Fellow Car Nuts:
There is more here than meets the eye. I think we need to look at this as a long term project. What is our object here? To get the most money for CF in June...not necessarly. Let me explain. If we work on building the event so it is bigger each year, then next year we may be able to receive more donations and raise more, and more, and more money and so on as the years go on.
The goal here is not giving the most money to CF in June; the goal is giving money to CF until CF is eradicated. I hope I am saying this right.
Now, how do we do that? Hmmm...
As for the decision on what to do...I am just one vote here on this site. Why am I any more important than Jamo for donating the tires, or John Doe for donating an alternator? We had a good year and are lucky enough to be able to give this year. (Many who were at the NY Auto Show gave far more, proportionally, than we did.) I don't pretend to believe our donation is any more important than anyone else's. I think DV will make the right decision on what to do with the car and we will stand by him-- whatever it is.
As for my opinion on the matter, I think a raffle would probably be the best way to go. (Remember, I only have one vote on this matter and others may disagree). The reason for my thoughts.
Maybe over the years we can make this thing grow and become bigger than it is now. Perhaps we will only be able to raise 50K this year...but what about the seeds which are planted for next year? Maybe in a couple of years we are able to raise 550K because the word gets out and we are able to attract more and more people to help out. I think a rafffle will get more people's attention than an auction.
Nevertheless, I too am concerned about other gifts which are donated to the DVSF. Just because we donated a car, doesn't mean our donation is better than anyone else's...(not to get overly religious, and no offence to our non-chrisitan friends;but, remember the widow's mite?). I certainly do not want to take away from Ginny's quiliting, or anyone else's gifts they want to donate. The one dollar donation is just as valuable to CF as the 100K donation. (The 1 dollar donations will probably come in for eternity...the 100K maybe just once.)
So, how can we look to the future and strive for the real goal? Wouldn't it be nice if our children/grandchildren would some day have to ask us, "What was CF?"
David
