During 2011, the Rollin' Nostalgia Car Club was exceptionally fortunate in being able to contribute a total of $3290.00 to a variety of recipients that included the Joplin Red Cross tornado relief effort, the Joplin Ronald McDonald House, Alliance of Neighbors Giving End of Life Support (ANGELS Among Us), to several deserving individuals, as well as our PSU Automotive Technology Scholarship recipient.

We’ve all heard so many “stories” about people helping people, especially in light of the May 22nd, 2011 Joplin tornado. This is one story from club members Larry and Linda:

“Sue goes to the same church as Linda.  She lost everything in the tornado.  Her apartment, her car and her place of employment.  She worked for the Goodwill store in Joplin which was damaged to the point that they had to tear it down.  She was transferred to the store in Carthage.  She had a hard time buying gas to get to work as her new drafty apartment was in Joplin.  Linda says she had a hard time buying food at times.  Her new apartment is not much.  The heat doesn't work well and she has to go to bed early just to keep warm. Sue is mostly alone with no help from family.  Her nephew pulled her out of the demolished apartment where she took shelter in the bathtub.
Linda and I made a dinner date with her at Chedders in Joplin last Thursday evening to present her with a check.  We have photos to bring to the next club meeting.  She had no idea of the reason for the get-together.  After we enjoyed a good sirloin steak, I told her that I would like to tell her a little story (just to get her undivided attention). I started by telling her what our car club was all about and the way we made our money.  And that we were a non-profit organization and that we give our money away.  I explained what we had done in the past and that this year we decided to do it a little different and that we were going directly to the people that needed help in the Joplin area and that she was one of those people.  Her reply was "No Way".  I said "yes you are".  And at that point I told her that on behalf of Linda, myself, and the members of the Rollin Nostalgia Car Club we would like to present her with a check for $500.00.  She almost fell over.  I'm glad she was sitting down at the time.  She couldn't believe it.  I think we made her life a little better.  This kind of deed makes Linda and I proud to be in the Rollin Nostalgia Car Club.  We have a lot of good people in the club.”