Al, I agree totally on all counts. I will say that Tim has asked the donations to come thru him as it creates a paperwork nightmare for the salvation army to use funds to rebuild a gym. Tim will make sure any money donated goes to fixing up the gym alone (unless you want it to go to the Salvation Army in general…then by all means!).
Also, Al, one time I asked my Uncle Wayne were all his trophies were….his wife had threw them in the trash when they moved to senior housing! Dozens of medals, plaques, and trophies (and not the cheap plastic crap you see now)…all GONE! I felt that same sense of sickness…some things just can’t be replaced. But you never give up and we need to help out others when we can.
Thom Van Vleck
Jackson Weightlifting Club
Highland Games athlete and sometimes All-Rounder