DESIGNING THIS FUNNY CAR MORE THAN JUST DRAWING PICTURE
Mon, 2009-07-06 11:30
The polls are open, now open your wallets and help fight a life
altering disease that often robs a young child of a normalcy we all
expect and deserve.
Starting July 2nd, and running through August 14, the public is invited to visit www.jdrf.org/ford , view more than 200 paint scheme designs and vote for their favorite children’s design by making a monetary donation to JDRF, all as part of Ford Customer Service Division’s second annual Funny Car Design Contest.
The top five donation-earning designs will go in front of a panel of judges and narrowed down to one. The winning design will be featured on Motorcraft/Quick Lane sponsored Mustang Shelby driven by Bob Tasca III during the NHRA Carolinas Nationals in Concord, NC, on Sept. 18-20.
expect and deserve.
Starting July 2nd, and running through August 14, the public is invited to visit www.jdrf.org/ford , view more than 200 paint scheme designs and vote for their favorite children’s design by making a monetary donation to JDRF, all as part of Ford Customer Service Division’s second annual Funny Car Design Contest.
The top five donation-earning designs will go in front of a panel of judges and narrowed down to one. The winning design will be featured on Motorcraft/Quick Lane sponsored Mustang Shelby driven by Bob Tasca III during the NHRA Carolinas Nationals in Concord, NC, on Sept. 18-20.
The weekend prior to opening the voting, several children who battle Type 1 Diabetes every single day, along with their parents, were hosted by Bob Tasca, the members of the Tasca Racing team and Ford executives on Sunday at the Summit Racing Equipment Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio.
Two of last year's two five finalist were in attendance.
They look like normal children. The run, they jump, they cheer, the plugs their ears when the race car was fired up and they ran for cover trying to escape the nitreous fumes that can bring tears to the eyes and a dire feeling of being unable to breath. They also enjoyed pastry, fruit and juice courtesy of Motorcraft and Quick Lane. It was after eating the pastry one became aware these children were tethered to a task children with diabetes would not understand.
Each child, one after another, reached down to their side and pulled a “insulin pump” from a pocket and adjusted their medication, so the sugar in the pastry would be dealt with by their bodies in a healthy manner.
Allie Puntel, Ohio, fourth in last year's contest, is a beautiful 16 year old young lady, who was one of those adjusting her pump after breakfast. By finishing fourth last year, Allie's name was carried on the car along with the names of the other four children who finished in the top five.
Through the efforts of JDRF and Ford, children like Allie achieve something many of us take for granted – freedom. The freedom to live a life away from needles.
“It's finding a way to help people get back to having a normal life where they don't have to worry about having diabetes.” Allie said, as she adjusted her pump. “It's about helping us be carefree.”
Allie compared the use of the pump to another great moment in a young person's life – getting a driver's liscense. Allie got her liscense last fall calling it a moment of “freedom”.
It takes hundreds of volunteers across the country and the support of a major corporation, in this case Ford, to bring about the advancements in treatment and the opportunities these children deserve. Ford has been doing their part for over 25 years.
Ford Motor Company's involvement with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) began in 1983 when Ford hosted a JDRF walk fund-raiser at the Research & Engineering Center in Dearborn. That event continued annually at Ford until 1990, when JDRF merged a few smaller walk sites into one local walk site at the General Motors Tech Center in Warren, Michigan.
In 1998, Ford organized a formal walk team with Edsel B. Ford II as the Corporate Team Chair; the team raised over $180,000 for JDRF at three corporate walk sites in Southeastern Michigan. In 1999, Ford established the first "global" walk team for JDRF and raised over $760,000 at 11 sites worldwide. The 2000 Ford Global Walk Team expanded to total 26 global walk sites and a fundraising contribution of $1.6 million. National Partnerships were formed with Hertz, Mazda, Motorola, UAW and Visteon in 2001. Employees, families and friends united to raise over $2.3 million for JDRF at 32 global sites including St. Petersburg, Russia; Melbourne, Australia; London, England; Cologne, Germany; and many sites throughout the US.
For Edsel B. Ford II, helping to cure juvenile diabetes brings relieft through his own front door. One of Edsel's children has Type 1 Diabetes.
In addition to the Ford Global Walk Team, the Dearbon-based manufacturer, has contributed by donating vehicles for auction. In April Ford donated two 2004 Mustang GT concept vehicles and auctioned them at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Palm Beach, and going forward in August Ford will be auctioning off two Ford GT's at the RM Auction at Meadowbrook in Rochester, MI and in Monterey, CA. They supported JDRF at the SEMA event and at the recent Mustang 45th Anniversary event.
According to Gina Roche-Kelly, Senior Account Manager, International Development Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Ford makes a concerted effort to include JDRF in every special function they are involved in bringing along the message that this is a disease which effects children all over the world and deserves the attention necessary to find a cure.
Diabetes doesn't ask a child if his parents drive a Ford when it strikes. Whether you are a Ford fan or not, this very special contest is about the children and deserves a peek. The web address once again is www.jdrf.org/ford.
