[SEL] Good deeds are carried on!!

[Jerry Evans]

At 07:00 PM 11/01/2009, you wrote:

>From: Listerdiesel <listerdiesel at gmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [SEL] Spam> Good deeds are carried on!!
>
>On 10/01/2009, Dave Croft <dave.croft at ntlworld.com> wrote:
> > On the 15 December 2001 I suffered severe brain damage after being knocked
> > off my bicycle.
> > Engine friends on both lists, (74 of you) subscribed to a fund for me to
> > help while I recovered.

><Big snip>

> > It is nice to see your generosity of 7 years ago still giving help to
> > unfortunate people.
> > A good start to the New Year.
> > Dave Croft
>
>For more recent members of both lists who were not around in 2001,
>this was a truly International effort, handled by Reg Ingold in Oz,
>Dave Rotigel in the USA and myself in the UK. Within 2 weeks or less
>we had raised a significant amount of cash in three currencies, got it
>converted at no charge (my sister worked at HSBC then) and we were
>able to send Dave a large Xmas food hamper and a very nice cheque for
>him and his family.
>
>A full record was kept of all responses and donations, and I have that
>filed/archived, including the hamper picture :-))
>
>Peter
>--
>Peter A Forbes

Hi Peter (and Dave)
         I was one of those who had not found these fantastic lists yet.
         Congratulations to you all - it just proves what I've always said. 
Engine people are the best there are!!
         God Bless you all.


Keep the revs up (or down)
Jerry Evans
Near Johannesburg in Sunny South Africa.
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