All of the proceeds will go toward purchasing life-saving cardiac medical equipment that will go to local hospitals, fire stations, police stations and schools.

If he knew what we were doing, I think he would roll up his sleeves and dig right in and help us. I think he'd be really excited with the great turnout we're going to have.

In most hospitals, paging Nurse Flamingo means a fire. Dr. Blaze means a fire. Dr. Green means a suicide. Dr. Blue means somebody stopped breathing. Nothing is straight forward anymore. In a grocery store, paging Mr. Cash is a call for an armed security guard. Paging "Freight check to Women's Clothing" means somebody is shoplifting in that department. Other stores page a fake woman named Sheila. "Sheila to the front" means somebody is shoplifting in the front of the store. Mr. Cash and Sheila and Nurse Flamingo are always bad news. It's what people say when they don't want you to hear the truth.

We will not do anything to negatively impact (Gary) hospitals.

To deprive the Catholic Hospitals, which are in urban centers, of these funds, will just make it all the more difficult to provide necessary care to the people that need it most.

It is not too late. The wounded will need long term care, and the hospitals' stocks are quick to run out.