Mobility Awareness Month Contest

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FlakeNoir

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UPDATE: Jay has 15,799 votes and is in 7th place

UPDATE: Jay has moved back into 5th place this morning. With about a month left to vote, I think he really has a good chance to win a van. :)

He's at 19,471 as of right now--where does it show his ranking, Sunny?

I really hope he will get one of these vehicles. My T and his family recently needed to purchase a van that would accommodate his chair, which is huge and because he can't use his arms is completely motorised, so the van had to have specific features. These vehicles are terribly expensive!
 

Sundrop

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He's at 19,471 as of right now--where does it show his ranking, Sunny?

I really hope he will get one of these vehicles. My T and his family recently needed to purchase a van that would accommodate his chair, which is huge and because he can't use his arms is completely motorised, so the van had to have specific features. These vehicles are terribly expensive!

Thank you so much for voting, Flake. It really means a lot.

I've never been able to find the rankings. I think Jay usually gets the standings every few days, and posts them for us to see in his FB group.
The person ahead of him in 4th place has 20,981 votes and 3rd place has 22,253. I really believe that he has a good chance.

I'm really hoping he will get one of these vans, too. It will help him so much to be ale to drive, and also garner some degree of independence.
He hasn't filed for disability....he even went back to work 3 days a week....so he has some huge expenses to take care of. Through all this, he's not really complained.....just expressed gratitude to be alive.

Love & Lights to T and his family ♥
 

Sundrop

Sunny the Great & Wonderful
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UPDATE: From Jay's FB group page.....

Good morning Friends! We are about 1,000 votes from 4th place and we are closing in pretty fast. If we are going to catch 3rd we have to work hard and gather more people to help. You're doing a great job, but do everything in your effort to ask everyone you know to help. I could see us having a van celebration at the Boone Mall!

Thank you to everyone who is helping ♥
 

Sundrop

Sunny the Great & Wonderful
Jun 12, 2008
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I just voted and he's at 24,857... I wonder where this number puts him now?
He's still in 5th place.
Good Morning America did a clip on another contestant and suddenly boosted that person into 3rd place from somewhere in the 20s.

Thanks so much for voting. It does mean a lot. I appreciate it, and Jay really appreciates it, too ♥
 

FlakeNoir

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He's still in 5th place.
Good Morning America did a clip on another contestant and suddenly boosted that person into 3rd place from somewhere in the 20s.

Thanks so much for voting. It does mean a lot. I appreciate it, and Jay really appreciates it, too ♥
Oh dear, we'll just keep trying then. :)
(Does that seem fair to promote only one person like that? Surely they should not be able to do this... all or nothing, that kind of exposure would be huge.)
 

Sundrop

Sunny the Great & Wonderful
Jun 12, 2008
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Standings as of 9:00 this morning.... Jay still at #5 but gaining.....

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Sundrop

Sunny the Great & Wonderful
Jun 12, 2008
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As of 9:00 last night, Jay is in 4th place..... I really think he's got a good chance to win a van!
Zakkary Smith is the participant who received national coverage on Good Morning America.....Team Jay isn't doing too bad, considering :)
Huge thank yous to everyone who is helping vote ♥

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