| After finishing the Manor parade, I swung by to help
the Plane-Girls who were sponsoring a charity carwash for Angel
Flight. For those of you that don't know, the
Plane-Girls are women interested in aviation and either have their
pilots license or are working toward receiving one. Angel
Flight is a non-profit network of pilots that donate air-time to
disadvantaged or ill children who require transportation services.
Upon arrival, "Doc", Chelsie and Chasity were all
smiles when I pulled into the parking lot in the jeep.
Before I even got out of the jeep, Doc stuck out his hand and gave
me a warm welcome. I told them I had a few hours to help
where I could and we decided to park the jeep out by the street
for 'curb appeal'. Well, that and the Plane-Girls in the
jeep or holding the carwash signs is what was going to bring in
the dirty cars.
While there, Doc fired up the little kettle grill and tossed on
some 'dawgs which were mighty fine tasting. We joked about
me cooking the famous 'jeep burgers' at the recent airshows this
year. Then, a big old guy walks up and asks "about the
jeep for sale". I recognized him as Matt R. from the
re-enactor group and we laughed for a while about my jeep being
'For Sale'. I hadn't given thought to our close-knit
community networking with one another and someone drove by the car
lot thinking the jeep was for sale and calling a friend to look at
it. Matt stuck around for a while and gave a donation for
his hot-dog then left.
After a few carwashes and an ever threatening cloudy sky I hit
my mark where I had to pack up and say good-bye. I thanked
Doc for the hotdog, said my good-byes to the girls and loaded up
the jeep but not before I noticed some 'bank' in the donation jar.
Another good event for the jeep and for a good cause too. |
