http://www.newsday.com/long-island/hungerthon-continues-harry-chapin-s-work-1.3327376
Hungerthon continues Harry Chapin's work November 16, 2011 by BART JONES / bart.jones@newsday.com One of Bruce Springsteen's guitars. Batting practice on the field before a Yankees game. A Peter Max portrait of you or a loved one. The anti-hunger foundation created by Harry Chapin 36 years ago -- WhyHunger - is beginning its annual fundraiser this week, and it boasts a plethora of items people can bid on as they help stamp out hunger. Bill Ayres, who co-founded WhyHunger with Chapin and still heads it, said the Hungerthon shows that the spirit of Chapin lives on three decades after he was killed in a car accident on the Long Island Expressway. "That spirit and that leadership and that vision that he had, we've continued," Ayres said Wednesday. "The spirit of Harry Chapin is still here." The Hungerthon will kick into high gear Saturday when Ayres and others, including rock and roll DJ Bruce "Cousin Brucie" Morrow, appear on major radio stations throughout the metropolitan area and around the country to promote the fundraiser. Then they'll do it again on Tuesday. The well-connected, Manhattan-based WhyHunger group is also holding an online auction at WhyHunger.org and hungerthon.org, featuring items from Springsteen, Sting, Taylor Swift, Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham and other celebrities. There are also sports team packages from the Knicks, Rangers, Jets and Giants that offer game-day visits to the field or locker room. Chapin's brother Tom is donating a concert he'll perform at the winning bidder's home, church or school.