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A good idea would be to contact Ashwood and see if he would match the donation dollar for dollar. He gets publicity and does something nice, skyline fans get some food and a cruise, kids get help they need. Everybody wins.

Tried Terry on the mobile today but no luck ! - ill give it another go over the weekend and report back in ! :D

Got any interesting item(s) youd be prepared to have raffled for a good cause ?? - post them up !!

Any further ideas on the preferred date for the day ??

cheers malcolm :banana:

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sounds great. count me in.

i'll have a chat to some people at my work see if i can get a donation out of them too. they support all sorts of charities. not sure if they have set ones they donate too but it wont hurt to ask. :D

EXCELLENT !! - thats a great idea !! - thanks for your support ! - :banana:

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Hi Mal, mate count us in too. should be a good day.

Hi adam - great you guys can make it ! :happy:

I just tried Terry again on the mobile - no answer - ive left a message outlining what we're doing and he'll either ring me or ill call back early in the week.

.....any further ideas on a date for the drive ?? & raffle ideas ??

- cheers malcolm ;)

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Saturday 31 May?? or any of the weeks after...

dont want to drag the planning stage too long otherwise we will lose interest...

I think we should have a raffle....free tank of petrol....seatcovers...some kind of accessory one of our sponsors might like to donate...

cheers.

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Date depending, I am in for sure!!!

Once we have a confirmed date, update the first post with the date and I will see e eryone there.

Cant wait, it will be my first SAU cruise with the R32 :nyaanyaa:

B.

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hey brian,

cheers for your support...

you should come out more often!!

SAU cruises are the best!!

my little brother goes bonkers "OMG LOOK AT ALL THE ROUND LIGHTS LIGHT UP!!!!"

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Hi there :P - Well Terry did return my call but got my message service !! - he knows what we're planning and is happy to have us up there & to chat further :ermm:

What we need to do is to decide on a date that will give enough time to organise merchandise / raffle / auction and a Sunday thats not on the same weekend as a motorsport or other event as per Duncans request.

Thought id give the Cumberland Newspaper Group a call - they might run an article if we can supply a few pics - you never know !! :D

So the biggy is the date .... ??.....any further ideas ?? ;)

Cheers Malcolm :no:

- ps - can everyone please start telling heaps of people to come on the day NISSANS or not ! :P - and dont forget your donation !! - which i now think should be $20 per person & not $25 per car as i originally suggested as its ALL about a BIG fat cheque to put a BIG fat :P SMILE :P on somebodys face !!

:D

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any further news on this?? i dont think the long weekend is a good idea (8th june) only for the fact that its the long weekend and many of us may be away that weekend.

anyway just a thought.

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any further news on this?? i dont think the long weekend is a good idea (8th june) only for the fact that its the long weekend and many of us may be away that weekend.

anyway just a thought.

Good idea ! - looking like the 15th ? - still finalising with Terry & will report back in asap - cheers malcolm :P

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any further news on this?? i dont think the long weekend is a good idea (8th june) only for the fact that its the long weekend and many of us may be away that weekend.

anyway just a thought.

Hi there :)

Just got off the phone with Terry Ashwood who's away on business till Sun. eve. Ive arranged to call him again at 10am next Tues May 27th to discuss in full all that we are proposing.

Which is: Charity Drive to La Porchetta / lunch / raffle / auction / photos.........ill ask Terry that we'd appreciate la Porchetta getting involved with the donation by means of perhaps matching our "efforts" or some % in the dollar - thatll be his call all i can do suggest.

PLEASE !! - now is your chance to to suggest anything else for me to discuss with him in relation to our day there :D

In response to the above "quote" NO date as yet has been decided on & wont be until i speak with Terry - so PLEASE more suggestions on which Sunday would be greatly appreciated. bearing in mind that enough time to to rally the masses and organise merchandise and raffle/auction be taken into consideration. Possibly late June at this stage !?

In the mean time TELL EVERYONE that a CHARITY DRIVE FOR CANCER FOR KIDS IS COMING UP !!

Cheers malcolm :D

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hey malcolm

can u update your progress on this.

cheers.

kids charity cruise looks good. one of the sponsors is my mate and he said theres over 200 casrs involved.

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hey malcolm

can u update your progress on this.

cheers.

kids charity cruise looks good. one of the sponsors is my mate and he said theres over 200 casrs involved.

Hi there :P

Apologies been in europe for work (a spot of filming at the Ferrari plant at Marranello that place is crazy !!) - spoke with Terry Ashwood yesterday & am calling him at La Porchetta in the morning (monday june 16) - weather has been shite so hopefully itll be finer over the few weeks - ill report in again tomorrow after i talk with terry :D

cheers malcolm :)

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hey malcolm

can u update your progress on this.

cheers.

kids charity cruise looks good. one of the sponsors is my mate and he said theres over 200 casrs involved.

hi there :P

Looks like theres 2 charity for kids drives planned - the one i suggested on april 26 & another suggested on april 29 - not sure the best thing to do as im not sure that 2 charity drives so close together is a good thing ?? - what does everyone else think ??

cheers malcolm :D

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Hey malcolm, I think we shouild wait until August/September...

We will have to see how successful the charity cruise on July 6th will go...

To the rest of the SAU Guys, keep a close eye on this thread towards august/setp.

Cheers.

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