Slipstream January 2021

Hope Christmas 2020
by Bill Middleton
As expected, Hope Shelter
Christmas 2020 was – by necessity – a
bit different. The usual big party at the
nearby church community center had
to be cancelled. What to do??
Get creative – that’s what to do!
So – on December 9th, some of
Santa’s ‘elves’ went shopping, with lists
in hand, to fulfill the wishes of kids being
served by the Shelter that otherwise
would wake up to an empty tree. With
much dashing and dodging and ‘where
would they hide this thing?’, the ‘elves’
completed their mission – and the dash
to a Hope Christmas was underway!
From the 9th to the 12th, more ‘elves’
boxed, bagged, stuffed, wrapped, and
otherwise packed dolls, trucks, scooters,
and other toys and goodies of all shapes,
sizes, and colors – until an entire office
was nearly full of multicolored packages,
waiting for the big day!
Then – with great anticipation – on
Saturday the 12th, as arranged, Santa
in all his red and white finery, made an
early appearance in Mineral Wells, just
to deliver all those goodies to some very
special kids! As quickly as he’d appeared,
Santa – needing to fulfill the wishes of
other boys and girls – said his goodbyes,
wished everyone a Merry Christmas, and
disappeared – off to bring the magic of
Christmas to many others.
The Maverick Region has had
Hope Charities in Mineral Wells as its
regular charity for over 25 years now.
The Shelter provides a safe haven for
victims of domestic abuse as well as
counseling, legal services, a food and
clothing pantry, connections to medical
photo provided by author
services and children’s aid services,
and many other forms of assistance. It
serves the five county area just west of
Fort Worth, but has provided services
to those in need from the DFW area
and as far away as the West Coast when
no other facility could help.
Each year, Maverick Region via
primarily Founders Day events and
the Silent Auction provides substantial
financial assistance to Hope. This year
especially, with Hope not being able to
hold its usual summer fundraisers, our
assistance filled a critical need in their
programming. Maverick Region gave
to Hope a little over $15,600.00 that
will keep their programs of providing
safe haven for those most in need alive
and well for another year.
We couldn’t do it without all of
YOU!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!
If you’d like more information about
Hope Inc., and the Region’s involvement
with them, please contact the Charity
Chair, Jim Gallegos.
You can test your
knowledge (or Google
search ability) of all
things Porsche by
participating in the
monthly trivia contest
posted online at http://
mav.pca.org/trivia.
Answers are due by the
last day of each month.
The winner of the trivia contest receives a $25 gift
certificate from our sponsor, Zims Autotechnik. In the case
of ties, a random drawing determines the winner.
Here are the questions and answers for the November
2020 Trivia, this month dealing with miscellaneous Porsche
items from the past. Question 5 had two correct answers
(c or d), so credit was given for either answer. The winner
this month was Warren Horgan, getting all 5 of 5 correct.
Honorable Mention goes to Richard Cross, Cyril Reif, and
Bill Kruder, who also got all 5
correct; the winner was chosen
by random drawing.
Maverick Trivia: Are you a Porschephile?
Jerry DeFeo
sponsored by Zims Autotechnik
Answers: 1)c, 2)d, 3)a, 4)d, 5)c or d
1. When James Dean died on Sept 30, 1955, his Porsche 550 Spyder
was sold to ____________ who planned to fix it back up, but
instead it was loaned as a display for the National Safety Council,
which stated, “This Accident Could Have Been Avoided!”. a. Ralph
Nader b. Juan Manuel Fangio c. George Barris d. Elvis Presley
Source: www.hagerty.com/media/news/james-deans-death-car-parts-resurface/
2. A portion of James Dean’s “Little Bastard” has just surfaced
after 65 years. It is the ___________ .
a. Engine b. Driver’s seat c. Passenger seat d. Transaxle
Source: www.hagerty.com/media/news/james-deans-death-car-parts-resurface/
3. Back in the 1960s Porsche realized that an air-cooled engine
had a real problem in delivering instant heat, so they came out
with an auxiliary heater that was ___________-powered.
a. Gasoline b. Propane c. Electric d. CNG
Source: www.pca.org/news/2020-08-18/five-less-successful-porsche-options
4. In the recent past there was a Porsche magazine cover that
showed ______ of the Beautiful Ladies of the Maverick Region
to emphasize an article on cancer survivors.
a. 10 b. 11 c. 12 d. 13
Source: Maverick Region Slipstream, October 2020
5. The Porsche flat six engine has been available in many
displacements. What was the first poduction Porsche to have a
3.0-liter flat six?
a. 1973 911 RS b. 1973 911 RSR c. 1974 911 RS d. 1974
911 RSR
Source: “Back Story,” Porsche Panorama, October 2020, pg 5
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