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Date:         Wed, 19 May 2010 22:17:24 -0400
Reply-To:     Roger VanTill <motelvw@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Roger VanTill <motelvw@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: WOOO HOOO! Bus Benefit Starts Tomorrow in Grand Rapids,
              MI - (Event Details)
Comments: To: Todd Olson <todd.olson@charter.net>
In-Reply-To:  <Kcu41e00G3sNPSG05cu5ST@charter.net>
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"Someone" said I can't camp 'til Friday, so we'll see you then. I'll bring the quilt out on Thursday. Have a cold one ready for me.

On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 8:54 PM, Todd Olson <todd.olson@charter.net> wrote:

> Hello Fellow Volks Folks, > > WOOO HOOO! We are so excited! The eighth Annual "Bus Benefit" hosted by > "Buses By the Beach" in Grand Rapids, MI starts tomorrow! Special thanks go > to our 2010 Gold Level Sponsors; GoWesty www.gowesty.com > <http://www.gowesty.com/> and River Valley Auto! www.rivervalleyauto.net > <http://www.rivervalleyauto.net/> > > This event is our main fund raiser for The Phoenix Society for Burn > Survivors. We are really looking forward to seeing everyone and it looks > like we are going to have another great turn out again this year of Bus > Pilots from all over the US and Canada! We are not sure if this can be any > kind of indicator but we have pre-sold more t-shirts this year then the > last > four years combined! We think it is going to be a huge year! > > > > Campground Information: > > > > If you are coming and would like some campground information we have a post > in our forum. To view the post click on the following link: > http://busesbythebeach.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=talk > < > http://busesbythebeach.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=talk&action=display&th > read=410<http://busesbythebeach.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=talk&action=display&th%0Aread=410>> > &action=display&thread=410 > > > > > > No Car Show at Bus Benefit 2010: > > > > Please note: There will be NO CAR SHOW THIS YEAR. The Burn Survivor Car > Show > had a scheduling conflict with 5/3rd Ball Park and had to move their event > back one week. We apologize that our website still lists the car show as > part of Bus Benefit event. We are going to be completely redoing our > website > and unfortunately the way it is currently written is very difficult to > change the text. So we are sorry for any confusion this may have caused. > The > good news is that we don't have to get up early on Saturday morning and > pack > up the buses to go to the car show! We have lots of great activities > planned > and I think you will find that you will not even miss going this year. > Hopefully next year our dates will align again. > > > > Buses By the Beach Grand Raffle Details: > > > > Thank you to Pete Owsianowski for working hard at gathering items from our > awesome vendors and personal donations. It is truly amazing to see this > stuff come together every year for the benefit of the Phoenix Society. Let > us know if you have any items so we can get them listed. Also, don't forget > about Jeff and Patty Lincoln putting together "Hometown" and "Handmade" > baskets of items you might donate. Feel free to create your own baskets, > too! > > To see the growing list of the items that will be given away please go to > the forum post about the raffle: > http://busesbythebeach.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=talk > < > http://busesbythebeach.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=talk&action=display&th > read=408<http://busesbythebeach.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=talk&action=display&th%0Aread=408>> > &action=display&thread=408 > > > If you have any questions or something to donate please contact Pete O at > pete@busesbythebeach.com > > > > > > Bus Benefit Itinerary: > > > > We have a weekend jam packed full of great activities! A highlight of a few > are: > > > > * Live Music from six different artists. Jamming this year will be > the > following favorite Michigan artists; Stone Boogie Band, Jen Sygit, Sam > Corbin, Nicholas James, Roosevelt Diggs and Hawks and Owls String Band. > Also > there is a good chance there will be more. I am working on a cameo > appearance by two famous Michigan Artists that will be in the area putting > on a sold out concert on Friday night. They are going to try to join us > Saturday night but did not want to advertise it because of the draw it may > cause to our event. > * Tens of thousands dollars of VW Camping related merchandise that > will be given away to lucky winners at the fundraising raffle > * Free beer tasting with a local micro brewery HopCat. > * Hot Dog Dinner Saturday night. > * Donuts provided Saturday morning by the greatest bakery in West > Michigan; Marge's Donut Den. > * Sunday Morning Community Breakfast. > * Sunday morning Cara-Bus. The highway patrol is closing down West > River Drive Sunday morning at 11:30am so we can leave in a multi-mile long > line of buses going for a Sunday cruise. > * Blessing of the Buses at Townsend Park. We have an area reserved in > Townsend Park where our friend and fellow hippy at heart, Pastor Jason, > will > give each willing bus a non-domination, spiritual blessing for safe travel > in the 2010 camping season by burning sage and anointing the underside of > the front bumper with the life blood of our beloved vehicles; 30 weight > oil. > :-) After you will be given a bead or shell with a hemp string to keep you > safe as you travel this year. > > > > To see the full ternary that has been posted on our forum click on the > following link: http://busesbythebeach.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=talk > < > http://busesbythebeach.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=talk&action=display&th > read=412<http://busesbythebeach.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=talk&action=display&th%0Aread=412>> > &action=display&thread=412 > > > > > > 2009 Bus Benefit Comment Cards: > > > > Just to get you in the mood for a great weekend we thought it might be fun > to include some comments we received on the comment cards at the end of the > weekend last year. The list is very long so we also posted them in the > forum. The list makes us smile and gives us goose bumps in anticipation of > another great weekend with our friends and family. > > > > To see the list click on the following link to go to the forum: > http://busesbythebeach.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=talk > < > http://busesbythebeach.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=talk&action=display&th > read=413<http://busesbythebeach.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=talk&action=display&th%0Aread=413>> > &action=display&thread=413 > > > > We look forward to seeing old friends again and meeting new ones. If this > is > your first time coming to a Buses By the Beach event and would like to ask > some questions please feel free to visit our message board at: > http://busesbythebeach.proboards43.com/index.cgi?board=talk or email us at > volksfolks@busesbythebeach.com > > > > If anyone has any troubles on their trip in feel free to call the > campground > and ask for Todd or Brien and we will try to assist you. > > > Wishing you many miles of smiles in your bus! > The Volks Folks at Buses By the Beach.com > www.busesbythebeach.com <http://www.busesbythebeach.com/> > > > > Please join us on Facebook: > http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=56977566670 > > > > > > > > Todd J. Olson > > todd@busesbythebeach.com > > www.busesbythebeach.com > > > > "Yeah he looked me in the eye by the interstate sign > and said may hope lead you to peace. > Keep it low and slow don't forget to reap what you sow > and keep your machine well greased." > > > > "Well-Oiled Machine" by Hot Butter Rum String Band > > > > P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. >


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