Hotta Chocolota!

This is the coolest program I've seen in a long time.

Just a few choice clicks, and you get to help Mr. Ulz, a musician, go to a Queens public school and sing about carrot seeds, fire trucks and lollypop trees. Makes teachers happy. Makes kids do joyful little dances. Does a body good.

The program is called "Donors Choose," and it allows teachers to make material and performance requests for their students. If you're more far flung, check the regions drop-down, because Donors Choose is now available in Chicago, San Fran and North Carolina, as well as good 'ol NYC.

But there's no guarantee the kids in San Francisco will get to listen to "Hotta Chocolota."