thanks for this post, Jim. I'd wondered why Jim's responses fell off. his input has helped keep my Van running for the better. when I placed my first order with AirHead, I asked about business cards to mount on the side glass to spread the word and help grow the brand. IDK if he personally put  2 logo stickers in the box nor if it was he who sent the calendar without an order later that year. clearly, he is a generous man in thought and action. I recognised a few donor names from here and feel good about associating with decent folk. I'm a bit embarrassed for the delay but, I hope I can kick in again to support a supporter. any body else wanna feel good on All Hearts Day ? 

      From: Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
 To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
 Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2016 1:24 PM
 Subject: Forward from Larry Chase Re: Jim Thompson
   
I don’t do fund raising pleas worth a s*%#, but seriously folks, Jim deserves all the help we can muster. If you don’t know or know of Jim, just visit the page that he’s maintained for more that a decade with information that would take you days to locate otherwise. <http://www.oldvolkshome.com> Take a look at the inventory of Air Head Parts. <http://airheadparts.com> Jim has been a major force behind getting many of these NLA parts reproduced. 

Jim has been a list member since the vanagon@lenti days (the Ur bus list.) I just searched the vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com archives. His name first surfaces in one of Unca Joel’s stats reports.  Date? June 27, 1995. This was back in the days when the dealer & Bus Boys were about the only choices for parts. His contributions to our chosen hobby/way of life are immeasureable and he’s been doing it for a long time.

Please, dig deep and help a brother in need.

Jim Arnott - admin
vanagon@gerry & yahoo
WetWesties
diesel-vanagon
and more FB groups than I can count

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Folks, 

Six days ago we stared the GoFundMe Campaign to spread the word about the serious medical challenge facing Jim Thompson, a member of our VW Bus Community. 

Jim has a ginormous problem ahead dealing with medical and living expenses that will occur during his long medical recovery. 

See the GoFundMe link for details on the medical issue. 

Since 01/24/16, $3585 has been collected via the GoFundMe Campaign, a collection taken at Buses by the Bridge 2016 and individual PayPal donations. 

To everyone - thank you so much for this great start. 

But Jim is going to need more help. 

We need your assistance in spreading the word even more. 

Please contact anyone you think can help get the word out. 

Individuals, Forums, Facebook groups etc. 

Contributions can be made to: 

https://www.gofundme.com/jimthompson 

Or via PayPal to Jim’s PayPal email addy: Jim96003@gmail.com 

Or checks can be set to Maggie & I. 

Contact us directly for mailing info. 

peace & love, 

Larry & Maggie
<roadguy@roadhaus.com>