Sunshine Kids

[SSR03]

Hey all it is that time again for our great cruise to the capital with the Sunshine Kids.

Date: Wednesday June 11, 2008

Same as last year we will have two meeting locations. One at IH-35 and William Canyon in front of the Block Buster and the other in San Marcos.

I will send out confirmed times in a couple of weeks.

What I need from you all now is a confirmation you can make it with your vehicle info. I NEED FULL NAME AND THE MAKE, MODEL, LICENSE PLATE AND YEAR OF VEHICLE. If you are going to have a rider I will need their full name as well please.

I will open registration to others on May 18, 2008. So please confirm by then because we can only have 40 vehicles and the spots go to first 40 emails confirming they are in.

If anyone has any questions, comments or concerns please email me at showcars@showcars4kids.com.

BTW we are looking for this years sponsors to cover the cost of the shirts for the drivers and kids. We are looking for five $300.00 donors to cover the cost of the shirts. If you are interested or know any business or person please have them either email or call me at 512 – 350 – 0175.

Thanks again to you all for your help and support of the 9TH ANNUAL SUNSHINE KIDS CRUISE TO THE CAPITAOL.

Michael Marr

[OP]

wish I could but work calls, have fun. I will miss it, that is for sure.

Looks like a bigger turn out for this year...

[SSR03]

Looks like we had another great turn out. Richard showed up and we had a blast. We arrived @ Ben White around 0700 and prompty at 0730 we headed toward San Marcos to pick up the kids. After we we all introduced we head down Gongress Ave to the Capitol. Apparently there was a bomb threat and the DAMN thing was Cancelled.

What a bumber, but at least we were police escorted down IH 35 for 40 miles.

Hope to get a better turn out next year.;.

[SSR03]

Here is Dean, He was the one to ride in SppongeBob.

[Zainossr]

Originally Posted by SSR03

Here is Dean, He was the one to ride in SppongeBob.

Way to go, Jim! People like you make the world a nicer place in which to live. Proud to be a fanatic with you; maybe I can join in next year.

BTW be sure to get the new registration before the end of the month!

[Nancy24]

Jim - sorry I missed it. I wish they'd do this on a weekend. It would be so much easier for me to join in. Maybe next time my schedule will be such that I can get out of the office. What a wonderful way to give back to those that need it.

[wildcat66]

Cowtown, Op, SSR03 and I did this last year and it was a blast, those kids pulling up on the bus and you can hear them yelling all excited about the cars and trucks and picking which one they want to ride in Wish I could have done it this year. but hopefully next year ! It's does your heart good to see those smiling faces!

[SSR03]

Hey all it is that time again for our great cruise to the capital with the Sunshine Kids.

Date: Wednesday June 11, 2008

Same as last year we will have two meeting locations. One at IH-35 and William Canyon in front of the Block Buster and the other in San Marcos.

I will send out confirmed times in a couple of weeks.

What I need from you all now is a confirmation you can make it with your vehicle info. I NEED FULL NAME AND THE MAKE, MODEL, LICENSE PLATE AND YEAR OF VEHICLE. If you are going to have a rider I will need their full name as well please.

I will open registration to others on May 18, 2008. So please confirm by then because we can only have 40 vehicles and the spots go to first 40 emails confirming they are in.

If anyone has any questions, comments or concerns please email me at showcars@showcars4kids.com.

BTW we are looking for this years sponsors to cover the cost of the shirts for the drivers and kids. We are looking for five $300.00 donors to cover the cost of the shirts. If you are interested or know any business or person please have them either email or call me at 512 – 350 – 0175.

Thanks again to you all for your help and support of the 9TH ANNUAL SUNSHINE KIDS CRUISE TO THE CAPITAOL.

Michael Marr

[Nancy24]

Jim, I really wish I could do the run this year. I'll be in the Austin area for the ROT rally, but I'm working so I know that I won't be able to get away from the rally grounds. This is such a great cause and it makes a lot of kids smile.

[SSR03]

Ok all it is almost on us and here are the details.

FIRST OFF WE NEED MORE CARS !!!!!!!

We are back down to only about 20 cars confirmed on the list. There are a confirmed 34 kids scheduled to be here for the event. So if you know of anyone who has a car please get them on board with us!!

