Free Agent Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 (edited) I had one HUGE wall of shelves in the garage full of model rail road stuff. LGB and many other big name rolling stock, transformers, endless amounts of track, gadgets like crossing gates, a station that loaded/unloaded milk bottles onto refrigerator cars, the Disneyland RR Locomotive and cars, the Knotts Berry Farm Ghost Town RR replica ,, etc etc. The kids lost interest years ago, so I told them sell it on e Bay, or I'm giving it all away. No response from them,,,, so I contacted the Simi Valley Historical and model Rail Road Society. They seem legit. They will either use the stuff, or they are hep on getting the right amount of $$ for it from the right place. They restored a classic rail road station here in Simi, and have a terrific, gigantic walk-thru model rail road lay out you can visit on weekends at the station off Kuehner Dr near Smith rd. They jumped at the chance to get the stuff and were over here in hours. They told me all the trains and track etc were worth a lot, the catalogs and boxes made it all even worth more. Evidently a hell of a lot more. We loaded it all in their mini vans. Covered with years, hell decades of dust. I kept the boxes over the decades because I remember when my sister broke the glass ball on my dads antique gum ball machine while vacuuming the den. It was an excellent, thick crystal globe with scrambled eggs kinds etchings all over it. My mom and I went to the library, and went through volumes of California Yellow Pages (no internet then) to find a place that sold glass globes for antique gumball machines. We found an old Jasper on 6th st in old Downtown Los Angeles. We called, he said bring the broken one in and he could probably match it. Amazing, the crystal globe was only $26, even cheap back then,, but the guy kept the really cool box it came in because it was worth far far more at that time. Ya ever part with something for a good cause? Edited August 24, 2009 by Free Agent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duniemonkie Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Just my blood, but it doesn't come with a good story like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aceisback Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Just a left one and a right one. I figured two of my spawn was more than enough to unleash upon the earth. Low and behold a surprise appeared quite a few months later. Funny, he turned out the best of the three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr1208 Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 thats cool you donated your items to the right people,hope they put them in their show room.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draggindre Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 i donate my time whenever i can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~JILL~ Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Just my time and a little money. Used to coach Special Olympics basketball mostly downs syndrom and a few autistic. These had been the lowest level players in the group. The joy all of them got just from getting the ball in a square that was tapped on a wall. These players ranged in age 10-36 years old. I really never knew who got more out of it, them or me. It was a great experiance for me, one that I'll always appreciate and remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mush Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 we donate what we can time wise to autism, help with events or fundraisers where we can, all of our old stuff or clothes we go thru every year or our sons clothes he outgrows every fricken week gets donated to safe nest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indasand Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 I'm about to donate a drum set to malibu if no one buys it.... Jodi... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingnut Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 I'm about to donate a drum set to malibu if no one buys it.... Jodi... Do it, Mike's two boys would love playing the skins!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sand chick Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 (edited) Used to coach Special Olympics Ahhhh.... NO wonder you love me so much!!! :boat: All kidding aside I used to work part time and volunteer the other part to a sm non profit organization for special needs preschoolers. I did most of my work with the Autistic 2 year olds, they are such a joy! I loved all of them and was very sad to move away. I just haven 't found anything in life quite as rewarding as that, but I am still looking! I'm about to donate a drum set to malibu if no one buys it.... Jodi... Do it, Mike's two boys would love playing the skins!!!!! I know a couple of girls that would love them and enjoy them much much more, they could even start themselves a girl band now that they have hit Jr High! Perrrrrfect!! Send them to Wingy!! Edited August 25, 2009 by sand chick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAGDOLL MX Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 I donated a bunch of my grandfathers army stuff to the infantry museum in ft benning. I kept the coolest stuff. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Agent Posted August 26, 2009 Author Share Posted August 26, 2009 Wow!!!! DDR is sooo full of great people with their hearts in the right place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Rhino Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 I have donated tons, washer dryers, refrigerators, always donate my too (umm) small clothes, etc etc... always the max tax rite off LOL no seriously I usually give to either big brothers or good will, and always donate every year $$$$ to the VA. oh yeah and blood when I can.... I actually LOVE TO DONATE... I feel great after (not for giving which is good) but I feel full of energy etc.. I know weird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undertow Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 My gf and I took a vacation in june to the Dominican Republic and after reading about how poor the ppl were we decided to take up a donation at work and take down school supplies for kids. We got one of the guys that works at the hotel we stayed at to take us into the small town close by to a school and into the neighborhood to hand out stuff.. Everybody on here should be gratefull everyday for what we have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitcat Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 I've spent a lot of time with several humane organizations, but I really like Heaven Can Wait. I've helped organize the Lose a Pound with Your Hound walkathon every October. The money goes to their spay and neuter programs, Pups on Parole, cat & dog adoptions, etc. See www.hcws.org We also walked in the March of Dimes walk 2 years in a row (my company is a national sponsor). This past year we did the Susan G Komen Race for the Cure. That was awesome and for a cause that's affected members of our family. About 15,000+ walkers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doghouse Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 I've spent a lot of time with several humane organizations, but I really like Heaven Can Wait. I've helped organize the Lose a Pound with Your Hound walkathon every October. The money goes to their spay and neuter programs, Pups on Parole, cat & dog adoptions, etc. See www.hcws.org We also walked in the March of Dimes walk 2 years in a row (my company is a national sponsor). This past year we did the Susan G Komen Race for the Cure. That was awesome and for a cause that's affected members of our family. About 15,000+ walkers. I donated my first vending trlr to the local Multiple Schlerosis Society chapter in Pahrump so they could have something to vend out of at the different events they go to to promote awareness of MS. The people that were in charge started to fix it up to use. Then the local chapter got disbanded by the main MS chapter in Vegas. Then the people that still had the trlr sold it and ran off with the cash in their pocket. Nothing went to the MS society in the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevlar Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 My company just donated the aluminum sheet for the new Friends of Oceano Dunes Sand Car they raffle off to raise funds for legal defense. Maybe someone else can help? FoOD sand car in trouble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandmom Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 1967 Pontiac lowrider with flame paint job...to a homeless shelter for a fund raiser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Rhino Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 ^^^ WOW^^ now that is a giver.. great job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUn2it Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 1967 Pontiac lowrider with flame paint job...to a homeless shelter for a fund raiser. Not to mention that's the last time the neighbor parks that car in your driveway! Just foolin, bored :clown: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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