And for that very reason, Craver has decided to raffle off one of his personal vehicles, a 1985 Nissan 300 ZX, for the United Way of Davidson County.
“I purchased it to restore in 2002, and it really was my daily drive,” Craver said, adding that the work has included a new paint job and “everything in the front of the motor – radiator, timing belt, water pump, all the belts and hoses, all of the plug wires and underneath, front struts, new tires.”
“We’ve done quite a bit to the car,” he said.
Craver notified Lee Jessup, president of the United Way of Davidson County, about his idea of selling the Nissan during lunch this past summer. Craver said he and Jessup “jumped in the car, rode around for a while.”
“Lee just seemed to think that this would be a great idea,” Craver said.
“Kelly serves on our United Way Board and knows firsthand about the need in Davidson County,” Jessup said. “He wanted to do something special for the United Way this year, and the donation of his car is quite generous.”
One thousand raffle tickets, which are being sold for $5 a piece, have been printed, and all proceeds go toward this year’s United Way of Davidson County campaign. Raffle tickets can be purchased at Thomasville City Hall, 10 Salem St., and United Way of Davidson County, 11 Court Square, Suite 100, Lexington. A drawing for Craver’s car will be held Dec. 24.
With funds from the raffle going toward United Way of Davidson County’s campaign goal of $2 million, Jessup said the organization is estimating that it will be between 10 to 15 percent short of its goal. Jessup said United Way of Davidson County would like to wrap up the campaign by Dec. 31, but a few businesses wait until January to do their campaigns.
“While this is not as bad as we thought it would be back in early fall, it seriously impacts the work of the 30 human service agencies that receive United Way funding,” Jessup said. “We would still love for those who haven’t given yet to make a gift so allocations won’t have to be cut so drastically,”
Those wishing to make a donation to the United Way of Davidson County can do so by sending a check to the nonprofit at P.O. Box 492, Lexington, NC 27293.
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