6 January 2009
Old Blue Eagle Bus
Posted by admin under: community service .
Here’s another story I found when looking for Eagle news. A stone’s throw away from me is Burbank, California and Danny Etter who was looking for a public service to perform to help him finish off his Eagle rank advancement. He found what he was looking for in a dilapidated old bus according to ABC News’ Subha Ravindhran.
“Old Blue,” is the name Danny Etter gave an old bus that used to shuttle kids around for his church events.
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“Instead of it just sitting in the parking lot collecting dust, I’d rather it be transporting children,” said Etter.
After doing a little research on the Internet, Etter decided to honor his Native American roots and donate the bus to school children of the Navajo Indian tribe in New Mexico who are in need. But first “Old Blue” was in need of a facelift.
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After raising more than $11,000 Etter restored the bus with new wheels, brakes, and seats. He and his father, the former bus driver, will drive it to Flagstaff, Arizona to deliver it to its new owners. The bus will not be showing up empty because it was filled with dozens of backpacks, school supplies, and blankets. The items will be donated to hundreds of Native American children who are in need. “I am really proud that he would think that much, and not just drop off a bus,” said father, Jim Etter.
He’s still getting donations, too. It’s nice to imagine the bus eventually getting to the same state as Philmont. Maybe the high adventure base will see old blue tooling around someday.
- Sunday’s Golden Girls (delayed) – 10/5/2008
- Sunday’s Golden Girls – 12/28/2008 (delayed)
- American Legion’s 2009 Eagle Scout of the Year
- Denali High Adventure Base in Alaska
- Saturday’s Eagle Nest – 02/14/2009 (delayed)
