Fallen hero Father/Son project: needs your help!

Chevy454 · #1 01-24-2005, 07:41 PM

Guys, I got this over at Camaros.net...

http://www.camaros.net/colton/

<font color="red">"When Lance Colton's father Shane was killed in Iraq last spring, the '68 Camaro they were restoring sat abandoned in the garage. That is, until the community got involved. They are assisting in restoring a project that had created a strong bond between father and son.</font>

I'd encourage any and all to help out in any way possible...

DjD · #2 01-26-2005, 01:27 AM

Free dyno software and camaro screen saver for donating...

Chevy454 · #3 01-26-2005, 03:19 AM

Come on, y'all! Not only are you helping a young man finish a project he started with his father before he was killed defending our country, but you get a FREE desktop dyno program and a Camaro screen saver...

budnate · #4 01-26-2005, 05:15 AM

I agree Rob ..not sure where it's at today but when I saw the total a couple of weeks ago...pretty sad...all the car people around and they cant even send $20.00 bucks there way...

DjD · #5 01-26-2005, 05:41 AM

Be nice Bud!! Everyone's been asked to give a lot lately with all the tsunami relief funds at work, church, car clubs, boy and girl scouts and, and, and... Also we have no way of knowing how many folks have given directly to the "Colton Camaro" fund via snail mail. We've also been sending folks directly to Alex at Soffseal so they can donate tires, wheels, and parts.

Hey, how'd that happen, I never get to be the good cop!!

**tom406** · #6 01-26-2005, 05:54 AM

You're absolutely right. I just sent $20 using the Paypal link in the first posting. Very small sacrifice compared to that gentleman's. I hope the son has many fond memories of his father while cruising that Camaro.

I will keep looking for ways to support the personnel fighting this war - I will also look for political efforts to change these recent military policies I don't agree with or like.

Thanks for the link.

TOM BRESKE

Chevy454 · #7 01-26-2005, 06:07 AM

For those of you who are kind enough to make a donation, and do it via PayPal, BE SURE and click the "Return to Merchant" button after checkout to get your copy of Virtual Engine Dyno.

GRB · #8 01-29-2005, 07:43 AM

I'll send him a check next week. Those military guys are real American heros. I think Ben Stein wrote a farewell piece and included a salute to those heros.

While we are in the giving mood......there is a heartbreaking story on chirpthird.com in the SSOA:Back Porch about a young boy named Matt Reese. If you were anything like me this kid will remind you of yourself when you were that age. (Did that make any sense?) Cancer...twice. Tough kid!

Chevy454 · #9 01-29-2005, 07:57 AM

Here's a bump for ya: Another young gear head needs your help

GRB · #10 01-29-2005, 07:05 PM

Let me hop on the old soap box for a second here. I've seen a lot of these types of post on the internet in the past few months. Admittedly many have been on www.ar15.com just due to the nature of the site. I'm talking about everything from sending pictures of cars to kids with cancer to helping out our brave heroes who are taking the fight to the terrorist. I am proud to say I have observed the fact that automotive sites are generating quite a bit of publicity and donations to these worthy causes.

We take a lot of ridicule for being unsophisticated car nuts but maybe we are not such bad guys after all! Just a thought.

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