What Is A Trip To The Ford Piquette Club - 788 Words

Karen and I just got back from a two day whirlwind trip to Detroit and Dearborn. As you all know, the Club put forth a challenge pledge to match up to $500 of member donations to the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant fund drive to continue restoring the physical building, the educational resources in the building, displays of items, tools, documents, all the different Ford cars that were manufactured in this building and much much more. I am happy to tell you that not only did you match the $500 but exceeded it by another $400. We had the honor to spend an evening with Steve Shotwell and his lovely wife, Jan. Karen and Jan hit it off and found they each have a common passion, shopping. We have invited Steve and Jan to come down to Blacklick†¦show more content†¦They have three but could use upwards of 20. There is a project worthy of anyone. The roof is old and leaks and repairs not only include the roof but some of the timbers beneath the roof. They just finished a $125,000 section of the roof and are starting a new section. Admission just doesn’t cover these kinds of expenditures and people from all over the North American continent are pitching in big and small to bring this marvelous structure back to life. Many of the exhibits are available to visitor in six different languages, because Henry Ford didn’t just transform the US, he changed the world. If you are interested in more than just old cars, then you must come see and tour the plant. If you have been there a few years ago, you must come again and see the vast improvements. Bring your kids, bring your grandkids and let them taste what has become an important part of your life. A recent donner pledged a matching gift of up to $75,000 so our $1,400 will be effectively doubled. Unrestricted donations are deeply appreciated, but if you want to give a designated gift, they can help you find the right kind of project to help complete. It isn’t too late to be a part of the Tickin T’s donation. You can send a check made out to â€Å"Ford Piquette Avenue Plant† and send it to me and I’ll see that it gets to Steve and his team of volunteers. My thanks to all of you who pushed our pledge over our Club’s goal. When you tour this