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MINIs Making-A-Wish 2005

Posted on December 3, 2005February 17, 2017 by Ian C.

Another excellent but chilly day spent supporting a good cause with MINI owners (see also last years MINIs Making-A-Wish); around 40 MINIs showed, bringing almost 1600 toys and raising more than $3000 for MINIs Making-A-Wish! Steve Scales once again provided excellent organization (including a scenic drive, badges & pins) ably assisted by many including Pat & Angela, Jay, and WIlly 😉

During the drive from Westerly to Providence (RI), we had two stops – one was scenic on the ocean front, the other offered coffee & snacks, and a very-overworked single restroom! The last part of the drive, with state police escort, took us to Make-A-Wish in Providence to deliver the toys; from there we headed to Ribs & Company for lunch, before heading home.

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Also, see this MINI2 thread

“Get Into It” by MINI of Peabody

Posted on November 13, 2005February 10, 2017 by Ian C.

Todays “Know Your MINI” event benefitting the Care For Keith trust, and organized by MINI of Peabody was excellent and well attended! In short order, MINI Peabody got about 60 MINIs attending, raising over $4200, including donations from people who could not make it (thanks RB!), and nicely designed Tshirt sales … They did an excellent job of organizing everything, and all their staff were present to make sure everything went smoothly; the parent comapny (LyonWaugh) helped and of course the sister BMW operation provided the location.

The Boston BMW CCA and Joe Marko of HMS Motorsport did a wonderful job with the setup of the braking / maneouvering course as well as a super mini auto-cross track.
Kudos also to local TV channel 4 who covered the event and did a great job of presenting the MINI support for Keith – see this weblink.

The day included lane change / braking maneouvres and a short slalom and braking/turning section, as well as the popular auto-cross track. In addition good food was provided, and discounts on MINI items. Loads of pictures:

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In memory of MaxaMINI

Posted on November 12, 2005February 10, 2017 by Ian C.

Many thanks to Rick & Laurie, and Ruthie (who drove more than five hours each way) we had an excellent gathering and dinner with many of MaxaMINIs family including of course the lovely Mart; in total there were about 25 people, cozily packed into Rick & Lauries home, and filling much of Walpole with MINIs! The company was fabulous, and dinner was excellent with a choice of Bouillabaise (which smelled great but I did not try it) or Chicken Curry (which smelled and tasted great)!