| Note from Mark Griffin Author/illustrator and owner of Little Squirts Publishing. I had a wonderful experience last November and wish to share that experience with my readers. I have a business at the College of the Desert Street Fair in Palm Desert California with my wife Patty since 1992. It pays our bills and gives me the freedom to work on my music and children’s books but best of all it keeps my books free of charge to any child who wants them “thanks to the Internet.” |
| On November 22, 2009 I noticed a new display just a hundred feet from our booth. The Palm Springs Shriners’ Club had set up a trailer displaying their work with the Shrine Hospital of Los Angeles. This moment has changed my life: I was introduced to Don Cook, Stan Adams and Bobby Gold. (You will see these people on the video.) I showed them my books and gave them a stack to give away. Since then we have become close friends. Don Cook, the former President of the Palm Spring Shriners invited me to take a ride in the Shriners’ hospital van to take the little boy (in the video), Jose,’ into the LA hospital. Jose was born with no arms or legs and has been in the care of the Shriner’s for several years. I went along for the ride and found my destiny. I am presently learning the steps to becoming a Shriner and feel that this is one of the finest organizations in the world in regards to their work with children and the fact that all hospital costs are paid so families can get on with living and not be tortured by medical bills. Please enjoy the video-Mark Griffin |
