<Super!! brian, will your next project introduce us to a new crew, or will the "veterans" try it again? Or is it too soon to ask?
This is the one question I dodged throughout the RM preview, and, in case you haven’t noticed, on these sites as well. The fact is, I tackled this project, pretty much on my own. This is a small school, in a low-income area, and there was no budget, salary or otherwise, for this “wild” of a project. I knew if it were to fly (on school time) it would be on my clock, on my Visa card, and with my tools. It was a great idea, asked for by the girls, and I felt it was worthwhile, as I’ve mentioned I’ve taught several of these girls since fifth grade. Everything else fell into place, the car, you all; it was clearly a good thing. People like Kent White (The Tin Man) and Nick Conklin donated numerous hours to make it all work.
So we had an official class, held during school hours, and recognized for credits, I was just unsalaried for those eighteen months. And, for the last term (Sept through December), it was only the three younger girls and myself working after school and on the occasional weekend. Two of the college girls helped over Christmas, and Nick put in numerous hours to finish it by the January sale date
I am wrestling with the idea of another car. The first call home from Bailey (Humboldt College) after the auction, revolved around doing another car, starting this summer, and Gaurja, our student from India, has brought it up several times. If I can put a small core group together, and the right car shows up…….we’ll see, if not, maybe something entirely different. In the mean time, I need to bring in a little green.
Brian