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by Bill Middleton

As expected, Hope Shelter Christmas 2020 was – by necessity – a bit different. The usual big party at the nearby church community center had to be cancelled. What to do??

Get creative – that’s what to do!

So – on December 9th, some of Santa’s ‘elves’ went shopping, with lists in hand, to fulfill the wishes of kids being served by the Shelter that otherwise would wake up to an empty tree. With much dashing and dodging and ‘where would they hide this thing?’, the ‘elves’

completed their mission – and the dash to a Hope Christmas was underway!

From the 9th to the 12th, more ‘elves’ boxed, bagged, stuffed, wrapped, and otherwise packed dolls, trucks, scooters, and other toys and goodies of all shapes, sizes, and colors – until an entire office was nearly full of multicolored packages, waiting for the big day!

Then – with great anticipation – on Saturday the 12th, as arranged, Santa in all his red and white finery, made an early appearance in Mineral Wells, just to deliver all those goodies to some very special kids! As quickly as he’d appeared, Santa – needing to fulfill the wishes of other boys and girls – said his goodbyes, wished everyone a Merry Christmas, and disappeared – off to bring the magic of Christmas to many others.

The Maverick Region has had Hope Charities in Mineral Wells as its regular charity for over 25 years now. The Shelter provides a safe haven for victims of domestic abuse as well as counseling, legal services, a food and clothing pantry, connections to medical

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services and children’s aid services, and many other forms of assistance. It serves the five county area just west of Fort Worth, but has provided services to those in need from the DFW area and as far away as the West Coast when no other facility could help.

Each year, Maverick Region via primarily Founders Day events and the Silent Auction provides substantial financial assistance to Hope. This year especially, with Hope not being able to hold its usual summer fundraisers, our assistance filled a critical need in their programming. Maverick Region gave to Hope a little over $15,600.00 that will keep their programs of providing safe haven for those most in need alive and well for another year.

We couldn’t do it without all of YOU!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!

If you’d like more information about Hope Inc., and the Region’s involvement with them, please contact the Charity Chair, Jim Gallegos.

Maverick Trivia: Are you a Porschephile?

Jerry DeFeo sponsored by Zims Autotechnik

You can test your knowledge (or Google search ability) of all things Porsche by participating in the monthly trivia contest posted online at http:// mav.pca.org/trivia. Answers are due by the last day of each month.

The winner of the trivia contest receives a $25 gift certificate from our sponsor, Zims Autotechnik. In the case of ties, a random drawing determines the winner.

Here are the questions and answers for the November 2020 Trivia, this month dealing with miscellaneous Porsche items from the past. Question 5 had two correct answers (c or d), so credit was given for either answer. The winner this month was Warren Horgan, getting all 5 of 5 correct. Honorable Mention goes to Richard Cross, Cyril Reif, and Bill Kruder, who also got all 5 correct; the winner was chosen by random drawing.

Answers: 1)c, 2)d, 3)a, 4)d, 5)c or d

1. When James Dean died on Sept 30, 1955, his Porsche 550 Spyder was sold to ____________ who planned to fix it back up, but instead it was loaned as a display for the National Safety Council, which stated, “This Accident Could Have Been Avoided!”. a. Ralph

Nader b. Juan Manuel Fangio c. George Barris d. Elvis Presley

Source: www.hagerty.com/media/news/james-deans-death-car-parts-resurface/ 2. A portion of James Dean’s “Little Bastard” has just surfaced after 65 years. It is the ___________ . a. Engine b. Driver’s seat c. Passenger seat d. Transaxle

Source: www.hagerty.com/media/news/james-deans-death-car-parts-resurface/ 3. Back in the 1960s Porsche realized that an air-cooled engine had a real problem in delivering instant heat, so they came out with an auxiliary heater that was ___________-powered. a. Gasoline b. Propane c. Electric d. CNG

Source: www.pca.org/news/2020-08-18/five-less-successful-porsche-options 4. In the recent past there was a Porsche magazine cover that showed ______ of the Beautiful Ladies of the Maverick Region to emphasize an article on cancer survivors. a. 10 b. 11 c. 12 d. 13

Source: Maverick Region Slipstream, October 2020 5. The Porsche flat six engine has been available in many displacements. What was the first poduction Porsche to have a 3.0-liter flat six? a. 1973 911 RS b. 1973 911 RSR c. 1974 911 RS d. 1974 911 RSR

Source: “Back Story,” Porsche Panorama, October 2020, pg 5

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