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aauno · 04-12-2018, 06:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BeckyD@JamesMartinChevy

I'll be in the office...

.......

Make a "Pit Stop" at....
James - Martin Chevrolet..
.....And I will give it to Hudson!
..............
I-94 Exit ..Woodward - 3 blocks - North..

Becky

Ask and you shall receive. I checked with the family and the Camarovan will make a pit stop at James Martin Chevrolet as we escort Hudson home. I expect we should arrive around 12:30. I believe we have about 14 Camaro's making this trip.

When we arrive at the Dealership, where do we park?

Talladega · 04-12-2018, 07:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aauno

Ask and you shall receive. I checked with the family and the Camarovan will make a pit stop at James Martin Chevrolet as we escort Hudson home. I expect we should arrive around 12:30. I believe we have about 14 Camaro's making this trip.

When we arrive at the Dealership, where do we park?

What are you going to give to him?

vgreid · 04-13-2018, 08:59 PM

What an incredible day it was. A great turnout from our Camaro family and wonderful memories for all involved. Here is a quick video of the event.

http://s3.amazonaws.com/ClubExpressC...7ABA4AF4AD.MOV

HDRDTD · 04-13-2018, 09:11 PM

As I posted over on Camaro6.com...

OMG !!!!
We nailed it good. We hit a GRAND SLAM right out of the park !!!

I was told that in the beginning, they were simply looking for a Camaro they could rent for the day.
Then a cousin told them, 'I got this' and started spreading the word.
A short time later they told the parents, OMG you won't believe how many cars they found. How many. Guess. Maybe 7?
No, more like 10 !. No way. WAY.

In the end there were I think FIFTEEN from out club, 2 or 3 that the family had found , and 3 or 4 from the Eastern Michigan Camaro Club.

Around TWENTY or so showed up.

Even the police were awed, they had never counted on THAT many cars.

Somehow word got to a local person that has a Bumblee entire costume. When he heard of it, he said I'M IN ,.

Hudson, the 5-yar boy with brain cancer is a die-hard Bumble fanatic, so that thrilled him to no end.

As we left the parking lot (Grosse Pointe police escort), we stopped to pick Hudson up. As we approached his house I noticed yellow ribbons adorning the trees on both sides of the street. They had a small celebration at the house, it was a total surprise to Hudson.

We then drove through the neighborhood over to the elementary school Hudson just graduated from, and the entire school was lining the road cheering him on. Seemed like 200 children.

We then drove past the elementary school he'll be attending next year, and once again, the entire school was lining the street cheering Hudson on, holding Hudson Strong signs up, It was AWESOME to see. I almost lost it. I had to stop and pause for a moment before I could continue on.

At the edge of Grosse Pointe, the police could go no further so the State police stepped in and escorted us all the way to Beaumont Royal Oak at 13mile & Woodward.

We parked in front of the Neuroscience building where Hudson had come to get his final Proton treatment. Big reception in the lobby by the hospital staff. Then Hudson got the opportunity to 'Ring the bell' to celebrate his progress.

They had a buffet all set up to feed everyone, And I heard them playing a video greeting someone had sent in. Turns out it was none other than Mark Wahlburg (sp?) himself! AND it turns out Mark Wahlburg is the one responsible for catering the event.!!

The press was there, I can't remember but I thing it was channel 4 ??

After leaving Beaumont we headed out to James-Martin Chevrolet where I thought Becky was going to give Hudson a Camaro pin. (yes we had a police escort again the entire way).

Turns out they had much more for Hudson. They gave him a LARGE bag just filled with toys of all kinds with a Transformers theme. You should have seen the smile on him. From ear to ear.

After that, they led Hudson over to a 'cash box'. You've see it on game shows in the past. Turns out it was there from a promotion the dealership had going. If you buy a new car, you get to enter the booth while a big fan blowes money all around you and you ve so many min to grab as much as you can.

They let Hudson go in the cash box and grab as much as he could! Didn't have to buy a car or anything. He had the time of his life grabbing all he could. I was watching from a short distance away, and just figured all the money were probably one dollar bills. I discovered afterwards, that no, they were ones, fives, tens, etc.!!

With the help from a generous donor, Hudson (said he wqanted to buy some Legos), Hudson walked away with something like $132.00 !!!

I would like to thank from the bottom of my heart EVERYONE that helped out today to bring a smile to Hudson as well as all of us.

