While so many children are agonizing through this tragedy, ... those who suffered through the nightmare in the Superdome draw strongly on our compassion.

I must say I was more calm on 2-1. We suffered a lot, but we strongly wanted to qualify and we did it by beating a brave opponent.

[This isn't the first time Ty and Children's Hunger Fund have partnered to help children in need.] Ty has been an excellent supporter of our efforts to relieve the suffering of children, ... In January, they gave us 1 million Beanie Babies to send to the children of Iraq as a goodwill gesture. They gave 90,000 for the victims of the Tsunami and they help us every year with toys for our holiday distributions.

In times like these, when the suffering of children is immeasurable, ... it is encouraging to meet so many people who are willing to sacrifice for the sake of one little child.

Because of this tragedy and the scope of what happened, it's important to take care of those children, and that's what the neighborhood association is focusing on today and will be focusing on as long as it takes to try and help those children.

We are left with one important question. Have we learned anything from this tragedy?