Ok now for the meeting locations and schedule for the day.

Meeting location 1

William Cannon at IH-35 in the Blockbuster Parking lot (South West corner of intersection)

Meeting Time: 7:15 am

Drivers Meeting: 7:30 am, meeting on safety and rules for the cruise with kids in cars

Depart Time: 7:45 am SHARP heading to San Marcos

Meeting Location 2

San Marcos Activity Center 501 E. Hopkins, San Marcos, Texas 78666, Activity Center

Meeting Time: 8:15 am Parking in back in parking area between Activity Center and City Library

Drivers Meeting: 8:30am, meeting on safety and rules for the cruise with kids in cars

8:40 to 9:00 am Loading of kids and passing out of shirts to Kids and drivers (PLEASE STAY BY YOUR VEHICLE AT ALL TIMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Depart Time: 9:00 am, POLICE ESCORT up IH-35 to Slaughter Lane to Congress. Up Congress through downtown straight into the State Capitol.



Now there are a few changes this year due to loss of sponsors for the Sunshine Kids Org. Big change is NO lunch at Capitol



Once at the capitol we will let the kids out and then leave the grounds to a parking garage B. (I will have a map on Wednesday) At the parking garage you must park all the way on the top floor and we will have a bus drive you back to the capitol if you want to stay for a tour of the Capitol.



There will be two tours set up for kids and you if you chose to stay. (Staying is not required) Tours should be over by Noon. After the tours the kids are put on their bus and taken back to San Marcos for lunch at Luby’s Cafeteria. Everyone is invited and encouraged to come have lunch with the kids, however it is at your own expense (sorry).



I also want to thank everyone for stepping up, taking the day off and wanting to spend some time with these needy kids. I also want to let you know who all our sponsors are for our shirts.



Lexus of Austin, Kershner Trading Group and Harris Road (H2R) are REPEAT Sponsors

Kaleidacare Management Solutions is a new sponsor

And SPECIAL THANKS TO Turtle and Naomi Young who donated $300.00 and Murray Francois who donated $100.00.



Now you all know there is no charge for this event and we have no interest in ever charging for this event. It is a good thing we are doing for these kids. Giving them a day of fun in the middle of all they under go with health, doctors and hospital visits. However I would like to mention that without the organization Sunshine Kids itself the event would not happen. With this in mind if anyone would like to donate to the sunshine kids I will be excepting monetary donations that morning that 100% of will be given to the Sunshine Kids, the same day. If you want to make a donation get with me and I will take cash or checks. Please make checks payable to Sunshine Kids. Also Sunshine Kids is a non-profit organization and is a reportable tax deduction.

If anyone has any questions please contact me directly.

Also if you don’t mind I need all participants to reconfirm they will be attending with their FULL NAME, VEHICLE INFORMATION i.e. MAKE, MODEL, COLOR AND LICENSE PLATE NUMBER.

THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR HELP

Michael Marr

512 – 350 – 0175

[SSR03]

The Sunshine Kids

[wildcat66]

Oh that sucks, I hope someone can step up and help out!!! These kids grin ear to ear seeing the trucks pull in and put their tops down, you can hear them yelling from the bus, I want to ride in that Yellow One They really get a kick out of taking pictures with the trucks too!

[OP]

I will TRY and make this one. Should know Monday if I can make it. Hope so.

[OP]

I will be there. Just confirmed with Michael Marr.
See ya there Jim.

[SSR03]

Originally Posted by OP

I will be there. Just confirmed with Michael Marr.
See ya there Jim.

Already done!

[OP]

Had a great turn out today of many exotic cars as well as 2 SSRs (Me and SSR03)

Had a quiet girl, Dominique, pick my SSR and rode with me. She is from New York and is going into her Freshman year in high school.

She said she had fun riding in the SSR and thanked me for the SSR hat and diecast. Nice kid!

Thank you Jim for posting this again and including all of us.
This is a great charity event, the kids seem to love it...

[SSR03]

We had a wonderful time!

[SSR03]

Lunch was good too!

[wildcat66]

That is so cool that you two made it, any more pictures!

[OP]

Originally Posted by SSR03

Lunch was good too!

Lunch was reallll good...