A New Car for Jody
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My name is Margot McDonnell. My friend Jody Davis, despite being kind, generous, helpful, and good, has had more unfortunate occurrences in her life than either I or Jody's friends can account for. It has reached the point where we fear asking her how she is, because inevitably, something new has gone wrong. Just recently, she stood by her front door and put her key in the lock. At that moment, the gutter above fell on her head. A few months ago, a bleed in her right eye led to near blindness in that eye. Sadly, that is only part of the problem. She has macrodegeneration in both eyes (not a good condition for an avid quilter to have) as well as other medical problems that require close monitoring. Fortunately, she receives shots in her eyes that allow her to continue to see. Jody never complains. She maintains a positive attitude always.
Jody is the pillar of her family, ever there with words of comfort and a willing hand. Her family members have also traveled some rough roads, and Jody lifts them up and helps them heal, forgetting her own needs. Her friends receive the same treatment.
For years and years Jody has driven an unreliable clunker with a big dent in the side and a broken-off rear view mirror. She has replaced just about every part of that car, once having to refinance her house in order to fix it because she had no money for a new one. Consequently, each time she has been able to build up savings, something goes wrong with the car, and out come the funds. We feel that if Jody did not have the burden of a junker car, she'd be able to put aside funds for emergencies and wouldn't be afraid of her car falling apart at any moment.
Most of Jody's friends are retired teachers, who can offer some money but not enough to fund a car. We don't want Jody's replacement car to look as if it just finished the demolition derby. We want her to have a good, reliable vehicle so she can be her independent self we so admire. $15,000 should get her a decent one.
All Jody's friends and I will be so thankful for anyone who decides to contribute to this wonderful woman's cause. She's a person who never asks for anything, does not expect anything, but certainly deserves the best of everything--though she hardly ever gets it.
We hope to reach our goal by 3/15/17.
Thank you so much for reading this and helping to fund Jody Davis's new car.
Jody is the pillar of her family, ever there with words of comfort and a willing hand. Her family members have also traveled some rough roads, and Jody lifts them up and helps them heal, forgetting her own needs. Her friends receive the same treatment.
For years and years Jody has driven an unreliable clunker with a big dent in the side and a broken-off rear view mirror. She has replaced just about every part of that car, once having to refinance her house in order to fix it because she had no money for a new one. Consequently, each time she has been able to build up savings, something goes wrong with the car, and out come the funds. We feel that if Jody did not have the burden of a junker car, she'd be able to put aside funds for emergencies and wouldn't be afraid of her car falling apart at any moment.
Most of Jody's friends are retired teachers, who can offer some money but not enough to fund a car. We don't want Jody's replacement car to look as if it just finished the demolition derby. We want her to have a good, reliable vehicle so she can be her independent self we so admire. $15,000 should get her a decent one.
All Jody's friends and I will be so thankful for anyone who decides to contribute to this wonderful woman's cause. She's a person who never asks for anything, does not expect anything, but certainly deserves the best of everything--though she hardly ever gets it.
We hope to reach our goal by 3/15/17.
Thank you so much for reading this and helping to fund Jody Davis's new car.
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Margot McDonnell
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Scottsdale, AZ