For those looking for an update:

I spent most of the morning stealing text educating myself on the available material on the Internet.  Hopefully I can update the WiKi Business Plan in the next day or so.

I've been mentally focused on trying to get companies to donate material for this project, but I also realize I will need cash donations as well.  Even non-profits have to pay utilities, etc.  I've started talking with a couple of large retailers about partnerships where they do both.  This takes time.  And persistence.  I find they are all generally and seemingly genuinely interested.  But I've test driven a lot of cars I didn't buy, and I've heard a lot of business pitches I didn't invest in.

I still need help with a lot of stuff - especially getting the work out - the more people that know what I am trying to do, the better chance I find someone that can help!

A local network-affiliated station has offered to give me some air time - either in the nightly news, on a local morning show, or in a PSA.  But I don't know that I have much to say yet beyond, "I have a dream" - and since that's been done before (by a much better man than me), I don't think I'll get much mileage off of it!

I need to focus on the sales/marketing pitch - on how I get others to believe.  I find this to be pretty easy for me in small groups, but it's much harder, if not impossible to convey the emotion, or passion, or even need in text, or a PowerPoint slide.  I think I need those things, but I need them for when I personally meet people and make the pitch.  I don't really like talking to large audiences (mostly because it is difficult for me to tell if I am connecting with them or not.  I've been on TV a couple of times in my life, and done a talk or two in front of hundreds of people - but I know I wasn't as effective as I am in a room with 5-10 people.  SO I need to focus on what I am good at at try to convince small pockets of people to become my larger voice...

So that's about where I am today.  Not a lot of real progress, but it's only been a few days.  Patience is something else I have to learn to embrace.  I can't expect to accomplish this in a week, or even a month. 

Rob