Renaissance Man Needs His Van!!
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John Rodgers is an 80-year-old Veteran in need of help getting his transportation up and running, both for personal use and as a business vehicle.
John has had his Volkswagen Vanagon for 22 years and uses it for transporting his pottery and ceramic setup. He had a stroke in 2014, leaving him with right-sided paralysis. He has recovered to a great degree with therapy. He lost his studio during the long recovery period, and then his rebuilt Vanagon engine gave up the ghost. He has obtained a replacement engine and is desperate to get the van up and running again but hasn’t the funds to complete the job.
Some history about John:
John is a bit of a Renaissance man with an incredible life history. Besides being a Navy veteran, John has worked in the medical field, as a science teacher, and as a teacher of aviation technology and pilot training. He was a bush pilot in Alaska, and is a potter and an artist. John left Alaska and settled in Birmingham, Alabama, to be near family. He is a senior member of the Alabama Designer-Craftsmen and remains active in ceramics, pottery, and painting.
John apparently has more lives than a cat, having had close encounters of the unpleasant kind with barracuda, moose, a mad loon (of the bird variety), and a chainsaw. Surviving two car wrecks and several “airplane incidents”, John was also struck by lightning while working at his potter’s wheel in his garage. You can’t keep a good man down!
Many in the community of Vanagon owners know John to be a kind, caring and compassionate human being as well as a talented artist. Let’s help John get his van, his life, and his pottery business back on the road.
John has had his Volkswagen Vanagon for 22 years and uses it for transporting his pottery and ceramic setup. He had a stroke in 2014, leaving him with right-sided paralysis. He has recovered to a great degree with therapy. He lost his studio during the long recovery period, and then his rebuilt Vanagon engine gave up the ghost. He has obtained a replacement engine and is desperate to get the van up and running again but hasn’t the funds to complete the job.
Some history about John:
John is a bit of a Renaissance man with an incredible life history. Besides being a Navy veteran, John has worked in the medical field, as a science teacher, and as a teacher of aviation technology and pilot training. He was a bush pilot in Alaska, and is a potter and an artist. John left Alaska and settled in Birmingham, Alabama, to be near family. He is a senior member of the Alabama Designer-Craftsmen and remains active in ceramics, pottery, and painting.
John apparently has more lives than a cat, having had close encounters of the unpleasant kind with barracuda, moose, a mad loon (of the bird variety), and a chainsaw. Surviving two car wrecks and several “airplane incidents”, John was also struck by lightning while working at his potter’s wheel in his garage. You can’t keep a good man down!
Many in the community of Vanagon owners know John to be a kind, caring and compassionate human being as well as a talented artist. Let’s help John get his van, his life, and his pottery business back on the road.
Organizer and beneficiary
Margaret Dew
Organizer
Ponca City, OK
John Rodgers
Beneficiary