Cindy Sheehan and friend pose in front of the VFP’s Impeachment Tour bus
From: "Margaret E. Hayes" <mehayestranslations@...> Date: Mon Oct 3, 2005 3:54 pm Subject: Re: [campcaseyalumni] Re: Donations for hurricane victims-BUS IDEA alegria78704 Offline Send EmailDear Gordon, If we find the right bus, and it meets these criteria, what is the best next step? Do we call or email you or someone else? We are already looking. Thanks SO MUCH for the information; it is very very very helpful. I miss you and hope to see you soon and also haop you come through Austin soon.
In solidarity,
Margaret Hayes
Margaret Hayes PO Box 33063 Austin TX 78764
Bring the troops home!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Gordon Soderberg <gordonsoderberg@mac.com> To: "Margaret E. Hayes" <mehayestranslations@hotmail.com> CC: beasaldivar@sbcglobal.net, underhill@att.net, joker4penquin@charter.net, twavatar@yahoo.com, campcaseyalumni@yahoogroups.com, wolfishq@att.net, signwares@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [campcaseyalumni] Re: Donations for hurricane victims-BUS IDEA Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 11:07:32 -0700 We are looking at a short bus with wheel chair ramp $5,000 great shape VFP Katrina Fundhas approved paying for it. We are also looking for a motor coach ( bus, motor home for the Impeachment tour. Pat Tate will be returning to California with the oringinal bus. Dennis Kyne, Fred Danforth, and Myself will be starting the impeachment tour again in October from The Farm in Tennessee.
On Saturday, October 01, 2005, at 12:02PM, Margaret E. Hayes <mehayestranslations@hotmail.com> wrote:
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Gordon Soderberg Veterans For Peace Chapter 22 and 56
Dear Beatriz,
I think you have a great point and there are lots of other offers for buses coming in. Peace and keep up the good work. Beatriz, I never met you personally at camp casey but I admire you a lot and am so sorry for your loss.
In Peace,
Margaret
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From: Beatriz Saldivar <beasaldivar@sbcglobal.net> To: underhill@att.net, Bill Mitchell <joker4penquin@charter.net>, Owen <twavatar@yahoo.com>, Margaret <mehayestranslations@hotmail.com>, Camp Casey <campcaseyalumni@yahoogroups.com> CC: John Wolf <wolfishq@att.net>, SignWares Company <signwares@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [campcaseyalumni] Re: Donations for hurricane victims-BUS IDEA Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2005 09:19:03 -0700 (PDT)
Hi :-)
Jim is still at Washington D.C., 703-237-4296 (at his friends place). He will be there probably until this weekend. I'm still trying to see what we can do with the bus. We need the bus to stop this war, but we also need to work together with other people. That is where I'm at right now. We must re-group as we can't afford to lose the momentum to STOP this WAR.
Thanks,
Bea Saldivar 817-891-9011
underhill@att.net wrote: Margaret and Owen and...
I have lost contact with Jim and the bus. I'm not sure what he is doing now that the rally is over. Perhaps Beatriz Saldivar or Bill Mitchell know Jim's plans for the bus. DUnderhill 512-799-9379 -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Owen > Margaret, > > There's one Greyhound-quality bus possibly > available now, possibly more if needed. Dick > Underhill has details. > > We (Owen & Carol Ware), thru our sign company, > put the lettering & graphics onto an unofficial > VfP bus at John Wolf's company shop, then it went > onward to Wash DC for the Sept 24th events. They > also added some fairly comfortable bunks. I > don't know where it is now, but maybe Dick does. > The graphics can be easily removed and changed. > We have all the dimensions and could send > replacements to wherever the bus is now. > > I also suggested the veggie-oil conversion to > them, but of course there wasn't time before the > trip. > > More buses are available. > > We also made the magnetic signs being used by the > VfP in the current Louisiana/Mississippi relief > efforts, and the 18' and 5' banners for the 3 RVs > on Cindy's 'Bring Them Home Now' Tour. > > Please keep us informed if you decide to pursue > this!? > > Best regards, > > Owen Ware > > P.S.: Dick -- Carol & Heather went to Louisiana > to do animal rescues! > > > --- Margaret > wrote: > > > There has been talk of buying a schoolbus and > > builidng 4 bunks on and > > donating it to Algiers. It could serve as > > housing for at least 8 > > volunteers as well as a mobile clinic, kitchen > > or Wi-fi spot. Does > > anyone want to donate a diesel school bus? > > Also, wouldn't it be great > > to convert it to run on vegetable oil as gas > > for generators/diesel for > > vehicles is very very hard to come by. How > > about a whole fleet? We can > > send a hurrican relief bus to every area on the > > gulf coast that needs > > it. Email me if you are as thrilled about this > > idea as I am. I am > > actually for once regretting not having a > > driver's license!
It's a good idea for the VFP to use "magnetic signs" so they won't have to cover up their paint jobs in the future. Like they are doing here when they were trying to convince people in Covington that they were with the Red Cross.
So was the bus Mother Sheehan and her entourage took to Washington paid for by Katrina relief donations? It sure sounds like it.