Maybe you’ve participated in one of their breaks or seen the name online but Jaspy’s Hobby Land now has a brick-and-mortar location in Hermosa Beach, CA. The place is also home to those online breaks they’ve been doing for several years. It’s all run by long-time hobbyist Mike Jaspersen and his son, Nick, who were the subject of this feature story in a SoCal online … [Read more...]
Your Unwanted Sports Cards Can Help Inner City Kids
A music teacher at a South Florida elementary school is striking a positive chord with his students — using sports cards to teach life lessons. For seven years, Nate Adams has been teaching at West Riviera Elementary School, “one of the most challenging schools to teach at in Palm Beach County." Academically, since 1999 the school has had three failing grades — most recently … [Read more...]
Charity-Minded Maryland Kids Head Up Local Cards2Kids Group
A couple of kids in Maryland have taken their card collecting to a charitable level. Andrew Berube and his friend Ben LeBlanc are the DC Ambassadors for Cards2Kids, the Chicago area nonprofit group that shares cards with young people in need. Andrw, Ben and Ben’s eight-year-old brother Graham round up donated cards, sort them out and create small packs they wrap in plastic … [Read more...]