I hope you're sitting down because the information I am about to pass on to you may be disturbing and unsettling. It's certainly not for the faint of heart. Okay, here it is: I'm taking part in Dancing With The Stars. Uh.. you can stop laughing now.

Not the national TV hit "Dancing With The Stars," of course. I'm not a professional athlete or a former boy band singer so I'm not on their list of possible candidates. Then again, I didn't think I was on anybody's list, but apparently these people are desperate.

Actually, this is for a great cause. All the money raised will go to the Cristo Rey School in Kansas City. The school allows underprivileged kids to get a great education and provides real-world job training at the same time. I'll be dancing in a competition on April 14th at Starlight Theater and since people are willing to pay to see folks like me make a fool of themselves, I think it'll be a great fundraiser for the school.

And I'm not alone in this little endeavor. Donna will also be part of the competition and she's already promising to dance circles around me, which shouldn't be too hard. Seriously, it's going to be a lot of fun. I've already had my first dance lesson and I didn't even trip. I'll keep you up-to-date on my "progress" here on the blog.

If you'd like more information about the "Dancing With The Stars" event, benefiting Cristo Rey school, contact Andy Stith at 816-457-6044. I can't promise you great dancing, but I can promise you a good laugh and a good time.