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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 03:25 PM
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A retirement community in SW Austin held an "Experience of a Lifetime" contest. A lady named Eve Stovall won. Her dream was to ride to the state capitol in a yellow Corvette convertible followed by her friends in other Corvettes. The Longhorn Corvette Club made it an official club event. I didn't get pictures of Eve in the yellow Vert. She was in an 86 pace car.

The gentleman who rode with me is named Dwight. He is a Chevy enthusiasts originally from Indiana.





We cruised to the state capitol and parked. Some folks require assistance getting around, so we did not tour the capitol. We had a good turn out of cars. Everyone really enjoyed it.



















We headed back to the community. I took this lady named Mary for a ride.



I also took Mark for a ride. Mark loved the handling and the speed of the Vette. He really enjoyed the ride! He wanted me to go fast.



Then some partying with a 50s band.



A Corvette cake.



George dancing. He said he got several phone numbers today.



A cerimony for Eve.



Our club president presenting her with a shirt and making her an honorary member of our club.



It really felt good to do something nice and was a lot of fun for these folks. If you ever get a chance to do something like this, go for it!
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 03:28 PM
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Pretty cool, looks like they and you guys had a really great time. Super job with community service.
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 03:28 PM
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 03:32 PM
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That is cool! More people should do nice things like that. I've done a few things before, but not nearly as often as I should. AWESOME!!
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 03:37 PM
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Very Cool!
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 03:43 PM
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This lady looked a bit young, but we let her go anyway!

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Now that's what I call a nice community service. Hats off to you guys/gals.
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Corvette's are the Fountain of Youth. When they return from the ride they'll be young once again......
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You Guys Rock!
Bet the folks felt like kids again.
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very cool!!

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Excellent pics
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Awesome of you guys to do that
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Very nice thing to do for those folks. We all will be there one day and I can only hope that I can have fun days like that!
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Cozmo, that is just awesome! What a bunch of fantastic vette owners you have there.

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to all involved.
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What a great idea - Larry!! My hat's off to you and your club for doing this!!
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Originally Posted by csexton
Cozmo, that is just awesome! What a bunch of fantastic vette owners you have there.
Originally Posted by blacksedan87
What a great idea - Larry!! My hat's off to you and your club for doing this!!
Larry - Awesome....has to make you feel good too - way to GO!!

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Larry - good pics! Was a lot of fun. I took a couple of folks (one pic above plus one lady). They sure enjoyed the rides!
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Originally Posted by blacksedan87
What a great idea - Larry!! My hat's off to you and your club for doing this!!
Awesome always looking for a way to give back and the elderly people rock...
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