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Hey guys,
My 7yr old nephew Evan Lindsey was recently chosen to race the KTM Jr. Challenge in Phoenix on February 6th. This season he will be moving up from the 50 class to the 7-11 65 class. We live in Atlanta, so the trip is going to cost alot & they only have a few weeks to come up with the money. Hes had some of his sponsors, friends & family step up to help them cover some of the cost. The plane tickets & hotel are booked & paid for, but the fee to race is $300 & he needs new boots, food etc too.
The family just needs another $745 to help them offset cost & they will be good to go. We talked his dad into starting a GoFund me account to try to raise the last $1000 that was needed. He really had to set his pride aside to get his son to this once in a lifetime opportunity, but he did it. We are not ones to ask for money & hate that we had to, but we would rather get Evan to the races.
If anyone would like to help us get him & his family to the Phoenix SX, we would be extremely grateful!! I will post a pic of his race resume in the comments below. If you guys would like to see anything else, I can get it for you. Thanks.
Here is the link:https://www.gofundme.com/n24swajg
My 7yr old nephew Evan Lindsey was recently chosen to race the KTM Jr. Challenge in Phoenix on February 6th. This season he will be moving up from the 50 class to the 7-11 65 class. We live in Atlanta, so the trip is going to cost alot & they only have a few weeks to come up with the money. Hes had some of his sponsors, friends & family step up to help them cover some of the cost. The plane tickets & hotel are booked & paid for, but the fee to race is $300 & he needs new boots, food etc too.
The family just needs another $745 to help them offset cost & they will be good to go. We talked his dad into starting a GoFund me account to try to raise the last $1000 that was needed. He really had to set his pride aside to get his son to this once in a lifetime opportunity, but he did it. We are not ones to ask for money & hate that we had to, but we would rather get Evan to the races.
If anyone would like to help us get him & his family to the Phoenix SX, we would be extremely grateful!! I will post a pic of his race resume in the comments below. If you guys would like to see anything else, I can get it for you. Thanks.
Here is the link:https://www.gofundme.com/n24swajg
go fundme#fatdrunkguywithmanboobs
The Shop
MX is an expensive sport.
Good luck with your efforts.
Hopefully your fundraising works out and they're able to make it happen. Also, if they need another $745, why is it the "last $1,000" to be able to go? Is that a gofundme minimum? I don't know. Just asking.
Good luck raising the funds to go. Hopefully it all works out.
Shane
F'n amazing
Good luck to your nephew
With gas being around $2.00/gal why not drive and save a truckload of money on airfare? I mean I get it, maybe the parents can't take off 2-3 days of work surrounding a weekend and there may be no way to get him out of school a day or two. Just a thought.
I'd be more willing to support the cause if I knew they were doing everything possible to cut costs and fulfill a killer experience for the little guy. That airfare could pay for gear and more.
Pit Row
I'm just wondering why would the parents enter an event so far away without the ability to pay for it.
Good point above about cutting all expenses to bare minimum too!
Shane
Good Luck
As I type this out I am thinking back to my childhood and how badass would it be to have that memory for the rest of your life? Hell I will donate $20 now as well. But please answer this why does he need new boots? He seems to be racing now, and I assume he isn't wearing sneakers...
Unless credit is all maxed out, and then it IS a bit like the lottery scenario above.......
Here:
Sponsorship:
spon·sor·ship
ˈspän(t)sərˌSHip/
noun
noun: sponsorship; plural noun: sponsorships
the position of being a sponsor.
"the company's sponsorship of the tournament"
synonyms: backing, support, promotion, patronage, subsidy, funding, financing, aid, financial assistance
"corporate sponsorship saved the museum"
financial support received from a sponsor.
"he has attracted more than $50,000 in sponsorship"
Sponsor:
spon·sor
ˈspänsər/Submit
noun
1.
a person or organization that provides funds for a project or activity carried out by another, in particular.
2.
a person who introduces and supports a proposal for legislation.
"a leading sponsor of the bill"
verb
1.
provide funds for (a project or activity or the person carrying it out).
"Joe is being sponsored by his church"
synonyms: finance, put up the money for, fund, subsidize, back, promote, support, contribute to, be a patron of, guarantee, underwrite; More
So lets call it for what it is
This all just came up super fast at the worst possible time, coming off the holidays and having a few clients not pay. We've been racing for several years now and know the sport is expensive. It's also normally not an issue for us financially, but I didn't want to let this opportunity pass us up either, because of my set back.
Thanks again!
They'd love nothing more than to be able to fund this without asking for outside sponsorship period. We are from the South, so we are all hardcore Republicans & Conservatives. He already feels like shit looking at all the comments because it never crossed his mind as begging, just sponsoring his son so they can take him to this race. His son is so pumped & proud that he actually got picked.
Trust me, I knew the back lash of posting this, but I'm just trying to help my little guy out in anyway. He can't work yet.
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