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DIY_Stu · 16 February 2010, 11:26 AM

Once again Thank you all. It's an honor to have an opportunity to help.

If some of you missed it Boyd Huppert with KARE 11 from the twin cities was documenting the entire rebuild. We all felt sorry for his camera guy for handling the huge, heavy camera from 7am until 8am the next morning and then to be back up an hour later to work more until around noon. Through all of the hard work and some pranks on Boyd he still managed to put together one of the most touching stories I have ever seen. It might be the fact that I lived it, but his ability to capture emotions and the full story and deliver it in a manner that will touch you deeply is something that I find hard to describe. I'm including a link to his six minute segment during prime time news.
http://link.brightcove.com/services/...id=56664085001
Thank You Boyd!

Frazee Forum Obituary.
http://www.frazeeforum.com/main.asp?...rticleID=22558

Once again thank you all,
Stuart from Texas

Yazo · 16 February 2010, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by openwheelracing

goodness! I got tears in my eyes. Great guys.

+1

DIY_Stu · 21 February 2010, 12:11 AM

I've got some numbers for you, for all of you, that are pretty astounding:

The number of visits to Tyler Shipman's Caringbridge site - almost 96,000.

The number of entries on his Caringbridge site - almost 1,700.

The number of people who in not even one week joined the Facebook page "In Memory of Tyler Shipman", created by a friend - almost 1,200.

When Tyler's mom heard those numbers she said, "That's WILD!!! That's just crazy!!"

But - that's not all. According to Danyel Potvin, webmaster of Tylerstoy.com - the Fiero website:

The number of views on that site is about 79,000.

The average number of views per day is over 3,000.

The number of active members on Tyler's Fiero Forum is over 8,000.

The number of views to all of the Tyler threads is over 135,000.

The number of people linked directly to the Tyler Project - the rebuild of that yellow dream car - is over 550.

The number of people affected by the Tyler Project - approximately 250,000.

And, he added, the number of people is has taken to restore their lives, just one. That of Tyler Shipman.

There has to be something extraordinary about Tyler Shipman that so many people, many who have never even met them, feel so drawn to him, his family and his friends.

The journey with them over the last few months HAS restored lives. It has changed great people into even better people. It has gotten all kinds of goodness out of a tough, sad situation.

The kindness, courage, amazing grace, and just the right amount of mischief of a regular Frazee boy and his family and friends has turned into an awesome testament of love and faith.

joeychitwood · 21 February 2010, 12:33 AM

Stu, while Tyler displayed grace, dignity and integrity through his illness, what made this story so inspirational was the nationwide and even worldwide response from people like yourself who came to the aid of someone they had never met and helped him achieve his dream. In turn, the restoration effort brought donations of money, shops and equipment, food and lodging from others inspired by the gift of the people who traveled from far and wide to help.

At a time when it seems that governments, industries, banks and economies are letting us down at every turn, the story of Tyler and his new-found friends truly brings hope that good will ultimately prevail in this world.

RolexCat · 22 February 2010, 10:16 AM

Wow, my problems seem so small! Ron

DIY_Stu · 26 June 2010, 04:26 PM

First off I would like to say Thank you to everyone who has lifted Tyler up. Thank you to everyone who has spread the word. And for that a Congratulations to Boyd Huppert and Jonathan Malat for their Award for Feature Reporting for the Tyler Shipman Story.
http://www.kare11.com/news/news_arti...52967&catid=14

Also I would like to invite any and all to the Frazee, MN Turkey Days Held July 23rd through 25th, featuring a Car show held in Tyler's Honor. So come one come all to the Friday night Street dance, Saturday Car show and Demolition Derby, and Sundays Turkey Days Parade.

Following is the Flyer that is currently being distributed. Feel free to help spread the word. Come out Show your cars and have a good time in the process.

*Front side:

Printable PDF of the same flyer is here.

