We were the first car club to do the WMMR's Camp Out for Hunger and last year I thought we had a fantastic showing, being the first year out and all....we averaged 56 pounds of food per car....with a 131 cars topping out at 7,460 pounds - enough for 8,000 meals much needed meals in the Delaware Valley. I could not have been more proud of our members. 

This year, as with all good things, there are copy cats...not that I mind because in the end it's all for a great cause.  This year the local Jeep Club stepped on our coattails and called to arms their members.  One member in particular shouted from the airwaves....the local DJ, Jaxon on WMMR, one of the top radio station in the country.  Jaxon drives a Jeep and also drives a very coveted spot on the air during rush hour's 3 to 7 slot.  Jaxon shouted from the airwaves all right...and every Jeep club in a 100 mile radius heard the message.....the message loud and clear was - beat Porsche.

The game was on.  Trash talking was on.

Even though I called shenanigans on their little convoy live on the air, see they were meeting in the Xfinity Live parking lot and basically circling the block and unloading their nonperishable food items, they still showed up in droves.  Compared to us, we are highly out numbered, put it this way, last year's Jeep production totals was just over 1.2 million....Porsche was just under 200 thousand.   So after their 124 Jeeps circled the block, they brought with them 11,717 pounds of nonperishable food items....and Damn those Jeeps can hold more....way more.  Just shy of 6 tons.  Gulp.   Double Gulp. 

The forecast was not on our side.  Last year it was freezing cold...this year mother nature threw rain at us from every angle...and we were trying to do a good cause here..well I guess in life a little rain must fall.  During the brief interlude of rain our members started arriving in the parking lot at the Capital Grille right around 5pm and continued to roll in despite the rain, right up until 7:15.  Our members signed waivers, bought raffles, and grubbed on some good food provided by Capital Grille...things like lobster mac & cheese, sliders, and soup...plus plenty of hot chocolate to go around.  All four Porsche...strike that five dealers, where in tow....Bucks County, Conshohocken, Delaware (yes you read that right - not even in our region), Lehigh Valley, and Porsche of the Main Line...as well as FabSpeed. 

And the rain continued.

At 7:30 it was wheels up and we were led by the Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Company...key word being "volunteer" and if you would like to thank them by throwing a little donation their way for helping us.. click here.  They would be most appreciated and frankly so would I.  Now last year we had Upper Merion Township Police help snake our way through mall traffic and this year was no different.  We arrived at Xfiinity Live...in the rain...did I tell you it was raining...well in the rain at about 8:07...not too shabby for a true caravan; unlike the Jeep club shenanigans from earlier in the day.  The volunteers helped unload our rides, we parked, and went in the tent to wait for the results....out from the rain this time.  50 Minutes later the last car purged its contents - the last of the 182 Porsches that braved the weather.  Yes you read that correctly as well, 51 more cars than last year....in the rain.  We don't melt like those Ferraris.  A few minutes later the results were in.

We mingled into the tent and Preston and Steve from Preston and Steve's Camp Out for Hunger, called your president front and center.  We called our raffle numbers and raised $870.00 in raffle sales just in the parking lot....in the rain (all proceeds when directly to Philabundance).    Now I have to say, I'm proud of our members...both for last year and this year.  Troopers - all of you......As it so happens we did average more pounds per car than last year, and we had more cars than last.....so if you do the numbers....yes we broke our totals from last year...quite easily I must say.  We averaged roughly 97 pounds per car....now if you do the math...you will see.....well.....HOLY <insert own expletive  here> we smoked the Jeep Club by bringing in.......drum roll please....17,670 pounds of food.....almost 9 tons of food.....those are some mighty big ass cup holders we have......my god people you blew me away....and in the rain no less.

I couldn't be more proud of our Riesentoters...giving new meaning to "Giant Slayer".....that you did....that you did.....

Just a beautiful amount of generosity, I thank you, Philabundance thanks you, Preston and Steve thank you....and most of all the people who need it most thank you.


Oh and I will give you a break from all the Phil-a-Frunk emails for awhile....at least until Jan 1st.

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