Thanks to our club, the Eastern Michigan Camaro Club, all the family members, the children at both schools, the entire staff at Beaumont, Everyone at James-Martin Chevrolet, Mark Whalburg, and of course the Men in Blue. Without there help a string of 20 Camaros would have never been able to make it to all the destinations.

You have all made me damn proud to me a member of this club !!!!

StreetRage320 · 04-13-2018, 09:18 PM

WOW, Great job to those to took the time for this great cause. Congratulations to Hudson for kicking cancer's ass.

Spocktwin · 04-13-2018, 09:19 PM

I am not the kind of guy who gets teary of most stuff but this grabbed my heart!!! God Bless Hudson and all of you, my prayers tonight will be that young man gets to show the pictures and videos to his great grandchildren!!

PACamaro85 · 04-13-2018, 09:19 PM

Great video! Glad to see it was a solid turnout for the big guy!

HDRDTD · 04-13-2018, 11:14 PM

http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/in.../beaumont.html

5-year-old cancer patient gets surprise to mark end of proton therapy
Updated 6:09 PM; Posted 6:00 PM

Welker2 · 04-14-2018, 12:18 AM

Beyond awesome ... Great job by everyone involved

Gasoholic · 04-14-2018, 07:03 AM

Thats really cool! Even the weather cooperated

JLSuperfly · 04-14-2018, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Welker2

Beyond awesome ... Great job by everyone involved

Totally agree.

LETHAL2SS · 04-14-2018, 11:42 AM

awesome what a little word of mouth can do, aweosme job guys!

sstrixx · 04-14-2018, 12:02 PM

Damn this brought tears to my eyes. Wish I didn't live so far and could've participated in this. It's good to know we still have great people in this world and they re part of the camaro community!

NC_SS · 04-14-2018, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vgreid

What an incredible day it was. A great turnout from our Camaro family and wonderful memories for all involved. Here is a quick video of the event.

http://s3.amazonaws.com/ClubExpressC...7ABA4AF4AD.MOV

This is a very wholesome video

04-13-2018, 09:18 PM	#19
StreetRage320 Those who need me got me Drives: 2022 ZL1 A10 Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Southwest, MN Posts: 624	WOW, Great job to those to took the time for this great cause. Congratulations to Hudson for kicking cancer's ass. __________________

04-13-2018, 09:19 PM	#20
Spocktwin Drives: 2015 LT RS Camaro, 1978 Trans Am Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Wadsworth, Ohio Posts: 125	wow I am not the kind of guy who gets teary of most stuff but this grabbed my heart!!! God Bless Hudson and all of you, my prayers tonight will be that young man gets to show the pictures and videos to his great grandchildren!!

04-14-2018, 12:18 AM	#23
Welker2 Ret AF, cancer survivor Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS/RS & 2006 Corvette Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Mesquite, NV Posts: 2,741 View My Garage	Beyond awesome ... Great job by everyone involved __________________

04-14-2018, 11:42 AM	#26
LETHAL2SS Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS Join Date: May 2016 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 413	awesome what a little word of mouth can do, aweosme job guys! __________________ 2010 Camaro 2SS-Mods: Nightfury cam, CNC ported LS3 heads, CNC ported TB, Ported Intake, RX Catch Can, MGW Short Throw Shifter, Mantic 9000 Clutch, TSP 1 7/8 headers, catless NPP, BMR trailing arms, MMR Z/28 Reps 20" gloss black. SOLD 2011 Red Jewel Tintcoat 2SS-Mods: Edlebrock E Force S/C w/ 3" pulley swap,Texas Speed roller Boost Cam 227/235, 641"/649", 114 LSA, PRC Ported Heads, Ported TB,ARH 1 7/8 headers, McLeod RST twin disk 1000 hp clutch, ZL1 Fuel Pump, 620whp

04-13-2018, 08:59 PM	#17
vgreid Drives: 2011 'verte SS Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Sterling Heights, MI Posts: 35	What an incredible day it was. A great turnout from our Camaro family and wonderful memories for all involved. Here is a quick video of the event. http://s3.amazonaws.com/ClubExpressC...7ABA4AF4AD.MOV

