"Someone" said I can't camp 'til Friday, so we'll see you then. I'll bring
the quilt out on Thursday. Have a cold one ready for me.

On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 8:54 PM, Todd Olson <todd.olson@charter.net> wrote:

> Hello Fellow Volks Folks,
>
> WOOO HOOO! We are so excited! The eighth Annual "Bus Benefit" hosted by
> "Buses By the Beach" in Grand Rapids, MI starts tomorrow! Special thanks go
> to our 2010 Gold Level Sponsors; GoWesty www.gowesty.com
> <http://www.gowesty.com/>  and River Valley Auto! www.rivervalleyauto.net
> <http://www.rivervalleyauto.net/>
>
> This event is our main fund raiser for The Phoenix Society for Burn
> Survivors. We are really looking forward to seeing everyone and it looks
> like we are going to have another great turn out again this year of Bus
> Pilots from all over the US and Canada! We are not sure if this can be any
> kind of indicator but we have pre-sold more t-shirts this year then the
> last
> four years combined! We think it is going to be a huge year!
>
>
>
> Campground Information:
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>
> If you are coming and would like some campground information we have a post
> in our forum. To view the post click on the following link:
> http://busesbythebeach.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=talk
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> No Car Show at Bus Benefit 2010:
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>
>
> Please note: There will be NO CAR SHOW THIS YEAR. The Burn Survivor Car
> Show
> had a scheduling conflict with 5/3rd Ball Park and had to move their event
> back one week. We apologize that our website still lists the car show as
> part of Bus Benefit event. We are going to be completely redoing our
> website
> and unfortunately the way it is currently written is very difficult to
> change the text. So we are sorry for any confusion this may have caused.
> The
> good news is that we don't have to get up early on Saturday morning and
> pack
> up the buses to go to the car show! We have lots of great activities
> planned
> and I think you will find that you will not even miss going this year.
> Hopefully next year our dates will align again.
>
>
>
> Buses By the Beach Grand Raffle Details:
>
>
>
> Thank you to Pete Owsianowski for working hard at gathering items from our
> awesome vendors and personal donations. It is truly amazing to see this
> stuff come together every year for the benefit of the Phoenix Society. Let
> us know if you have any items so we can get them listed. Also, don't forget
> about Jeff and Patty Lincoln putting together "Hometown" and "Handmade"
> baskets of items you might donate. Feel free to create your own baskets,
> too!
>
> To see the growing list of the items that will be given away please go to
> the forum post about the raffle:
> http://busesbythebeach.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=talk
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> If you have any questions or something to donate please contact Pete O at
> pete@busesbythebeach.com
>
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>
> Bus Benefit Itinerary:
>
>
>
> We have a weekend jam packed full of great activities! A highlight of a few
> are:
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>
>
> *       Live Music from six different artists. Jamming this year will be
> the
> following favorite Michigan artists; Stone Boogie Band, Jen Sygit, Sam
> Corbin, Nicholas James, Roosevelt Diggs and Hawks and Owls String Band.
> Also
> there is a good chance there will be more. I am working on a cameo
> appearance by two famous Michigan Artists that will be in the area putting
> on a sold out concert on Friday night. They are going to try to join us
> Saturday night but did not want to advertise it because of the draw it may
> cause to our event.
> *       Tens of thousands dollars of VW Camping related merchandise that
> will be given away to lucky winners at the fundraising raffle
> *       Free beer tasting with a local micro brewery HopCat.
> *       Hot Dog Dinner Saturday night.
> *       Donuts provided Saturday morning by the greatest bakery in West
> Michigan; Marge's Donut Den.
> *       Sunday Morning Community Breakfast.
> *       Sunday morning Cara-Bus. The highway patrol is closing down West
> River Drive Sunday morning at 11:30am so we can leave in a multi-mile long
> line of buses going for a Sunday cruise.
> *       Blessing of the Buses at Townsend Park. We have an area reserved in
> Townsend Park where our friend and fellow hippy at heart, Pastor Jason,
> will
> give each willing bus a non-domination, spiritual blessing for safe travel
> in the 2010 camping season by burning sage and anointing the underside of
> the front bumper with the life blood of our beloved vehicles; 30 weight
> oil.
> :-) After you will be given a bead or shell with a hemp string to keep you
> safe as you travel this year.
>
>
>
> To see the full ternary that has been posted on our forum click on the
> following link: http://busesbythebeach.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=talk
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> 2009 Bus Benefit Comment Cards:
>
>
>
> Just to get you in the mood for a great weekend we thought it might be fun
> to include some comments we received on the comment cards at the end of the
> weekend last year. The list is very long so we also posted them in the
> forum. The list makes us smile and gives us goose bumps in anticipation of
> another great weekend with our friends and family.
>
>
>
> To see the list click on the following link to go to the forum:
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> We look forward to seeing old friends again and meeting new ones. If this
> is
> your first time coming to a Buses By the Beach event and would like to ask
> some questions please feel free to visit our message board at:
> http://busesbythebeach.proboards43.com/index.cgi?board=talk or email us at
> volksfolks@busesbythebeach.com
>
>
>
> If anyone has any troubles on their trip in feel free to call the
> campground
> and ask for Todd or Brien and we will try to assist you.
>
>
> Wishing you many miles of smiles in your bus!
> The Volks Folks at Buses By the Beach.com
> www.busesbythebeach.com <http://www.busesbythebeach.com/>
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>
> Please join us on Facebook:
> http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=56977566670
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>
> Todd J. Olson
>
> todd@busesbythebeach.com
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> www.busesbythebeach.com
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>
>
> "Yeah he looked me in the eye by the interstate sign
> and said may hope lead you to peace.
> Keep it low and slow don't forget to reap what you sow
> and keep your machine well greased."
>
>
>
> "Well-Oiled Machine" by Hot Butter Rum String Band
>
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