Do we have to be present to win?<G>
Bob
'74 TR6
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Musson, Carl
> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 1999 2:23 PM
> To: 'Dr. Robert Carley'; triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: spitfire school auction
>
>
>
> 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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