Allie Puntel, Ohio, fourth in last year's contest, shown in an
interview with CompetitionPlus.com's Stan Creekmore, was one of five
finalists with her name listed on last season's JDRF Funny Car. (Roger Richards)
Starting July 2nd, and running through August 14, the public is invited to visit www.jdrf.org/ford , view more than 200 paint scheme designs and vote for their favorite children’s design by making a monetary donation to JDRF, all as part of Ford Customer Service Division’s second annual Funny Car Design Contest.
The top five donation-earning designs will go in front of a panel of judges and narrowed down to one. The winning design will be featured on Motorcraft/Quick Lane sponsored Mustang Shelby driven by Bob Tasca III during the NHRA Carolinas Nationals in Concord, NC, on Sept. 18-20.
The polls are open, now open your wallets and help fight a life altering disease that often robs a young child of a normalcy we all
Allie Puntel, Ohio, fourth in last year's contest, shown in an interview with CompetitionPlus.com's Stan Creekmore, was one of five finalists with her name listed on last season's JDRF Funny Car. (Roger Richards)
Starting July 2nd, and running through August 14, the public is invited to visit www.jdrf.org/ford , view more than 200 paint scheme designs and vote for their favorite children’s design by making a monetary donation to JDRF, all as part of Ford Customer Service Division’s second annual Funny Car Design Contest.
The top five donation-earning designs will go in front of a panel of judges and narrowed down to one. The winning design will be featured on Motorcraft/Quick Lane sponsored Mustang Shelby driven by Bob Tasca III during the NHRA Carolinas Nationals in Concord, NC, on Sept. 18-20.
The weekend prior to opening the voting, several children who battle Type 1 Diabetes every single day, along with their parents, were hosted by Bob Tasca, the members of the Tasca Racing team and Ford executives on Sunday at the Summit Racing Equipment Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio.
Two of last year's two five finalist were in attendance.
They look like normal children. The run, they jump, they cheer, the plugs their ears when the race car was fired up and they ran for cover trying to escape the nitreous fumes that can bring tears to the eyes and a dire feeling of being unable to breath. They also enjoyed pastry, fruit and juice courtesy of Motorcraft and Quick Lane. It was after eating the pastry one became aware these children were tethered to a task children with diabetes would not understand.
Each child, one after another, reached down to their side and pulled a “insulin pump” from a pocket and adjusted their medication, so the sugar in the pastry would be dealt with by their bodies in a healthy manner.
Allie Puntel, Ohio, fourth in last year's contest, is a beautiful 16 year old young lady, who was one of those adjusting her pump after breakfast. By finishing fourth last year, Allie's name was carried on the car along with the names of the other four children who finished in the top five.
Through the efforts of JDRF and Ford, children like Allie achieve something many of us take for granted – freedom. The freedom to live a life away from needles.
“It's finding a way to help people get back to having a normal life where they don't have to worry about having diabetes.” Allie said, as she adjusted her pump. “It's about helping us be carefree.”
Allie compared the use of the pump to another great moment in a young person's life – getting a driver's liscense. Allie got her liscense last fall calling it a moment of “freedom”.
It takes hundreds of volunteers across the country and the support of a major corporation, in this case Ford, to bring about the advancements in treatment and the opportunities these children deserve. Ford has been doing their part for over 25 years.
Ford Motor Company's involvement with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) began in 1983 when Ford hosted a JDRF walk fund-raiser at the Research & Engineering Center in Dearborn. That event continued annually at Ford until 1990, when JDRF merged a few smaller walk sites into one local walk site at the General Motors Tech Center in Warren, Michigan.
In 1998, Ford organized a formal walk team with Edsel B. Ford II as the Corporate Team Chair; the team raised over $180,000 for JDRF at three corporate walk sites in Southeastern Michigan. In 1999, Ford established the first "global" walk team for JDRF and raised over $760,000 at 11 sites worldwide. The 2000 Ford Global Walk Team expanded to total 26 global walk sites and a fundraising contribution of $1.6 million. National Partnerships were formed with Hertz, Mazda, Motorola, UAW and Visteon in 2001. Employees, families and friends united to raise over $2.3 million for JDRF at 32 global sites including St. Petersburg, Russia; Melbourne, Australia; London, England; Cologne, Germany; and many sites throughout the US.
For Edsel B. Ford II, helping to cure juvenile diabetes brings relieft through his own front door. One of Edsel's children has Type 1 Diabetes.
In addition to the Ford Global Walk Team, the Dearbon-based manufacturer, has contributed by donating vehicles for auction. In April Ford donated two 2004 Mustang GT concept vehicles and auctioned them at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Palm Beach, and going forward in August Ford will be auctioning off two Ford GT's at the RM Auction at Meadowbrook in Rochester, MI and in Monterey, CA. They supported JDRF at the SEMA event and at the recent Mustang 45th Anniversary event.
According to Gina Roche-Kelly, Senior Account Manager, International Development Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Ford makes a concerted effort to include JDRF in every special function they are involved in bringing along the message that this is a disease which effects children all over the world and deserves the attention necessary to find a cure.
Diabetes doesn't ask a child if his parents drive a Ford when it strikes. Whether you are a Ford fan or not, this very special contest is about the children and deserves a peek. The web address once again is www.jdrf.org/ford.
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