Well, it dawned on me today that time had passed since starting this thread and putting forth "Tique's Challenge". Turns out it has only been about a month and a half, so that would mean I needed to have dropped at least a buck and a half in my "Mason Jar" to meet the minimum suggested. (I was hoping it would be a little more than that - but with septic tank problems and puter crashes, as well as a couple trad shoot trips, I really wasn't sure.) So I dumped out my jar of odd change and counted it. Well, I was happy to find, and am pleased to report, even under those conditions I am a little ahead of schedule. The amount isn't great - but the fact that it has worked in spite of "things", is most exhilerating. I hope others will find it encouraging. Please, go back and read the rest of the thread and see if you can't find your way clear to scout up your own Mason Jar for St. Judes. Oh yeah, the total that my odd change (tossed in now and then over the month and a half) came up to??? $4.54 Not bad for a forgetful ol' Marine, huh?