A $10.00 dollar donation to a worthy cause shouldn't hurt any member here, and I think something such as this could be pulled off. If there is a group of people who could pull something like this off, it would the the gang here at FABO!!
How to do it?? Try finding the best example of a particular car, based on value so it will have a good resale. Then find a trusted member who is willing to do the work based on the needs of the vehicle and the donation total, which would be set as a goal based on the needs of the vehicle.
In order to keep the process simple, the donation would be the same for everybody, like the $10.00 mentioned. No parts or anything else, just the $10.00. That way nobody gets hurt or feels taken, everybody has donated the same nominal amount. Items the car needs could be purchased from members who would like to "sell" items to the project, again to be fair to the members.
What is to be done to the car can be propositioned to the FABO community as one of those poll threads, and the outcome should please the anomymous majority. Same with the charity, it could be suggested to get a list going, then polled from the list and everybody should be happy with the outcome.
Think of the publicity the FABO community could get by spreading the news of the build and sale out everywhere it can be!! It would be nice to have a vehicle worthy of auctioning off at one of the big auctions, you know that would drive the price up, and big spenders like nothing more than to throw the big bucks around for charities!!
And despite the actual site not being involved at all, all the publicity this could generate would be a way to give back to the site that gives so much to us...well, me anyway!! I think this could work, with the right approach, and the right people doing the work!! Heck, I blow more than $10.00 a day doing stupid stuff alone!!! JMO, Geof
How to do it?? Try finding the best example of a particular car, based on value so it will have a good resale. Then find a trusted member who is willing to do the work based on the needs of the vehicle and the donation total, which would be set as a goal based on the needs of the vehicle.
In order to keep the process simple, the donation would be the same for everybody, like the $10.00 mentioned. No parts or anything else, just the $10.00. That way nobody gets hurt or feels taken, everybody has donated the same nominal amount. Items the car needs could be purchased from members who would like to "sell" items to the project, again to be fair to the members.
What is to be done to the car can be propositioned to the FABO community as one of those poll threads, and the outcome should please the anomymous majority. Same with the charity, it could be suggested to get a list going, then polled from the list and everybody should be happy with the outcome.
Think of the publicity the FABO community could get by spreading the news of the build and sale out everywhere it can be!! It would be nice to have a vehicle worthy of auctioning off at one of the big auctions, you know that would drive the price up, and big spenders like nothing more than to throw the big bucks around for charities!!
And despite the actual site not being involved at all, all the publicity this could generate would be a way to give back to the site that gives so much to us...well, me anyway!! I think this could work, with the right approach, and the right people doing the work!! Heck, I blow more than $10.00 a day doing stupid stuff alone!!! JMO, Geof