Operation Comfort Update

[mtpockets]

Texas Cobra Club
Update on Operation Comfort - Lone Star Classics build.

The car was completed and the base coat color sprayed. Unfortunately just this past week there was an incident while prepping the car for stripes and the car suffered front end body damage.

The most important fact is no one got hurt. The individuals involved feel bad as we all can imagine, so we do not want to add to their feelings. It was an accident (which many of us know happen!) and as said above, fortunately no one was hurt.

With the damage extent (Front clip) and considering this will be an auctioned car the decision is to replace the full body. We have worked with Brian at Lone Star to get another body (at cost) and are putting together a trip to deliver and support the initial body swap (early September we expect). More to come on that as we get the date and details planned. The cost of all the parts is expected to be around $4K, and then the prep/paint process will have to be completed again.

With the above in mind, and the fact that limited progress on a 2010 kit donation has been made, we are suggesting that TCC's 2010 Operation Comfort drive should be towards the completion of the Lone Star Classics 427. Specifically working to donate towards the repair parts and any incurred cost of painting.

Kelly and Tony are working a 2nd annual "Feel Good Twice" event that is tentatively planned for September 18th however there are many details to be worked out. This is the car show/take a ride in a Cobra event that we were able to raise $1,500 for Operation Comfort.

If you can find it in your budget to help with donations for finishing of the LSC 427 Cobra please pm me. Thanks again to everyone for their generosity and remembering the "Wounded Warriors"

Thanks again,
Bill Swendsen
President, Texas Cobra Club

[Seagull81]

Bill,
Do you have a PayPal account for this? A link to it would be good or an do we send checks to your address?

[mtpockets]

Unfortunately no PayPal for Operation Comfort. Two ways to do this.
1) Go to their website, donate with notation "Operation Comfort Cobra Build" > this will go direct to the completion of the LSC 427
2) Write a check to "Operation Comfort" specify at the bottom "Cobra Build" send the check to me and we will hand deliver them on Labor Day weekend.

Janis will make sure everyone gets receipts to be used for tax purposes:
PM me for my address

Thanks again to everyone that has pm'd me and donated to help them finish the car. You're generous support is greatly appreciated. Again, the entire Texas Cobra Club has stepped forward to help support these men and women that have put their lives on the line. God Bless all the soldiers and their families.

Bill Swendsen
President
Texas Cobra Club

[Seagull81]

Bill,
I was going to post the link to Operation Comfort, but it seems to be dead or I have an old link. The one on the Spring Meet site is also dead. Can you contact Janice and see what is up or post a good link.

[mtpockets]

Steve:
The Operation Comfort website is back up and running.
Thanks again for your support.
http://www.operationcomfort.org/default.aspx