The Million Mom March
This is the organization that the money will be donated too. It is a very active NATIONAL group that is tied with the Bradycenter. Here are their websites.
This is the organization that the money will be donated too. It is a very active NATIONAL group that is tied with the Bradycenter. Here are their websites.
http://www.millionmommarch.com/
http://www.bradycenter.org/
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As posted by Matt in his post on VWVortex:
"On July 30th, my best friend Darren Kretchmar was murdered because the kid he was hanging out with was wearing a red t-shirt. A Sureno gang member though they were both Norteno gang members and shot both of them at point blank in the head. Another young man (18) was shot in the back but lived. All 3 were normal suburban kids hanging out drinkin' 40's in a crowded family park at 6:30 PM IN BROAD DAYLIGHT.
Daniel Ruiz sits in jail right now awaiting trial for the murder of my best friend Darren Kretchmar (21) and David Gregory (18). We had been best friends since the 5th, a little over 11 years. We did everything together, including the passion for VWs. Among the things Darren's parents gave to me was his 1984 Rabbit GTI. Darren had recently killed the wimpy 1.8l and the car was off the road. The night before his funeral several NorCal forum members helped me swap in a new motor. Even Tim Tomas of Tomas Sport Tuning came over and helped get everything running right. At the funeral the car was parked out front, and everyone was encouraged to write messages on the car.
Sucks this is how i got my first Rabbit, but i'm going to make the most of it. I have big plans. I NEED EVERYONE'S HELP FROM THE VORTEX!!
So here's my plan. A cross counrty road trip called the "End The Violence Rally" I plan on driving Darren's Rabbit accross the country and showing the car at Waterfest 12 on July 15th, and have the car back home on July 30th for the 1 year anniversary of his passing. I want to have a GTG at every stop along the way. I want THE NATION to see this car and what it represents. I will also be carrying large poster boards for people to leave messages. I will also have a box for donations. At the end of the trip i will make the donation to a charity that deals with ending violence in our streets on behalf of the Volkswagen Community. "
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