Very well said and I agree!!
Jim Svedise
70 2000
Subject: Re: DONATED ? prizes at Solvang
> To Steve and all attendees and Solvang Participants:
>
> I think it is wrong for people to post threads like this when the
> individuals involved have no idea what they are talking about.
>
> Every year we contact vendors to donate prizes to the Solvang Datsun
> Roadster Show, and we are greatful to all who participate and who donate.
>
> Over the last few years many participants have expressed disatisfaction
> with
> the fact that vendors provided Gift Certificates that required something
> to
> be purchased.
>
> This thread was started by someone who wants to Discredit Dean Apostle and
> Fairlady products and not thank anyone for what was a wonderful show and
> it is
> disgusting!!
>
> I personally handled this transaction and want to end this right here and
> now! The FresnoDROC group last year made a profit from the show of $500
> based on
> the Raffle Tickets sales, etc. We took it upon ourselves to use that extra
> money to purchase better prizes then in previous years for this show.
> When I
> sat down with Dean we worked out a list of prizes that we wanted to get
> for
> the show and Mr.Apostle listed to us what was his cost for the items.
>
> When our list was completed, Mr. Apostle's cost for the items in question
> totaled more than $700 dollars, since the club only had $500 to spend Mr.
> Apostle donated the remaining value out of his pocket, which we appreciate
> very
> much!!
>
> Mr Peterson also stated "I was involved in organizing a fairly large car
> show in Northern Ca. for several years and I've never seen that before" I
> think
> that is great, but I know for a fact that a similar thing is done by the
> Modesto Datsun Roadster Group with prizes for the Mt. Shasta Datsun
> Roadster Meet
> where they also purchase prizes at cost.
>
> To say that Mr. Apostle did not donate anything is FALSE!!! To say what he
> did was wrong is STUPID!! If you want to blame someone blame ME!! If you
> want
> to do away with show based on petty bitterness between vendors and false
> accusations like this, we can end this show now and forget we ever had
> one.
>
> I am sick and tired at people on this list who have nothing better to do
> than tear down an individual who does nothing but support the roadster
> community
> as a whole. I am totally disgusted!!
>
> Lou Smaldino
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