04-13-2018, 09:11 PM	#18
HDRDTD Drives: 2013 Triple Black ZL1 Vert M6 ECF Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Trenton, Michigan Posts: 7,047	As I posted over on Camaro6.com... OMG !!!! We nailed it good. We hit a GRAND SLAM right out of the park !!! I was told that in the beginning, they were simply looking for a Camaro they could rent for the day. Then a cousin told them, 'I got this' and started spreading the word. A short time later they told the parents, OMG you won't believe how many cars they found. How many. Guess. Maybe 7? No, more like 10 !. No way. WAY. In the end there were I think FIFTEEN from out club, 2 or 3 that the family had found , and 3 or 4 from the Eastern Michigan Camaro Club. Around TWENTY or so showed up. Even the police were awed, they had never counted on THAT many cars. Somehow word got to a local person that has a Bumblee entire costume. When he heard of it, he said I'M IN ,. Hudson, the 5-yar boy with brain cancer is a die-hard Bumble fanatic, so that thrilled him to no end. As we left the parking lot (Grosse Pointe police escort), we stopped to pick Hudson up. As we approached his house I noticed yellow ribbons adorning the trees on both sides of the street. They had a small celebration at the house, it was a total surprise to Hudson. We then drove through the neighborhood over to the elementary school Hudson just graduated from, and the entire school was lining the road cheering him on. Seemed like 200 children. We then drove past the elementary school he'll be attending next year, and once again, the entire school was lining the street cheering Hudson on, holding Hudson Strong signs up, It was AWESOME to see. I almost lost it. I had to stop and pause for a moment before I could continue on. At the edge of Grosse Pointe, the police could go no further so the State police stepped in and escorted us all the way to Beaumont Royal Oak at 13mile & Woodward. We parked in front of the Neuroscience building where Hudson had come to get his final Proton treatment. Big reception in the lobby by the hospital staff. Then Hudson got the opportunity to 'Ring the bell' to celebrate his progress. They had a buffet all set up to feed everyone, And I heard them playing a video greeting someone had sent in. Turns out it was none other than Mark Wahlburg (sp?) himself! AND it turns out Mark Wahlburg is the one responsible for catering the event.!! The press was there, I can't remember but I thing it was channel 4 ?? After leaving Beaumont we headed out to James-Martin Chevrolet where I thought Becky was going to give Hudson a Camaro pin. (yes we had a police escort again the entire way). Turns out they had much more for Hudson. They gave him a LARGE bag just filled with toys of all kinds with a Transformers theme. You should have seen the smile on him. From ear to ear. After that, they led Hudson over to a 'cash box'. You've see it on game shows in the past. Turns out it was there from a promotion the dealership had going. If you buy a new car, you get to enter the booth while a big fan blowes money all around you and you ve so many min to grab as much as you can. They let Hudson go in the cash box and grab as much as he could! Didn't have to buy a car or anything. He had the time of his life grabbing all he could. I was watching from a short distance away, and just figured all the money were probably one dollar bills. I discovered afterwards, that no, they were ones, fives, tens, etc.!! With the help from a generous donor, Hudson (said he wqanted to buy some Legos), Hudson walked away with something like $132.00 !!! I would like to thank from the bottom of my heart EVERYONE that helped out today to bring a smile to Hudson as well as all of us. Thanks to our club, the Eastern Michigan Camaro Club, all the family members, the children at both schools, the entire staff at Beaumont, Everyone at James-Martin Chevrolet, Mark Whalburg, and of course the Men in Blue. Without there help a string of 20 Camaros would have never been able to make it to all the destinations. You have all made me damn proud to me a member of this club !!!!

04-13-2018, 09:19 PM	#21
PACamaro85 Drives: 2014 + 2023 Camaro 1SS 1LE Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Toronto Posts: 68	Great video! Glad to see it was a solid turnout for the big guy!

04-13-2018, 11:14 PM	#22
HDRDTD Drives: 2013 Triple Black ZL1 Vert M6 ECF Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Trenton, Michigan Posts: 7,047	http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/in.../beaumont.html 5-year-old cancer patient gets surprise to mark end of proton therapy Updated 6:09 PM; Posted 6:00 PM

04-14-2018, 07:03 AM	#24
Gasoholic Drives: o Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: under a rock Posts: 220	Thats really cool! Even the weather cooperated

04-14-2018, 12:02 PM	#27
sstrixx Drives: '14 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Toronto, ON Canada Posts: 128 View My Garage	Damn this brought tears to my eyes. Wish I didn't live so far and could've participated in this. It's good to know we still have great people in this world and they re part of the camaro community!