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I am so excited. I road and drag race both of my cars. The Corvette Z06 is mainly a drag car and I have been running the Viper on the road course. I do a lot of charity racing events and car shows, so I was really excited when the organizers asked me to be the pace car.
I will drive the Viper in front of the race cars (to slow them down) at the begining of the race and anytime there is a caution on the track. I will carry a passenger who will only get a ride because they are a high dollar donor.
It was really cool to be asked, especially because it is for charity. My husband is a sponsor of the event. The most amazing thing is, this event is completely volunteer, including the drivers. Every single penny will go towards the organization Unlocking Autism http://www.unlockingautism.org/
I challenge everyone on the forum, to take a few minutes out and donate some time and energy towards a charity. You don’t even have to give money, just some time and effort. Please support some cause! I know we are all busy, but even just a few hours help out!!!
Here is the website about the race….
Here is a video of what I will be doing…the pace car is the car with the flashing light on the top…my husband is the commentator for the video…hehehe
Here is my car on the track…
I tutor some autistic kids at where I do my observations. They are the sweetest kids ever. I teach both high functioning and low functioning and people don’t realize how bright they actually are. I once saw one of my autistic kids getting picked on by regular students and I’m pretty sure I put the fear of God into that boy. I think my exact words were “If I see you doing this again to him or any other kid, your mother will cry when she sees what I’ve done to you” and gave him the good ole nazi death stare that I inharited from my dad ^^ and no, he is not a nazi, its just that me and my brother coined that look he gave us when we did something bad.
TheRedWriter wrote:I tutor some autistic kids at where I do my observations. They are the sweetest kids ever. I teach both high functioning and low functioning and people don’t realize how bright they actually are. I once saw one of my autistic kids getting picked on by regular students and I’m pretty sure I put the fear of God into that boy. I think my exact words were “If I see you doing this again to him or any other kid, your mother will cry when she sees what I’ve done to you” and gave him the good ole nazi death stare that I inharited from my dad ^^ and no, he is not a nazi, its just that me and my brother coined that look he gave us when we did something bad.
That is awesome. I am a Nurse Practitioner and I do ENT practice, but because kids with speech delay get sent to us for hearing tests, we diagnose a lot of kids as possible autistic.
So this is a cause close to my heart, I was so happy they asked me 🙂 I can donate 4 hours of time and my husband donated $250 for the cause.
I am really happy for the opportunity to help others!!! Especially kids, who are often abused and misunderstood.
I agree, I observe at an afterschool program and many of the kids there are from broken homes and many have been abused and in every sence of the word. They don’t trust people that easily to it was hard to reach them when I first started. I kept on trying and eventually I made friends with a lot of them and they feel open enought to talk to me and tell me things, which of course mean the world to me. My childhood was easy compared to what these kids have been through.
That’s so awesome!
I have a friend who has 2 autistic children – but not the third one, though. The oldest is very functional, but the middle guy is not. He’s such a beautiful boy, too.
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http://www.sarahjestin.com/feedbacklists.htmThat is fantastic that you are able to do this type of thing. My late husband and I belong to corvette clubs for many years and did things like that when the club was involved and it was alway very rewarding. The kids would get so excited to see the cars and many times everybody would stay around until all the kids had a ride.
Grand Bayou Charity Challenge
to benefit UnlockingAutism.org
April 11-12, 2008
3 RACES – 1 TRACK!$22,500 Raised for UnlockingAutism.org!
The Second Grand Bayou Charity Challenge was a HUGE sucess! We brought in over $31,000 in funds to the event and, after expenses, donated $22,500 to UnlockingAutism.org. We could not have done it without the help of the volunteers, corner workers, rece participants, spectators and sponsors. We can’t thank everyone enough for all you did to help us for the event.
As soon as I get some sleep and my eyes come back into focus, I’ll get a big story posted here.
THANKS!!!
Mike & Patty Poupart
Chris & Lois WilkenWe generated a huge amount for the charity! I was so busy giving rides all day, I did not even get to take pictures.
Kaya
Hubby and I are doing the Great Strides walk to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. So far I’ve managed to collect zero dollars (I know I’m a slacker). I need to take a pamphlet in to work and nag people to sponsor me. Here is a link to my walk page http://www.cff.org/great_strides/LaurieKutrick
That is awesome you were able to do this. I have 2 cousins that are autistic. One is really bad, he can’t talk, but he shows you what he wants. He still wears diapers and he is in his 20s. My other cousin doesn’t have it as bad, but he has a lot of energy. My aunt and uncle decided not to have kids after him because they would have another autistic child. My cousins are both very smart tho.
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