Interested yet? Here at Team Eurotrash we felt a need to help bring people together for a cause.  A rally to fight cancer? Sounds good to us.

Although this has started amongst the european car community, everybody is invited to participate. If you are a car guy or girl and want to help, its all that matters in the end. We will set up places like the Facebook page and the blog for people to share their funny or not so funny road mishaps , keep track of highest miles traveled, longest trips made and where you can find more info on GTGs and drives to events with people from your area.  We will also be setting up a forum at www.teameurotrash.com. Let’s make this happen.  Every mile matters…

Here’s Brad to fill you in.

Brad, tell us how its going to work and how you came up with the idea:

I lost my dad to cancer years ago and it made me just hate hearing the word cancer and even worse, the stories that can come with it but i also loved hearing the battle back stories. I never really knew what i could do to help so i started looking for ideas.

This idea started when Dinah and i were adding up how many miles Team Eurotrash travels to shows each year.  I thought how could we turn this into a positive?  a $1.00 a mile? we cant afford that, we go everywhere haha. a $.01 a mile? Although affordable, doesn’t seem like enough does it?  Maybe we could get more people? I started thinking about all the people that we meet and hang out with at these shows.  They drIve from somewhere right? Adding up the number of people at shows, how many miles they must have traveled and how many shows there are each year and the numbers are staggering. Then it was Do you think people would want to do it? How can we keep track of this?   These were questions we had but we thought it could work. i was stuck on using a $.01 a mile so everyone could afford to help.

Anyway here’s how it will work…

$25 and you’re good for the year. That will get you a t-shirt, 6” round car magnet for shows, a sticker pack, entered into the end of the year raffle and the packet shipped to your door and $10 donated to the american cancer society right from the get go..  So even if your not going to drive, get a grab bag with a cool shirt and show your support.  Imagine 1000 people signing up. $10,000 already donated and nobody drove a mile?  Sounds pretty great to me, imagine how its sounds to the people who need it.

How you help as a participant … its a $.01 a mile going to shows, who can’t afford that right?

How much will it cost? Here’s a couple scenarios

a. drive 2000 miles for year. Donated $30 total ($10 from initial sign up).  if that was split between 3 shows you would pay in about $7 each time.

b. For the heavy hitters, if you drive 5000 miles for year. Donated $60 total ($10 from initial sign up) split between 6 shows you would pay in about $8.00 each time.

As you can see its affordable for everyone but with a real chance at making a big difference. Strength in numbers, yes that applies here.

We will have a donation button/ page set up thru paypal so everything will be kept track of by someone other than ourselves. No checks and no cash sent directly to us. We do not want the responsibility of handling that. If you don’t have paypal, its pretty simple to set up.  At the end of your show weekend add up your mileage and multiply by a $.01. Send that amount to the designated paypal address. There are no penalties or obligations for not paying in after a show. If you simply can’t afford to after a particular show, no big deal. You are already entered into the end of the season raffle by the way of the grab bag.

Back to the raffle ticket, at the end of the year we will have a raffle for all the participants with what will hopefully be a great grand prize. More on that in the future.But if i had to leak a hint, I’m shooting for something with sun and sand to relax after a long show season.

That my friends, is pretty cool. A cause, supported by something you already do.

So there it is, lets get together and touch some other peoples’ lives. I hate to sound grim, but in life, you just never know. Pay it forward, or in tribute. Have some fun and be part of a great cause. I look forward to seeing all of you at different shows. Anything reachable for us will be covered as part of the Rally And as always your submissions are always welcome.

Do it for fun, Do it for a friend, do it for a family member. Hell, do it for somebody you don’t know that needs help. Just do it.

Let’s make a difference…..