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| Project Lead Truck Special Olympics 2010 UPDATE: Thank you to all of our generous donors this year. Unfortunately, we experienced mechanical problems en route to the Convoy this year and had to return to the museum. We'll post more details on what we find when we tear into it. It was a problem related to the steering, with excessive play in the left front wheel. It's likely a problem with the bearing or king pin. We were very disappointed that we couldn't make it, but it never pays to take a chance. The donations we received are being forwarded to the Special Olympics of Missouri office to Jennifer Brown with SOMO. The Special Olympics of Missouri and the local law enforcement were very impressed with our collective effort and the athletes and their families were thankful (and tearful) that the winning bid came not from a big company, but from everyday people that cared. While last year our initial motivation was based on an offensive comment, we are pledging to do this and make it an annual event. The 2010 Special Olympics Convoy will take place on September 18, 2010. St. Louis will again participate, along with dozens of other cities. What I am asking you to do is to donate whatever you can for a great cause to show not just our President, but everyone, that the Special Olympics is and forever will be a cause for celebration rather than the punch line to a joke. Please give whatever you can, even if it is $1. I also ask that you please pass this on to your friends and everyone you know and ask them to give what they can as well. These donations will be 100% tax deductible as they are being made payable to Special Olympics. I am receiving absolutely no benefit from this whatsoever. By filling out this Special Olympics donation form and including it with your donation, your donation will be registered with Special Olympics once the donations are provided to the Special Olympics on September 18, 2010. In other words, please be sure to remember that these checks will be cashed by the Special Olympics on or after September 18, 2010. DO NOT SEND CASH!!!!! It should also be noted that while the lead truck donation is a "highest bidder only" style of donation, 100% of the received donations for this effort will be presented to Special Olympics, regardless of our success or failure to be the highest bidder. Further, the names will be posted on this News page once received until after the Convoy is complete. This will help verify the receipt of your donation and make this process 100% transparent. To participate, please send your donation PAYABLE TO "SPECIAL OLYMPICS" and your completed Special Olympics donation form to the following address: PROJECT LEAD TRUCK - SPECIAL OLYMPICS c/o Dan Bruno 4312 Clearbrook Lane Imperial, MO 63052 If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 314-719-6087. To find out more about the Special Olympics World's Largest Truck Convoy, click here. |
| 2010 Donors: Dan and Angela Bruno St. Louis, MO The Bruno Family Maryland Heights, MO The Sparks Family Coral Springs, FL Anthony Hardy Georgetown, KY Fred Colyer Mt. Pleasant Mills, PA |
