Steve Scott's Blog

Bulls guard Chris Duhon held a fundraiser tonight at Bella Lounge on State Parkway, to benefit his hurricane-ravaged hometown of Slidell, Louisiana. Slidell is located just north of New Orleans. It was hit hard by Hurricane Katrina. Many homes still have several feet of water in them.

Chris has already raised more than $800,000 for Slidell through the Stand Tall Foundation. He's now holding clothing drives around the Chicago area...and will ride to Slidell with the trucks on Tuesday.

Jeanne and I went to the fundraiser...not just so I could interview Chris for our WLS news, but also to support his cause. He's a wealthy young man, who could easily have his "people" take care of this stuff...but Chris is rolling up his sleeves and doing the work himself. The only "peep" Chris hung out with tonight was his delightful mom, Vivian.

For more information on how you can help Chris Duhon help the people of his hurricane-ravaged hometown, click here.