Can he get 500 to give $100

I’ve got to hand it to Anthony McCarthy: he’s a heck of a better man than I am.

About two weeks before Thanksgiving, McCarthy decided to put his tummy – and perhaps his health – on the line. McCarthy is the chief administrative officer for I Can’t We Can, a successful, oh-so-necessary but now cash-strapped Northwest Baltimore drug recovery program. On Nov. 14, McCarthy sent out a press release in which he announced he would begin a fast – drinking only water – until private citizens, businesses or government agencies step up to the plate and donate $50,000 to I Can’t We Can.