I know this might not be the proper place to discuss something like this, but it's important to me and I'm going to do it anyways as it concerns a fellow native Rhode Islander.

Josh, a very close, long-time friend of mine was in a serious lawnmower accident the day before Thanksgiving (11/25/2009).

As a result of the accident, he suffered very severe damage to his primary hand including the loss of several fingers.  While, thankfully, the injury was not life-threatening, it most certainly was life-altering.

Josh and his wife have two young daughters and could use any help possible during his recovery.

All donations will go directly to Josh and his family to help cover the cost of his medical bills and support them while Josh recovers and is out of work.

Thanks so much in advance for your donations no matter how large or small.

Any small amount will help, whether is be $1, $5 or $500 dollars - the amount doesn't matter.  I know the holiday season is traditionally a tough time for people with money anyways, but if you could help out I'd greatly appreciate it.

http://pledgie.com/campaigns/7...

To those who follow me on twitter and have already seen this several times, sorry for the cross-talk.

Huge thanks to those who have already donated.

- Craig