We’re doing our best to keep you, our dear readers, up to date on the issues we cover. Two quick items of note before the day’s end:

1. Feel good news item of the day: Remember Brian Bordainick and the Carver High students from the 9th Ward in New Orleans? The NFL just came through with $200k grant for the Field of Dreams! Way to go, NFL. Here’s hoping more follow in your footsteps. takepart and help them reach their goal by donating to the project.

2. Feel good social action of the day: We’re very excited to announce as part of our social action campaign for The Visitor, Participant Media is partnering with O’Melveny & Myers and the National Legal Sanctuary for Community Advancement to hold workshops for lawyers and law students in 10 cities across the country that will train on the representation of immigrants, detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, at bond hearings. David Lash of O’Melveny and Myers LLP said, “This program will train attorneys and legal advocates to serve as pro bono legal counsel to the many currently held in cells while waiting for the completion of their cases. ” Added Participant CEO Jim Berk: “In researching the social action campaign for The Visitor, we’ve learned that with 700,000 to 1.5 million undocumented immigrants entering the United States each year, there is an urgent need for attorneys equipped to handle the complexities involved in representing those who are detained by ICE and face deportation.” Bravo. You can takepart and learn more about The Visitor.