Last night at the meeting of the new Marine Corps League Detachment in Marana we heard a presentation from a most inspiring Iraq War veteran named Scotty Scotton.
Scotty served with the Army Corps of Engineers and lost much of his arm from a blast while placing himself in harms way.
The Nighthawk 72 Detachment, after hearing of his cause voted unanimously to accept Scotty as an Associate member, and one of the Marines rose to pay his dues for the entire year.
I write now to support his cause.
CAR WASH/ CAR SHOW
This Saturday August 22, 2009 from 2-7pm his organization Cars4Verterans will have a promotion/ fund raiser car wash at Long John Silvers and Jack n The Box location on 4640 W. Ina Rd. Proceeds will go to help homeless veterans and Outreach programs like Vet4Vets.
Your participation will go to help promote the acquisition and repair of old cars, Scotty is a mechanic, that he in turns simply gives away.
Showgirls will wash your car for a donation to Cars4Vets.
It may be hard to fashion that we are actually witnessing yet another round of homeless veterans. The statistics support this sad fact. Scotty was one. And if you ever want to hear a, “pull yourself up by your boot straps story,” this is a genuine one, evidenced by a KVOA Channel 4 story by Martha Vasquez.
For more information on Cars4Vets call Scotty at 520-272-7031 or visit “www.carsforvets.webs.com.
Scotty and myself will be at the event to answer any questions about Veterans Affairs. He will also be at the very popular Nam Jam on November 7th at Kennedy Park.
Can I subscibe to paper online? We are from Tucson and living in Nashville. We are moving back, and are looking for things.
What a great cause. Let us know when the next carwash will be held. A big thank you for all those gorgeous volunteers. My car will sure to be there.
We are with you Scotty. Little more lead time, and we will have all the monsoon dirtied cars you need. Keep up the good work.