Re: Iraq War Vet Project
I'm kinda surprised at the lack of interest especially considering it's Veterans Day tomorrow. Here is the original email that went out to the 1st Gen Camaro Club of Phoenix:
PROJECT IRAQI VETERAN
1968 CAMARO
Here are some of the details for this club projected we have taken on, in order to benefit
Corporal Foster, a young 24 year old veteran who was wounded in the Iraqi war. Corporal Foster was wounded such, that it makes it difficult to near impossible for him to work on his project Camaro.
The car he owns is a 1968 Camaro coupe that is in severe need of a complete rebuild. Please understand that some of the funding for this project will come from Foster himself. The body work and paint are being done at a substantially reduced rate (as part of a donation) plus a variety of other labor is being provided at a reduced rate as well, in order to pay honor and tribute to this young veteran. However---HE IS UNAWARE OF JUST HOW FAR WE ARE GOING TO TAKE THIS PROJECT FOR HIM !!!!!
This is where the club comes into the picture. There are many hours of labor and various parts that will be needed for this effort. Club members have expressed a desire to assist in this project, by providing labor, used parts, new parts and cash donations if needed.
CLUB WORK DATES FOR EVERYONE WHO IS INTERESTED IN JOINING---put these on your calender:
Nov. 3 2:00PM till ??????? Initial start on the car, body work, tear down, etc.
Nov. 17 2:00PM till ???????
Dec. 8 2:00PM till ???????
Members are invited to show up at any time and work as long as they want.
The November 3 event will be your first opportunity to get a look at the car, before we start the tear-down and rebuild process. The car will be at the body-shop that will be doing the majority of the work and you can also meet Sterling, who will be doing the majority of the body work and paint. We will be taking pictures as well to document our process. On this date, feel free to bring the parts you want to contribute to the project.
Attached to this email is a list of parts we know we need. The majority will need to fit a 1968 Camaro, however the engine will be out of a 1969 Camaro. Please note the years of parts needed in the spread sheet.
If you see a part that you can contribute, then please respond via email as to what you can provided and I will acknowledge with a return email. We know that in some cases, some people may be willing to donate the same part and in that case, we will take the best part and return the other to the original donators.
If you do not have parts that you can contribute and would like to give a monetary donation, please feel free to do that as well. We as a club will be keeping precise records of what parts, labor and monies were contributed by each member. These records will be made available to all club members, in order to preserve the integrity of the project. However, we encourage you to assist in even the smallest way, as it will all add up to a big surprise for a young veteran that risk his life so we can live in a peaceful and free nation.
If you have questions or need more information, contact the following:
John Bauler: 480-632-6214 He can provide info on work nights, parts needed, etc.
Lance Baker: 480-229-5691 He can provide info on where and when to turn in parts, is coordinating what parts are
being given and by whom, and is tracking all monetary contributions.
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Dave
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