Author Topic: Holiday Train (Read 190 times)

airbumba · « **on:** December 05, 2004, 04:39:44 PM »

Just got back from checkin out the train again this year, it's cool, plus I borrow my bro's kids and play dad for a day, just a day.

Plus every year, some of the boys chip in and we give some scratch to one group each year. This year we chose this one, cause my pals kid is on the 'Make a wish' list and he likes trains, so they gunna take him for a ride in it. Which is cool.

Here's some pic's and story from the site http://www8.cpr.ca/cms/English/General+Public/Holiday+Train/default.htm

It's kinda nice when Corps. do a little extra.

Cheers

Holiday Train
This is the sixth year that CPR's Holiday Train will be taking the rails to raise cash, food and awareness for hunger relief efforts in North America. This December, two freight trains, each decorated with thousands of festive lights, will visit more than 25 locations in the U.S. Northeast and Midwest and 50 Canadian communities.

Both trains will be staging live holiday music shows.

CPR will donate more than $225,000 (Cdn) to local food banks in addition to the food and money collected along the way. Since its beginning in 1999, the Holiday Train program has raised close to 213 tons of food and more than $1.5 million (Cdn) for Canadian and U.S. food banks.

NUKE · « **Reply #1 on:** December 05, 2004, 04:59:58 PM »

Very cool!

Bodhi · « **Reply #2 on:** December 05, 2004, 05:01:16 PM »

cool deal. Nice to see companies helping the needy.

Gunslinger · « **Reply #3 on:** December 05, 2004, 05:30:34 PM »

That's cool.....the electronics nerd in me wonders if those are standard AC or DC lights on it.