael, a professional chef who is the friend of our president. His pasta bolognese was first rate. I was amazed he could come up with something so good in the limited cooking facilities of the CDI apartment--a tiny galley kitchen with two electric burners and no real oven, just a microwave. That's a pro for you.
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