onrailsm3
12-23-2003, 12:19 PM
Group,
I am posting this cause Ricky needs our help, this is no scam, I know Vince and he is a generous guy who is helping a friend.
PLEASE HELP
Send a check, a prize or something, it will make you feel good.
Matt Brod
Secretary
NY Chapter
BMWCCA
---------------------(Original message)------------------------------------
>From: Vince Leo <m332is@yahoo.com>
>
>I would like to ask a favor of the BMW Club Race community. I typically
>do not do this type of thing, but this is a unique circumstance.
>
>My mechanic (and friend) has a young son which will need a liver
>transplant. While his son (Ricky) has been living with the disease for a
>while, it recently took a turn for the worse accelerating the need for the
>transplant. Over the past few weeks, Ricky has been in and out of a
>hospital in Rochester, NY. They family will need to travel to Cincinnati
>for the transplant and as you can imagine, the costs will be substantial.
>
>My friend Rick is one hell of a guy and would give you the shirt off his
>back. I can tell you of countless nights he stayed in the shop until 1 AM
>making sure my car was ready for a race - and you still beat me!
>
>Unfortunately, the related costs are going to be very high and you can
>imagine what a mechanic working for an independent shop might make. We
>are doing a benefit for him pulling in other BMW, Porsche and SCCA
>guys. Thee event will be an afternoon wine tasting event and would love
>to get a few items we could use in a silent auction.
>
>I understand 99.9% of you will not be able to attend, therefore,
>therefore, I am asking that if you could find it in your hearts to send a
>couple dollars, it would be greatly appreciated.
>
>If you have a business and want to donate something for our silent
>auction, that would be great too. Since we will have the "motorsport"
>crowd there, we are trying to get some car related stuff there.
>
>The venue, wine and food have been donated, so 100% of the proceeds will
>go to Ricky's family.
>
>Please send donations to:
>
>Donor Recovery Racing
>c/o
>Vince Leo
>37 Red Maple Drive
>Fairport, NY 14450
>
>
>Thanks,
>Vince
From: Lance Richert
To: M3SIG
Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 8:52 PM
Subject: [M3] E30 M3 DTM Apron - Charity Auction
Gruppe,
Those of you also on the Club Racing list know about the fund raising efforts by Vince Leo for a boy named Ricky who is having a liver transplant. I am donating a rare E30 M3 apron, with the proceeds from the sale going to help the family.
Those of you who purchased those cool DTM T-shirts this summer with the #46 Ravaglia car will recognize this. While making the shirts, I ran a few aprons to give to the guys that did the heavy lifting to make SIGfest a success. I made a couple extra aprons, with my radar on for charitable opportunities like this to donate the aprons too. I figure the best way to let you all determine the price, is to put it on Ebay, so here it is. In case someone really wants to step up and be the man, I put in a Buy It Now price. Buy It Now, and you'll really be a hero to a worthy cause. If the auction runs the full 7 days, it will end next Monday, the 29th.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3647638894&ssPageName=ADME:B:LC:US:1
If for some reason the link does not work, just punch in "BMW Apron" for a search and you'll find it. They are also having a silent auction, if you want to donate something to that event. Vince's contact info is at the bottom.
Cheers,
Lance Richert
'88 M3
(snip)
I am posting this cause Ricky needs our help, this is no scam, I know Vince and he is a generous guy who is helping a friend.
PLEASE HELP
Send a check, a prize or something, it will make you feel good.
Matt Brod
Secretary
NY Chapter
BMWCCA
---------------------(Original message)------------------------------------
>From: Vince Leo <m332is@yahoo.com>
>
>I would like to ask a favor of the BMW Club Race community. I typically
>do not do this type of thing, but this is a unique circumstance.
>
>My mechanic (and friend) has a young son which will need a liver
>transplant. While his son (Ricky) has been living with the disease for a
>while, it recently took a turn for the worse accelerating the need for the
>transplant. Over the past few weeks, Ricky has been in and out of a
>hospital in Rochester, NY. They family will need to travel to Cincinnati
>for the transplant and as you can imagine, the costs will be substantial.
>
>My friend Rick is one hell of a guy and would give you the shirt off his
>back. I can tell you of countless nights he stayed in the shop until 1 AM
>making sure my car was ready for a race - and you still beat me!
>
>Unfortunately, the related costs are going to be very high and you can
>imagine what a mechanic working for an independent shop might make. We
>are doing a benefit for him pulling in other BMW, Porsche and SCCA
>guys. Thee event will be an afternoon wine tasting event and would love
>to get a few items we could use in a silent auction.
>
>I understand 99.9% of you will not be able to attend, therefore,
>therefore, I am asking that if you could find it in your hearts to send a
>couple dollars, it would be greatly appreciated.
>
>If you have a business and want to donate something for our silent
>auction, that would be great too. Since we will have the "motorsport"
>crowd there, we are trying to get some car related stuff there.
>
>The venue, wine and food have been donated, so 100% of the proceeds will
>go to Ricky's family.
>
>Please send donations to:
>
>Donor Recovery Racing
>c/o
>Vince Leo
>37 Red Maple Drive
>Fairport, NY 14450
>
>
>Thanks,
>Vince
From: Lance Richert
To: M3SIG
Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 8:52 PM
Subject: [M3] E30 M3 DTM Apron - Charity Auction
Gruppe,
Those of you also on the Club Racing list know about the fund raising efforts by Vince Leo for a boy named Ricky who is having a liver transplant. I am donating a rare E30 M3 apron, with the proceeds from the sale going to help the family.
Those of you who purchased those cool DTM T-shirts this summer with the #46 Ravaglia car will recognize this. While making the shirts, I ran a few aprons to give to the guys that did the heavy lifting to make SIGfest a success. I made a couple extra aprons, with my radar on for charitable opportunities like this to donate the aprons too. I figure the best way to let you all determine the price, is to put it on Ebay, so here it is. In case someone really wants to step up and be the man, I put in a Buy It Now price. Buy It Now, and you'll really be a hero to a worthy cause. If the auction runs the full 7 days, it will end next Monday, the 29th.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3647638894&ssPageName=ADME:B:LC:US:1
If for some reason the link does not work, just punch in "BMW Apron" for a search and you'll find it. They are also having a silent auction, if you want to donate something to that event. Vince's contact info is at the bottom.
Cheers,
Lance Richert
'88 M3
(snip)