The Big Blue Nation comes through for Haiti

Everyone knows I'm a pretty big UK fan and it is days like Sunday that I really enjoy professing my fanhood towards the Wildcats.

By now everyone has heard of the devastation in Haiti that was caused by a massive earthquake. Well, Coach Calipari and the University of Kentucky held a telethon on Sunday to help raise money for Haiti and the victims of the earthquake. Leave it to the Big Blue Nation to come out swinging and completely hit one out of the park. By the end of the night, the telethon had raised $500,000 in relief aid. Then I find out that some of Cal's friends matched what was raised and now the number is set at $1,000,000. That's really impressive!

I was also moved by the help from the coaching community from with some pretty high profile coaches chipping in to offer a donation. Ashely Judd offered up some help as well as Dick Vitale. The most interesting part of it all might have been the former UK coach Tubby Smith calling in and making a donation. Additionally, he hung up the phone by saying, "Go Gophers and Go Big Blue."

The Wildcat players also helped man the phones, so for some lucky callers, they got to speak with future NBA players and childhood idols. The one that probably has the most personality of the bunch is DeMarcus Cousins. Cousins has gotten a bad rap lately because of a few instances where he has flown off the handle in a game. Well, I'm here to tell you that he's a good kid and as shown in this video, loves babies.


Here's a link to an article that talks about the great event.
http://www.kentucky.com/818/story/1099431.html

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Earthquake in Haiti

I hope everyone takes time today to say a prayer for the people and country and Haiti. The more and more I read about the 7.0 earthquake that hit that island the more I am beginning to feel a huge hurt in my heart for them. There was massive devastation and utter destruction of some areas of the country.

If anyone feels compelled to help out in some small way, you can donate to a relief fund by clicking here. It's an organization called "Compassion International" that helps remove children from poverty. They also have set up a disaster relief fund.

God bless Haiti and their families.