Fund to get TOW home.

[No Belay]

I'm not much for asking for money, couldn't even sell my Boy Scout candy bars as a kid, but I've gotten a stuff bag full of e-mails and PMs about contributing some bucks to TOW so he can get home for his mom's goodbye. I called Jeff at MRO in Damascus and he graciously agreed to set up a fund through his store Paypal account. If you're interested in sending a few bucks or pennies to Larry please do so by logging on to www.paypal.com and send what ever you'd like via Paypal account [email protected] and earmark it as "HOBO TOW"

Thanks to Jeff and all the rest of the crew at MRO and thanks to everyone who takes the effort to give The Only Wanderer a leg up.

TaTonka

[Lone Wolf]

i gave him $100 bucks yesterday. where is he?

[mtbmatty]

i don't know who TOW is or what the situation is w/ his mom

what's the story?

[Lost My Mind]

Thanks for getting this set up. I hope everything works out okay. TOW is one in a million and I know it means a lot to him to be there for his Mother's funeral.

[Pringles]

Thanks for doing this No Belay. I don't know TOW, but everybody should be able to go to their Mother's funeral. I wish him, and you, the best.

Pringles

[No Belay]

i gave him $100 bucks yesterday. where is he?

Hey Wolf, Sorry I wasn't more specific. Check out the thread below about TOW's mom for a little background on Larry's situation. He's on his way back to Damascus after spending the night in the hospital near Crossville , Tn. and according to Jeff should be back in Damascus by 2pm. The funds are being collected to get him on a bus, train , plane or whatever so that he can get to Joplin Missouri to attend his mom's funeral which is scheduled for Monday. I'm starting my Thru next week so I'll be able to give him a ride back to Damascus after the funeral. THe fund was not of my conception. I received communications from other WB members after they read the first thread wanting to know how they could to contribute. There is no pressure to do so, just the opportunity if you wish to.

TaTonka

[Alligator]

Greyhound-12:30 p.m. bus from Marion to Joplin $164 non-refundable ticket. Ride is a little over 24 hours, bus leaves on Sat. and Sun.

No Amtrak service close enough.

Plane he might be able to get a funeral discount, but I don't know how that works exactly.

[mtbmatty]

sad, moms are awesome

i wish i could do more


all the best T.O.W.

peace

[Kanati]

I live just south of I-40 at Jackson, TN. If someone can get TOW that far, I will carry him to Joplin and stay with him until after the funeral and bring him back to at least Nashville. Let me know quick. Thanks

[Lilred]

Man I love you WBlazers. Way to go!!

[bulldog49]

Plane he might be able to get a funeral discount, but I don't know how that works exactly.

George Costanza does. Ask him.

[Many Walks]

Don't know him, never met him, but he needs some help. Just made a transfer to MRO.

Lone Wolf, I know you've been watching over and helping him. Your contribution to him was really generous. Good for you, Man!

Best wishes TOW, I lost my Mom in 2005, so I have an idea how you might feel. Take good care and I wish you the best.

[camojack]

George Costanza does. Ask him.

You think this thread is an appropriate venue for your attempt at humor, do you? Because I doubt if I'm the only one who thinks otherwise.

[Kanati]

i gave him $100 bucks yesterday. where is he?

There is a Greyhound leaving Bristol, TN tonight at 8:15 P.M., and arrives in Jackson, TN at 8:55 A.M. tomorrow morning. I can pick him up there and go on the Joplin.

I hate overnight rides on Greyhound but have done it several times. I know nothing about TOW's physical condition but this might work.

Give me a holler if you think this will work.

[No Belay]

Thanks to everyone who helped, Larry has received enough for his ticket home. No other contributions are needed for that purpose, Thanks to those of you that cared but weren't able too contibute. Compassion is the best contribution of all.

TaTonka

[TOW]

There is a Greyhound leaving Bristol, TN tonight at 8:15 P.M., and arrives in Jackson, TN at 8:55 A.M. tomorrow morning. I can pick him up there and go on the Joplin.

I hate overnight rides on Greyhound but have done it several times. I know nothing about TOW's physical condition but this might work.

Give me a holler if you think this will work.

Hey, let me check on that. I just sent you a PM. Where I am going to need to go is about 30 miles east of Joplin, Missouri.......

[TOW]

Kenati is going to be picking me up tomorrow in Jackson, Tn and driving me home.

This communtiy folks are something else, I am very awed!

[Lugnut]

You help a lot of people and never ask for even a thanks. You deserve all we can do for you. Don't sell yourself short.

[Serial 07]

i love white blaze!

[Rain Man]

I'm not much for asking for money, couldn't even sell my Boy Scout candy bars as a kid, but I've gotten a stuff bag full of e-mails and PMs about contributing some bucks to TOW so he can get home for his mom's goodbye. ...
Thanks to Jeff and all the rest of the crew at MRO and thanks to everyone who takes the effort to give The Only Wanderer a leg up.

Thanks to you, TaTonka, for being willing to jump in, coordinate calls and PM's, drive TOW home, and get with Jeff. And thanks to Jeff for setting up the account. And thanks to all who are pitching in.

Right now it seems Larry is on the way to Jackson tonight, so we will not see him in Nashville tomorrow night, if I read the posts correctly. But, it seems you, TaTonka, will be driving him back through Nashville early next week on the way to Damascus, and will stop off? Just keep us posted.

Again, thanks to all.

RainMan

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