As Rita takes aim at another section of the Gulf Coast, I pull a small “phone info” tab from my blue jeans pocket that I originally pulled off the lower fringe of a neighborhood flyer. I spotted it out on the nightly dog-walk, as I spot so many details about my city and my surroundings.

The tab reads:

Benefit Porch sale—Bake Sale
Saturday September 24
10:30 AM…21st & Sansom

The full flyer has more detail. The benefit is intended for gulf coast evacuees, particularly those with, or seperated from, their pets. (Which is, of course, why these flyers were in the “Dog Park” and along my dog walking route.) The assortment of items listed for sale is what you’d expect: household items, clothes, knick-knacks, and yummy foodstuffs. The flyer also says you can bring items to sell for the benefit, if you so desire.

If you’re in the neghborhood, drop on by.