Early S Man Needs Our Help

[boba]

Added signature, but it does not seem to be picking up on old posts as it has for others. Did I do something wrong?

Regards,
Bob

[jeffrey2]

Sent Mark info.

I agree...those who believe and/or attend Church, say a prayer while at church for Warren, I will.

[911K]

Funds sent- best of luck, Warren! Hang in there.

[KTL]

Check going in the mail along with balance in my Paypal account.

[scottb]

It's the end of the first full day of this effort. What's the donation total as of now?

Keep up the great work, guys!

[lonewolf]

Originally Posted by RSBob

Wayne, you are right on the money. The generosity this board has, and continues to show is worthy of some press - especially in this time of giving and giving thanks.

Perhaps you could contact the family and ask permission to use the firefighter story (either with or without names) to show how sincere this wonderful group is.

The more worthwhile we present ourselves to be the better chance we have to make the Today Show, the Early Show or whatever (Jay Leno is a car nut!).

I say its the right thing to do.

what about Jay Leno,s friend Jerry.
some have said he may lurk around on this site.
MR SEINFELD if you are out there......

[elpresidente]

Funds have been transmitted.

[Ithaca]

I have just sent you by Paypal from Japan.
Warren I hope you get well soon.

[Wayne 962]

Originally Posted by RSBob

Wayne, you are right on the money. The generosity this board has, and continues to show is worthy of some press - especially in this time of giving and giving thanks.

Perhaps you could contact the family and ask permission to use the firefighter story (either with or without names) to show how sincere this wonderful group is.

The more worthwhile we present ourselves to be the better chance we have to make the Today Show, the Early Show or whatever (Jay Leno is a car nut!).

I say its the right thing to do.

I didn't have very close contact with the family during that whole project, I'm the first one that his wife contacted, and I suggested that she post on the board - then you guys ran with it. I can't remember who the front-man was on that project, I think it was Chris?

Either way, I think using that story as a springboard for this one is really the only way to gain traction. Otherwise, this is just another fundraising story. I'm involved in a handful of charitable causes these days, and after a while, the drone of asking for money just becomes background noise to people you're trying to solicit from. You need a unique and touching element to galvanize and leap people to act. Although we all huge fans of Warren and want to do all we can to help, the truth of the matter is that his story is not as compelling as some others out there (sick kids with cancer, for example). So, in order to make his story more compelling, the history of the generosity of the group here needs to be spun in a way to call people to help. Something on the order of "the group did it once before with flying success, and now they are trying for a repeat performance." Without the springboard of the previous effort (which is just a super-fantastic story), I think we'll have trouble attracting attention outside of the Porsche / Pelican circles.

Another thought. What if I were to hire Warren at Pelican? We have full health benefits here at Pelican. Somehow, I seriously doubt that would fly, and I would probably get sued, but I am just thinking outside of the box. Right - we have a 90-day probationary program and I think they have to be here in California for that to work. Plus Warren is pretty much incapacitated right now...

Yup, I doubt that would work.


-Wayne

[Rot 911]

Originally Posted by scottb

It's the end of the first full day of this effort. What's the donation total as of now?

Keep up the great work, guys!

As of now 112 friends of Warren have contributed $15,000! This does not include the checks coming in. Friends from the U.S., Canada, Australia, England, Ireland, Sweden and Japan have come forward to help save the life of a good man.

[pjv911]

At $15,000 im not impressed. This board has it much better than that. Im not a wealthy guy by any means and my sole contribution is 10% of that total. There are plenty of deep pockets out there. If you guys dont dig deeper, or worse yet dont dig at all we will fail this great cause and acomplish nothing.
I hope those checks will at least match the paypal total.

I recently posted a list of items for sale on this forum and in 4 days sold $18k worth of parts to a total of 9 members. Do the math on that one guys. This cause is for a good mans life. As a bonus we can maybe see Warrens post count pass the 10,000 mark. I seriously dought we will get any help from the media. Its on us. Please postpone your next hobby investment.
What comes around goes around. Its just good karma.

BTW Im having a hard time posting this because I dont want to ruin the moral here. But I have to say it. I thought we would be past $100k by now.

Kurt Williams

[patkeefe]

Well put, Kurt. I agree 100%, we have expensive toys, and many of them are still running thanks to Warren's help. I am going to the garage this weekend, and see what's lying around. If there is anything I can sell on this board, I will donate the proceeds to Warrens cause. I suggest this as another method to help out.

[CurtEgerer]

Kurt W - glad you said it, because I think a lot of us are thinking the same way. $15K is a big effort and very commendable but it's literally a drop in the bucket. And this is when the enthusiasm is high. There could maybe be that much in checks coming in the mail already as well. But what happens in a week when people get tired of reading about this. This is the reality of it. Warren never minces any words and we shouldn't either. Maybe donations will start coming in from other websites/forums but I think the best chance is here where Warren is well-known.

Anyway, one possible idea would be to set up some sort of auction where we could donate/auction parts, cars, services or whatever. For instance, I donate a steering wheel worth $500 and somebody 'pays' me by sending the money to Warren's fund. I don't know, maybe there's too many potential problems with that idea ....

The time factor is so short, this is really difficult. Otherwise, we could organize some drives to raise money (hmmm, maybe one of the big New Year's Day runs in LA could try something?) In the end, I think we're going to need several BIG donors to step up to get anywhere near the goal.

[bigchillcar]

any estimate so far on the check pledges coming by mail? again, what's our time-factor here needed to raise the $300k?

[Palum6o]

I'm in... just contributed via paypal. We'll be praying for you Warren. I'm so proud to be part of the Pelican community and to see everyone helping out is a true blessing. Lets make this happen!

[bigchillcar]

never mind...i re-read that the goal is $350k in 30 days.

[DSmemphis]

I have never been on here before, but I have been a 6speed member and sponsor for some time. I saw this in our OT section and just read thru all 11 pages. needless to say, I am very touched, I have sent my donation, plus 3% via paypal. it all adds up. If everyone just gave $100, the goal can be met very quickly. I wish the very best to his family, and the best of luck in raising the necessary funds. I am a member of quite a few other forums (vortex/TCL, AW), and would be glad to cross post this, with permission, of course.

Dustin Smith
Porsche Specialist
Memphis, TN

[pjv911]

Dustin your contribution shows new light to this for me. Having never posted here before it means alot to know that guys like you are out there.
Please by all means post links wherever you see fit.

Kurt Williams

[BRPORSCHE]

Dustin, glad you came over here from the 6. We are thankful for your donation. Sadly, the thread in OT doesn't seem to get the attention it deserves.

[88911coupe]

Just contributed via pay pal. I just dodged a bullet health wise and realize how medical costs can get out of hand very fast. Our thoughts are with you Warren.