All Washed Up

Well, we did it. Our first major skatepark fundraiser was a great success. Thanks to the help of a very dedicated crew we raised almost $200 for the skatepark (minus the pizza for the lunch) which came out to about $175 and some change. We were blessed with great weather and a huge clearance sale at KMart (thanks Blue Light shoppers!). We had a blast and got a tan to boot.

Here are some things you may not know that we learned about the car wash crew:

- Sam wears Hello Kitty boxers (we censored that photo. Too scary!)
- Terrance has a motorcycle that his mom bought him just for the car wash. Really.
- Sam and Terrance are preparing for joining the Army by sleeping in parking lots all night (plenty of those in Iraq)
- Randy (Duff's roomate) fractured his wrist skateboarding the night before and spent most of the evening in the hospital. Yes, that was a real bandage on his arm, not just a sympathy wrap. He got a shot in the half pipe at the hospital when they were working on his arm. Ouch!
- Courtney, Jordan and Heather are the best workers I've ever seen at the car wash! Ok, ignore the fact that in most of the pics below they are standing around talking. Got to dig those tshirts they made!
- April, who we thought was quiet and shy, turned out to be the most outgoing of the whole crew. She braved the gestures from folks driving by to pull in quite a few cars. She even snagged folks going through the KMart parking lot. Relentless! Her next stop is to go after the City Council.
- Duff...well I think the picture speaks for itself.

And maybe by now you've figured out that the drill sergeant barking at you to wash, rinse, shine and keep moving was Frank. Yes, I was in the military.

To the rest of the crew (Josheph, Eli, Caleb, Nathan, James, Julian, Javan, Mercy, Eric and anyone else who I forgot) who quietly and diligently washed cars and held signs--a huge thank you. To Asoni my wife and kids who scrubbed, brought lemonade and ordered pizza--you're the best.

See you at the next skatemeeting on September 17th at 5pm at the Gazebo next to the county courthouse on Main Street.

Frank McClung
Skatepark Coordinator

Courtney preparing for a management position.

Austin: Where's the car?

Duff buffs.

Noah inspects a car.

Future Crossville Mayor. Does windows too.

Those dark colored trucks were tough to get clean.

Duff faces a skeptical crowd.

Pointing out the hose that almost blew up on us.

The cameraman's last photo before Jordan got a hold of him!