What a true honor it is to be asked to share a site that helps Veterans in a unique way, car donations, and so close to Memorial Day which was only a week ago today, and a day after the 66th anniversary of D-Day.
I am blessed with a family members that love our Country and have served in the military..including a Father-in-Law who went into Normandy very shortly after D-Day and was honored for it in recent years, a Father who served during the Korean War, a Grandfather who served in the Navy and the Air Force, retiring as an Air Force captain.
These are veterans of the the somewhat distant past, but we have many new Veterans that need assistance, and vehicle donations are a wonderful way to help. Many are wounded, homeless, have families that need support, and with the economy as it is, there is uncertainty as to how easy it will be for them to get jobs.
If you want to know more about this, please click the “donate car” link and see what you can do. The organization is a non-profit, your donation is tax deductible, but best of all, they have been helping feed, cloth and shelter Veterans in need. Your car doesn’t have to be running, and you can donate other items, like RV’s, boats, etc.
As with all non-profits, do your homework, research the site, and ask questions using the contact information.
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My first car was a “hand-me-down” from my Dad, his old Plymouth Valiant station wagon with it’s slanted-six engine, and standard shift on the column. It was Grey, I learned to drive in that car with my Dad at my side, but when it became my car, I painted large colorful flowers on it, wearing my fringed vest and leather headband. I had my first accident in that car…slamming into the back of a car which in turn slammed into a Cadillac in front of it…why just mess up one car when you can mess up two? Actually I felt terrible and broke down and cried, and was happy no one was hurt. I guess Dad must have handled all of the insurance matters, I don’t remember him getting angry or saying much about it…one of those things you think about in retrospect and wish your parent was there to thank them for.
Getting to the 1964 Mustang…which, by the way, made it’s debut 44 years ago today, I didn’t get mine new. After wrecking the station wagon, I went out car-shopping and it was love at first sight when I saw the used 1964 Mustang in good condition, white, with a black vinyl roof, 4-on-the-floor stick shift, and most important of all, a radio that worked. I went home and asked my Dad to come with me to help me buy the car…he was great at dealing. At one point, however, I was a wreck, because he told the salesman that if he didn’t take the price we were offering, we would be leaving, I watched in horror as he began to stand to leave, and open-mouthed just looked at him and started to get up myself honoring my Dad’s decision, but the salesman said “just one minute”, left the room, and came back, and sold the car for what my Dad offered. That was a great lesson to me. Wish you were here to hug ya, Dad, thanks.We’ll get into the accident that I had with that car another time….maybe.
What a true honor it is to be asked to share a site that helps Veterans in a unique way, car donations, and so close to Memorial Day which was only a week ago today, and a day after the 66th anniversary of D-Day.
