[KenWittlief]

I had to register with the NY Times to read the article. The outpouring of help from across the country has been incredible.

I wont cut and paste the article because its is © but this part bears posting:

At first, East Harlem Tutorial Program, the after-school organization that started the robot-building team in partnership with Central Park East High School, began collecting donations on Amadou's behalf. But as pledges and inquiries poured in, more formal steps were taken. Donors were asked to write checks to "Amadou Educational Fund," in care of Laura Hirschfeld, Esq., Weil Gotshal, 767 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y., 10153, or to address inquiries to her at laura.hirschfeld@weil.com.