In return I would meet a bunch of new people, help out a great charity, get to drive a new truck, free camping and free food for the weekend with all the free beer I could drink at the Saturday night party that is held every year during the event. I told him sure I would do it. It was a an interesting event that year. We (the ride) had a major accident for the first time in the 19 years the event had been happening. I was the first on the scene that day. I guess I handled myself properly because the next year they asked me back, but they wanted me on the planning committee,safety committee and they also wanted me to run all of the SAG trucks. It has truly been a life changing duty for me. I have met some great people and this is now a charity that is extremely close to my heart.
I have now been running all of the SAG support for the last 8 years, along with being on a few committees and helping the organization in any way that I could. I have made lifetime friends, started a DIY fundraising effort to help raise awareness about this decease that affects so many people. I have even built a 1938 Ford P.U. rat rod to lead events with.
Anyway back to the story. Last week on Tuesday August 13th, I received a phone call from the president of the Oklahoma Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. He offered me a job making a considerable amount more than I was making at my other job. It is only a temporary position, but it is leading to a full time salary position if everything goes right. They want me to basically make sure all of the supplies and vendors are in place for a few of the events coming up this fall including the BikeMS event.
Long story made a little shorter. I am now the “Logistics Coordinator” for theOklahoma Chapter of the NMSS’s Bike MS and various MS walks through the end of the year. This is a 40 to 60 hour a week job for the next few weeks. I will mainly be making sure everything and everyone that is suppose be someplace will be where they are suppose to be. With this job comes a company truck, a laptop, my own office, a minor expense account and the job of helping out a great charity that has become dear to my heart.
Thank you for reading if you are still reading this as long as it is.
Bobo
Pictures are below.
My Hot Rod that I built to help raise awareness and my company truck. BTW Toyota is a national sponsor of the MS Society. I prefer Fords but I am not going to complain about having this Toyota for a company truck. It's a 2014 Tundra donated by Toyota to the Oklahoma Chapter.
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