To Steve and all attendees and Solvang Participants:
I think it is wrong for people to post threads like this when the
individuals involved have no idea what they are talking about.
Every year we contact vendors to donate prizes to the Solvang Datsun
Roadster Show, and we are greatful to all who participate and who donate.
Over the last few years many participants have expressed disatisfaction with
the fact that vendors provided Gift Certificates that required something to
be purchased.
This thread was started by someone who wants to Discredit Dean Apostle and
Fairlady products and not thank anyone for what was a wonderful show and it is
disgusting!!
I personally handled this transaction and want to end this right here and
now! The FresnoDROC group last year made a profit from the show of $500 based
on
the Raffle Tickets sales, etc. We took it upon ourselves to use that extra
money to purchase better prizes then in previous years for this show. When I
sat down with Dean we worked out a list of prizes that we wanted to get for
the show and Mr.Apostle listed to us what was his cost for the items.
When our list was completed, Mr. Apostle's cost for the items in question
totaled more than $700 dollars, since the club only had $500 to spend Mr.
Apostle donated the remaining value out of his pocket, which we appreciate very
much!!
Mr Peterson also stated "I was involved in organizing a fairly large car
show in Northern Ca. for several years and I've never seen that before" I think
that is great, but I know for a fact that a similar thing is done by the
Modesto Datsun Roadster Group with prizes for the Mt. Shasta Datsun Roadster
Meet
where they also purchase prizes at cost.
To say that Mr. Apostle did not donate anything is FALSE!!! To say what he
did was wrong is STUPID!! If you want to blame someone blame ME!! If you want
to do away with show based on petty bitterness between vendors and false
accusations like this, we can end this show now and forget we ever had one.
I am sick and tired at people on this list who have nothing better to do
than tear down an individual who does nothing but support the roadster
community
as a whole. I am totally disgusted!!
Lou Smaldino
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