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All Because
of Harry...

Harry Chapin
Run Against Hunger

Be Not Afraid

An Extraordinary
Friendship

Larry Austin Helps Keep
Harry’s Long Island
Dreams Alive

Fighting AIDS
in Ethiopia:
One Person
Making a Difference

Bonnie Raitt
Honored With
Chapin Humanitarian
Award

Readers Help
Those Affected by
Hurricane Katrina

Chapin Family
& Friends Plan
Concert in NYC
To Benefit WHY’s
30th Anniversary

Goat Tales

Doing Something

Letter to the Editor

WHY Hosts Free
Anti-Hunger Forum
October 18th

Country Store
Owner Celebrates
“Harry Chapin Weekend”

Circle! Calendar

“Doing Something”

Circle! salutes the following individuals, who, in the spirit of Harry Chapin’s legacy, are “doing something” to make a difference. If you or someone you know is “doing something” to make a difference, we’d love to hear about it! Please drop us a line at circleteam@hotmail.com

Photo courtesy of Diane Bondareff

Brian Siemienas (right) of the Hard Rock Café recently presented Bill Ayres, executive director of WHY, and Jen Chapin, chair of WHY’s Board of Directors, with a check for $160,234.35 from the first three months’ sales of limited edition Bruce Springsteen tee-shirts. The shirts are available at Hard Rock Cafes in the United States, Canada, and Europe, and on-line at www.hardrock.com.

Photo courtesy of Diane Bondareff

Motown singer-songwriters Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson, best known as “Ashford & Simpson,” presented the 2005 ASCAP Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award to Michael McDonald at the recent WHY-Chapin Awards dinner in New York City. McDonald has donated tickets for his concerts to local anti-hunger groups in the cities where he is performing, so that the organizations can raise money through WHY’s “Artists Against Hunger & Poverty” program.

Photo courtesy of Diane Bondareff.

U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy visits with Darryl “DMC” McDaniels at the WHY-Chapin Awards dinner. Leahy presented a WHY-Chapin Award to Ed Barron, who worked closely with him to author critical legislation to aid millions of Americans living in poverty and has been a longtime advocate of WHY. McDaniels’ forthcoming CD includes the single “Just Like Me,” which he recorded with Sara McLachlan and which features the chorus from Harry Chapin’s “Cat’s in the Cradle.” The CD is scheduled for January 2006 release.

Photo courtesy of Louis Abbatepeolo.

Nearly two-dozen singer-songwriters from Long Island, New York gathered to perform Harry’s classic songs in a tribute concert called “Just Wild About Harry” on August 29th. Thousands of Long Island residents attended the event and donated cans of food for Long Island Cares and money to (WHY) World Hunger Year.

Photo courtesy of Louis Abbatepeolo.

After accepting a posthumous award for Harry from the Long Island Music Hall of Fame, Sandy Chapin shared her thoughts about Harry’s commitment to the Long Island community and how each person can make a difference.

Al Stewart - Photo courtesy of John Gonzalez

Photo courtesy of John Gonzalez

Al Stewart joined Howard Fields and Satinwood in Westerly, RI, for a recent concert to benefit KIDS Can Make a Difference, a program of WHY (World Hunger Year).

Watch for the Next Issue of Circle! on December 7