Date:         Sun, 18 Sep 2005 21:38:38 -0400
Reply-To:     Todd Olson <todd.olson@CHARTER.NET>
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From:         Todd Olson <todd.olson@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Buses By the Beach - Thank you for a real good time!
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Hello Fellow Volks Folks,
Just a quick note to thank everyone for coming to our 6th event at Buses
By the Beach this last weekend. We had great fun, perfect weather and a
great turn out. We can't wait to get together again.

Thank you to everyone that worked so hard to make this weekend a
success! Thank you to our 2005 Gold Level Sponsor GoWesty. Thank you to
Kirt Weakman for bring the home brew beer and offering it up for
donations. Thank you to Roger VanTill, Dave Strohschein and Kirt Weakman
for cooking the late Saturday night "Queezy-dilla's" and the Sunday
morning BBBBBB (Buses By the Beach Breakfast Burrito Buffet). Thank you
to Grateful Ed and Curt VanLoon for the shirts they offered up for
donations. Thank you to Caty Hirt for the children's activity bags.
Thank you to everyone that brought ingredients to the Breakfast Burrito
Buffet. And one last thanks for the hugs, love, stories, belly laughs,
and for being good friends.

Congratulations go out to the following winners of the "Bus Boo"
Halloween party:
Best Site Decoration: Kevin Field from Chicago, IL driving a 1979 Bus
Best Adult Costume: Jon Pearce and Deb Gemmell from Waterloo, Ontario
Canada driving a 1990 Westy
Best Kids Costume: Keegan and Elly Dews from Rockford, MI riding in a
1984 Westy, James Olson from Rockford, MI riding in a 1987 Westy, Eric
Menn from Porter, IN riding in a 1985 Westy and Nick Scott from
Rockford, MI.
Greatest Distance Traveled: Ron and Val Letenyei from St. Louis, MO
driving a 1978 Westy.
Bus in most need of restoration: Billy Hirt from Rockford, MI driving a
1984 Westy
Department of Homeland Security Award: (Most likely to be pulled over)
Doug Engle and Robyn Luther from South Bend, IN driving a 1976 Westy.
They were given a special cake that said, "Hope you get out of jail
soon" and had a hacksaw blade hidden inside the cake. :-)

The dates for next year's events will be the same as it has been in the
past; the weekend before Memorial Day Weekend and Two weekends after
Labor Day weekend. So mark your calendars for the Spring Burn Survivor
Car Show (500+ cars) and campout will be May 19th -21st 2006 and the
Fall Bus Boo Campout will be September 15th - 17th 2006.

As you know this is a fund raising event for people that have been
affected by a burn injury. The money we raise helps people get the help
they need after they are released from Hospital care through peer
support, education, collaboration and advocacy. Our programs and
services provide burn survivors and those who care for them, a network
of resources and opportunities for a happier, healthier, and more
hopeful life.

The fall event is our kick off to the fund raising year and it all
builds up to the spring event. Then we donate the funds that we have
raised at different Buses By the Beach activities at the World Burn
Congress sponsored by the Phoenix Society
http://www.phoenix-society.org/

This years World Burn Congress was held August 24th - 27th in Baltimore,
MD. And on behalf of Buses By the Beach Brien Dews presented a check
before a crowd of 900 Burn Survivors a check for $10,000. There were
many tears as everyone gave him a standing ovation. All the thanks go to
you that have been coming to our events, having fun and giving of
yourselves to make this thing work. From the bottom of our hearts we can
not thank you enough!

Wishing you many miles of smiles!
The Volks Folks at Buses By the Beach.com
www.busesbythebeach.com