The community was thrilled about the event. There were Muslims, Christians and Jews in the audience all laughing together.

In fact, when these small shows book, they hit Chicago and then Kansas City, Mo., most of the time skipping over St. Louis entirely.

The existence of our community is at risk. If one of us screws up, it could go on all of us.

Those of us who are blessed with good health must do all we can to help support the research community in their search for a cure for juvenile diabetes,

Our community should not have to pay for somebody else's mistake.

We look forward to working with Phoenix Crisis Center and other local nonprofit and community organizations, as well as getting to know our new neighbors.