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This weekend is the Coopers For Caregivers drive around the north shore – we have 18 MINIs attending.
The purpose of the drive (apart from meeting other MINI owners and having fun) is to draw attention to caregivers and caregiver support. The drive will deliver a “thank you” gift basket to a selected caregiver in each of the 9 towns of Cape Ann.

Yesterday I bought some “MINI sized” gift baskets, small enough to fit in the trunk of a MINI. I had the idea of putting a model MINI in each basket as a delivery memento for the caregiver. Today I visited the local Auto Fanatics here in Essex, because I needed some wheel cleaner. I mentioned the event and asked if they had any inexpensive models.
Unfortunately the lowest priced model at short notice was $20+ but they were prepared to significantly reduce the price to support the event – so I purchased 9 models:

Thank you to Auto Fanatics – check them out if you need model cars or car care stuff.

Thanks also to MINI USA who are supporting the event with a “MINI back pack” donation for each of the attending MINIs:

I took GBMINI in this afternoon to have the front bumper removed and checked over, and re-aligned after my little accident. There seemed to be no significant damage, but also very little play in the bumper supports – it took a lot of work for the MINI Peabody techs to get everything straight but it was worth it; GBMINI does not look damaged any more 🙂

While waiting I watched Lisa & Adrian take delivery of their new MINI; I also chatted with some other MINI owners (and potential MINI owners) and checked out a rather disturbing mod on one MINI (what you can’t see in this picture is that the car is painted “primer black”!?)

 

I also chatted with some other MINI owners (and potential MINI owners) and checked out a rather disturbing mod on one MINI (what you can’t see in this picture is that the car is painted “primer black”!?) … seen here with a more “normal” custom taillight: