Robert - How about sending the info to the list; there might be a few
others that would be willing to put up a fivertwo...
(C$ or US$?)
Carl
-----Original Message-----
From: Dr. Robert Carley [mailto:rcarley@uoguelph.ca]
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 1999 1:42 PM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: spitfire school auction
I live in a rural area west of Toronto (Canada). While
browsing though
a local newspaper last night, there was an article about a
high school
that was auctioning off a restored Spitfire. Apparently the
shop
teacher and his students had been working on this car for a
few years,
and now the school is selling tickets to raise money. The
teacher
estimated that about 10,000 dollars had been spent on it -
money that
was loaned by some other teachers out of their own pockets
until the car
is to be auctioned off.
I thought it was a good example of how young people can
experience an
LBC; of how a small town high school can raise money; and
also of how
dedicated teachers can get around funding cutbacks to raise
money for
their school. Some of the local community clubs are
involved, and from
the article, it seems everyone is quite proud of this old
Spit and their
participation in this project.
Tickets are $5.00, and I just might buy one.
Robert Carley
73 TR6
near Guelph, Ontario.
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