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Tour for Vets, Round Two text By Ja n mellinGer Ph o t o s By Jo e l Bo w m a n Editor’s Note: On June 6th we will reprise the Vets Tour, an event held for the first time in 2008. We’ve reprinted the article published on that event to get you excited about joining this year’s tour! On the longest, and certainly one of the hottest, days of the year, PCA-SDR organized a wonderful opportunity to give back while having a good time. Almost fifty Porsche Club members from San Diego, Orange and Riverside counties met at Naval Hospital San Diego to give twenty military service members who have been injured overseas the rides of their lives. Many of the drivers present are not regular tour attendees, but racers who liked the idea of this particular tour enough to remove their “hot shoes.” Excited service members chose their rides from the impressive line-up in front of the hospital including many 911s, Carreras, Turbos, Boxsters, a 356, a GT3, a Shelby Cobra and a vintage Mustang. We made our way east to- Rotary puts on a great lunch Joe Hofmann takes off with one of the brave! wards Jamul and found the many twisty roads to the liking of our cars and our passengers. Lunch is served We ended at Scobee Park in Chula Vista where the Chula Vista Rotary club had prepared a lovely barbecue for us. We had an opportunity under the shade to get to know each other. It was great to hear the stories of the service members’ experiences in Iraq and to let them know how much their efforts are appreciated. One of the Navy men told all of us gathered how much he appreciates the community for their support, leaving many of us with wet eyes during his speech. Many PCA members warmed our hearts by setting up times to get together with the service members in the future. It would not surprise me to see some familiar military faces at upcoming PCA events. The smiles say it all! Sheila Steverson with Navy Petty Officer Mike Otis 36 Windblown Witness May 2009
Thanks to all the volunteers This was a great collaboration between PCA-SDR and the Chula Vista Rotary Club, whose members have great community oriented spirits. Thanks to everybody who made this a special tour. McDonalds donated the hamburgers, Heartland Meats the hot dogs, Eastlake Wal- Mart the beverages, and the Chula Vista Rotary Club the rest of the food along with the manpower. PCA members donated their time, their cars, the gas and their hearts to this cause. Thanks to Ralph Turner for his outstanding idea and to Eric Rimmele, SDR and Rotary member. Eric donated a two-night stay along with dinner at Tower 23 Hotel and JRDN restaurant. We all hope to make this an annual event. Porsches line up for the Tour Mike Otis presents then SDR President Martha McGowan with a thank you plaque for the region’s support Wounded Warriors Volume 50 Number 5 Windblown Witness 37
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