Oh wow, you just did... and heard back from him? That is fantastic! I'm really chuffed! Thanks Sunny-girl!
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Yeah.....he's online right now.....Oh wow, you just did... and heard back from him? That is fantastic! I'm really chuffed! Thanks Sunny-girl!
Thank you, Flakes.....for all your help!
It truly was a pleasure, I looked forward to voting each day... I wish I could do more for my "T", so it felt like 'helping'--even if T wasn't benefiting.
How is "T" doing?
Maybe there is something we can do to help him.....some way, somehow.....there has to be something
He's losing ground a lot quicker now, it's more noticeable each time I see him... ALS is an unforgiving illness, but he has been so positive all the way through, really--he's amazing.
Thank you for that Sunny, I really do appreciate it, but I don't think there is anything we can do--just lots of good wishes for him to feel well for as long as he can--and for some dignity when he can no longer go on.
I'll send him all positive energy and thoughts every day. ♥
It's my pleasure.....and also what friends are forThank you... xox
Sunny, that is fantastic news that Jay is a semifinalist. Still manifesting the van for him.
FlakeNoir- dear Flake-there are and will be many prayers said for "T". May the Powers that be, guide and protect "T". Know you are in thoughts and prayers too.
Gar... I'm gonna cry... thank you so much. xox
Still waiting on the list of finalists to be released.
Tom Petty was right......The waiting is the hardest part
Tom Petty was right......The waiting is the hardest part
It is with sadness and disbelief that I have to report that my friend, Jay was not chosen as a winner of one of the four vans. 
Neesy
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So sorry to hear this Sunny - was it a close vote, do you know?It is with sadness and disbelief that I have to report that my friend, Jay was not chosen as a winner of one of the four vans.
I don't understand? This doesn't seem right at all...It is with sadness and disbelief that I have to report that my friend, Jay was not chosen as a winner of one of the four vans.
I'm so sorry....
I'm not sure how they voted, or what criteria the judges considered. I'm sure it wasn't an easy decision, with 142 semifinalists who all had a genuine need, and only four vans to give away.
Oh Sunny I am so sorry. Was really hoping to hear he got one.It is with sadness and disbelief that I have to report that my friend, Jay was not chosen as a winner of one of the four vans.
I'm very disappointed.....he received the second highest votes of anyone.....and without national TV coverage. I guess it wasn't meant to be this time around.I don't understand? This doesn't seem right at all...
Here's Jay's note:
Good evening,
I say this with disbelief and sadness, but Lisa and I didn't win a van in this year's National Mobility Awareness Contest. As you know we started this contest after it began with a tip from my friend Richard Duncan. We fought very diligently to climb into the top ten and with the help of Kinney Baughman, we claimed and remained in second place. I was told from many people that you helped make the contest "fun" by displaying a daily "where we are in the contest" Kinney. Thank-you so much for all your hard work and most of all "thank-you" for being our friend! You are a true gentleman with class and I respect you very much. We had a lot of help from my friend Sherrie Norris from the Watauga Democrat as well. She wrote two beautiful articles about us and we appreciate you so much Sherrie and all your kind words, you are awesome. We had the best running club in the world help us called the Idiots Running Club. It is a long story of how they got their name, but it usually starts when two or more runners run together and they decide to form a club. In this case they named themselves Idiots because we runners are all crazy in our passion for running. They have thousands of club members all over our country and David Murphy , the club's president, went way out of his way and was so kind to allow me to put my story on their page. They took me in as one of their own because I was a runner who had fallen and that is what runners do, they help or should help one another. Thank-you David and thank-you fellow Idiots! I would like to thank all of my co-workers at Blue Ridge Electric who supported me as well and they are too many to name. I am blessed to work for such a wonderful company and blessed even more to work with a great group of people. Thank you to my best friend Tom Van Gilder and his family that helped me so much as well. Final thanks goes to all of you out there from my friends down in West Palm Beach all the way up to New York, and to people halfway around the world, thank you for all of your help. If I have left any of you out I apologize.
Wow, I guess we know how an NBA basketball team feels when they have the highest percentage to win the #1 Pick and they get the 3rd or 4th pick rather. I am very surprised that someone who finishes second in the voting does not win, but we will try again next year. We must remember that God is in control and He has a plan and the van was needed more by four other very worthy people. We must remember that they were praying too. I am going to keep this page open and we will use it to vote again next year when it starts again. I would like to keep building this page with people who you think that would help us in the voting again next year. The voting will be fiercer next year since more people know about this contest. Let's build a great supporting team! Thank you so much for taking the time and thank you for your friendship.
God bless and Love,
The Erwins
You have got to be kidding? He did so well!It is with sadness and disbelief that I have to report that my friend, Jay was not chosen as a winner of one of the four vans.
Jays letters brought tears to my eyes. He is so very sweet. I sure hope he wins next year.