VANDERGRIFF'S MISSION
Mon, 2007-06-04 18:45
Bob Vandergriff, Jr. was on a mission at Topeka. While driving his UPS-sponsored dragster remains his key objective, he
was executing his salesman skills.
Vandergriff was selling for a good cause. A children’s hospital visit was enough to convince Vandergriff to the importance of raising funds for the Children’s Hospital of Atlanta.
Vandergriff has formed the Vandergriff Foundation in order to do that. Bob Vandergriff, Jr. was on a mission at Topeka. While driving his UPS-sponsored dragster remains his key objective, he was executing his salesman skills.
Vandergriff was selling for a good cause. A children’s hospital visit was enough to convince Vandergriff to the importance of raising funds for the Children’s Hospital of Atlanta.
Vandergriff has formed the Vandergriff Foundation in order to do that.
Vandergriff peddles a combination pink/blue bracelet similar to the yellow ones marketed by bicycle great Lance Armstrong for cancer awareness. He says the pink and blue represents the children.
“We want to make a difference in children’s lives,” Vandergriff said. “Hopefully, we can raise money to put into helping children get past whatever problems may be troubling them.”
Vandergriff said a visit to the Memphis St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital was more than enough to tug at his heartstrings.
“It took me about a week to recover from that,” Vandergriff recalled. “Seeing the little children in those situations is something I will never forget. Having children of my own just gave more a reason to get involved. I couldn’t imagine being a parent and experiencing that.
“I have a platform with UPS out here that I can do this. I am excited about being involved in this.”
Vandergriff was selling for a good cause. A children’s hospital visit was enough to convince Vandergriff to the importance of raising funds for the Children’s Hospital of Atlanta.
Vandergriff has formed the Vandergriff Foundation in order to do that. Bob Vandergriff, Jr. was on a mission at Topeka. While driving his UPS-sponsored dragster remains his key objective, he was executing his salesman skills.
Vandergriff was selling for a good cause. A children’s hospital visit was enough to convince Vandergriff to the importance of raising funds for the Children’s Hospital of Atlanta.
Vandergriff has formed the Vandergriff Foundation in order to do that.
Vandergriff peddles a combination pink/blue bracelet similar to the yellow ones marketed by bicycle great Lance Armstrong for cancer awareness. He says the pink and blue represents the children.
“We want to make a difference in children’s lives,” Vandergriff said. “Hopefully, we can raise money to put into helping children get past whatever problems may be troubling them.”
Vandergriff said a visit to the Memphis St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital was more than enough to tug at his heartstrings.
“It took me about a week to recover from that,” Vandergriff recalled. “Seeing the little children in those situations is something I will never forget. Having children of my own just gave more a reason to get involved. I couldn’t imagine being a parent and experiencing that.
“I have a platform with UPS out here that I can do this. I am excited about being involved in this.”
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