Take the rest of Duane's dignity; help a kid be a kid

If you would like to see me completely embarrass myself and possibly get banned from BMO Field for indecent exposure, here is how you can make that happen:



Donate to Right to Play Canada (or, if you are American, Right to Play USA). If more than 50 people make a donation of more than $49 (in their local currency), OR there is a total of more than $3,000 donated, I will wear the infamous Chad Barrett dress to TFC's home opener April 17, 2010.

Canadians can click here.

Americans go here

Anyone that wants to donate from outside North America can go to the UK site

Send me proof of you donation and I will track the results throughout the off-season.

Yes, donations will be accepted from Columbus.

For thhose that aren't familiar with Right To Play, here is a brief FAQ:

Q. Who is Right To Play?

A. Right To Play is an international humanitarian organization that uses sport and play to improve health, teach life skills and foster peace for children and communities affected by war, poverty and disease.

Q. What does Right To Play do?

A. Right To Play uses sport and play to improve health, teach life skills and foster peace for children and communities affected by war, poverty and disease. Right To Play trains Local Coaches to run our programs creating the foundation in a community for long-term programming and for individual and community leadership.

Our programs:

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teach HIV/AIDS prevention to children most at risk
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foster rehabilitation and teach conflict prevention and life skills to children affected by war
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open up educational and leadership opportunities to girls
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encourage the healthy physical, social and emotional development of refugees
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bring joy, hope, laughter and so much more to children in need

Q. What is Right To Play’s vision?

A. Our vision is to create a healthier and safer world through the power of sport and play.

Q. Why sport and play?

A. Sport and play are essential development building blocks, helping to foster healthy physical, social and emotional development. Nothing else has the universal appeal of sport—it crosses ethnic, cultural, gender, and linguistic lines. Sport has the power to reach and teach like no other medium.

Q. What life skills and values can you learn from sport and play?

A. Sport and play can teach important life skills and values including leadership skills, teamwork, fair play, conflict resolution, inclusion, self-esteem, communication, commitment, compassion, respect, optimism, integrity, and joy.

Q. How can sport prevent HIV and AIDS?

A. The universal appeal of sport makes it an important tool for reaching especially the most vulnerable populations including youth. Right To Play’s games and group discussions carry prevention messages and information about HIV and AIDS to help stop the spread, change behaviour and reduce stigma.

Q. How does Right To Play deliver its child development programs?

A. Right To Play has a unique delivery model—a global team of staff and volunteers who train Volunteer Local Coaches. These Local Coaches create the foundation in a community for long-term sports programs and for individual and community leadership.

Right To Play is a partner of choice for leading aid agencies including UNICEF, UNHCR, the Vaccine Fund, CARE International, the International Red Cross, UNRWA.

Q. What do Local Coaches learn? In addition to learning to run regular sport and play programs, Right To Play Coaches learn practical skills of leadership, communication, project management, event organization, conflict resolution, and peace building skills that help them to build a stronger future and a stronger community.

Q. Where are Right To Play’s programs being implemented?

A. Our programs are currently implemented in 23 countries: Azerbaijan, Benin, Chad, China, Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Jordan, Lebanon, Liberia, Mali,Mozambique, Pakistan, occupied Palestinian territories, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, and Zambia.

Q. What is the Red Ball?

A. The Red Ball, represented in Right To Play’s logo, is the organization’s symbol and a symbol of the humanitarian potential of sport to promote health, development and peace. It is the embodiment of Right To Play’s values the best values of sport including cooperation, respect, inclusion, integrity and fair play. Written on the Red Ball are the words “Look after yourself, look after one another”. This is the philosophy that guides Right To Play’s work. Through its programs Right To Play strives to empower individuals to look after themselves and look after their communities.

Q. What Athletes are involved?

A. Right To Play is supported by an international team of professional, Olympic and paralympic athletes from over 40 countries. These athletes inspire children, are role models for healthy lifestyle choices and help raise awareness and funding for Right To Play projects. Led by four-time Olympic Gold Medalist, and Right To Play President and CEO Johann Olav Koss, the team of Athlete Ambassadors include Wayne Gretzky, Steve Young, Martina Hingis, Dikembe Mutombo, Haile Gebrselassie, Michael Essien, Frank Lampard, Anja Pärson, Joey Cheek and many more. Right To Play is also supported by sports properties like Chelsea Football Club, Los Angeles Galaxy and Major League Soccer.