Hold on a minute. Is this car being "auctioned off" as previously
stated, or is it being Raffled off as is indicated by the $5.00 ticket
cost?
Inquiring minds want to know?
Joe
Bob Wilson wrote:
>
> Do we have to be present to win?<G>
>
> Bob
> '74 TR6
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Musson, Carl
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 1999 2:23 PM
> > To: 'Dr. Robert Carley'; triumphs@autox.team.net
> > Subject: RE: spitfire school auction
> >
> >
> >
> > Robert - How about sending the info to the list; there might be a few
> > others that would be willing to put up a fivertwo...
> > (C$ 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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"If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
-- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer
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