Re: [MV] Public Use of MV's

Sean Butler (loxman@hurricane.net)
Thu, 4 Mar 1999 19:21:12 -0800

Brian & List,
I'm the president of a local 4x4 club, we are registered with local churches
for disaster relief. Please follow the link below. It's our local news
paper's website with an article on our efforts.
Thanks.
Sean Butler
President Quadrapaws 4x4 club
http://www.hurricane.net/~loxman/qpaws.htm
MVPA # 19447
1941 WC-4

http://www.thesunlink.com/winter96/4x4.html
-----Original Message-----
From: bleffler@vnet.ibm.com <bleffler@vnet.ibm.com>
To: MIL-VEH@skylee.com <MIL-VEH@skylee.com>
Date: Thursday, March 04, 1999 5:42 PM
Subject: [MV] Public Use of MV's

>Ladies and Gentlemen of the List,
>
>I have been following the comments concerning the ban on importation of
MV's, a
>nd today the suggestions for making your MV available to local police or
>emergency services. I would like to throw out the folloing idea that I
have be
>en pondering for list comment and to solicit indivdual interest.
>
>In recent years the number and scale of natural disasters ranging in impact
fro
>m localized small towns to region wide. In many cases, the lag time
between
>disaster occurance and the infusion of outside aide leaves a lot of people
>in the lurch. I have seen first hand that a warm body ready to WORK rather
tha
>n assess of advise can be of immeasureable worth compared to someone
handing
>out low interest loan checks.
>
>What I would like to propose is that groups ofindividuals or local clubs
>create a core of volunteers willing to utilize their vehicles for use in
>disaster aid. Our vehicles were engineered and manufactured to function in
>adverse environments. Why not give our trucks some exercise doing what
they
>were meant to do? Please understand, I'm not suggesting that you take your
>museum quality 1 of12 in the world M37 dump truck and use it for gathering
>flood of tornado debris. However if your willing to take your M211 of M35
>out on a trail ride then you probably would be too scare of hauling lumber
>and suppliesor fording flood swollen streets. We have assetts that we can
>use to benefit ourselves and our neighborsif we only choose to. Howwould
>you feel watching fire crews on the new struggle with a praire firewhile
>your 6x6 water tanker sits safely in the barn?
>
>I realizethis idea will not have universal appeal, However I am in the
>process of finalizing things to set up a non-profit org. for just such
>task using my own trucks and whatever others I can acquire.
>
>Think of the positive effects news clipsof such good deeds might have on
>our hobby and public perception of mv owner's character.
>
>Comments, suggestions, participants?
>
>Brian J. Leffler
>54 M211
>52 M215
>
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