Printable Word Document:
http://www.chalnet.net/images/Tyler/sideB.doc

Once again I would like to say thank you to each and everyone.
Thank You

Stuart L. of Cleburne Texas

26 June 2010, 04:26 PM	#36
DIY_Stu "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Cleburne, TX Posts: 4	You Bringing this back up! First off I would like to say Thank you to everyone who has lifted Tyler up. Thank you to everyone who has spread the word. And for that a Congratulations to Boyd Huppert and Jonathan Malat for their Award for Feature Reporting for the Tyler Shipman Story. http://www.kare11.com/news/news_arti...52967&catid=14 Also I would like to invite any and all to the Frazee, MN Turkey Days Held July 23rd through 25th, featuring a Car show held in Tyler's Honor. So come one come all to the Friday night Street dance, Saturday Car show and Demolition Derby, and Sundays Turkey Days Parade. Following is the Flyer that is currently being distributed. Feel free to help spread the word. Come out Show your cars and have a good time in the process. *Front side: Printable PDF of the same flyer is here. Printable Word Document: http://www.chalnet.net/images/Tyler/sideB.doc Once again I would like to say thank you to each and everyone. Thank You Stuart L. of Cleburne Texas

16 February 2010, 11:26 AM	#31
DIY_Stu "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Cleburne, TX Posts: 4	Once again Thank you all. It's an honor to have an opportunity to help. If some of you missed it Boyd Huppert with KARE 11 from the twin cities was documenting the entire rebuild. We all felt sorry for his camera guy for handling the huge, heavy camera from 7am until 8am the next morning and then to be back up an hour later to work more until around noon. Through all of the hard work and some pranks on Boyd he still managed to put together one of the most touching stories I have ever seen. It might be the fact that I lived it, but his ability to capture emotions and the full story and deliver it in a manner that will touch you deeply is something that I find hard to describe. I'm including a link to his six minute segment during prime time news. http://link.brightcove.com/services/...id=56664085001 Thank You Boyd! Frazee Forum Obituary. http://www.frazeeforum.com/main.asp?...rticleID=22558 Once again thank you all, Stuart from Texas

21 February 2010, 12:11 AM	#33
DIY_Stu "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Cleburne, TX Posts: 4	I've got some numbers for you, for all of you, that are pretty astounding: The number of visits to Tyler Shipman's Caringbridge site - almost 96,000. The number of entries on his Caringbridge site - almost 1,700. The number of people who in not even one week joined the Facebook page "In Memory of Tyler Shipman", created by a friend - almost 1,200. When Tyler's mom heard those numbers she said, "That's WILD!!! That's just crazy!!" But - that's not all. According to Danyel Potvin, webmaster of Tylerstoy.com - the Fiero website: The number of views on that site is about 79,000. The average number of views per day is over 3,000. The number of active members on Tyler's Fiero Forum is over 8,000. The number of views to all of the Tyler threads is over 135,000. The number of people linked directly to the Tyler Project - the rebuild of that yellow dream car - is over 550. The number of people affected by the Tyler Project - approximately 250,000. And, he added, the number of people is has taken to restore their lives, just one. That of Tyler Shipman. There has to be something extraordinary about Tyler Shipman that so many people, many who have never even met them, feel so drawn to him, his family and his friends. The journey with them over the last few months HAS restored lives. It has changed great people into even better people. It has gotten all kinds of goodness out of a tough, sad situation. The kindness, courage, amazing grace, and just the right amount of mischief of a regular Frazee boy and his family and friends has turned into an awesome testament of love and faith.

21 February 2010, 12:33 AM	#34
joeychitwood "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Way Up North USA Watch: Rolexes & Tudors Posts: 6,361	Stu, while Tyler displayed grace, dignity and integrity through his illness, what made this story so inspirational was the nationwide and even worldwide response from people like yourself who came to the aid of someone they had never met and helped him achieve his dream. In turn, the restoration effort brought donations of money, shops and equipment, food and lodging from others inspired by the gift of the people who traveled from far and wide to help. At a time when it seems that governments, industries, banks and economies are letting us down at every turn, the story of Tyler and his new-found friends truly brings hope that good will ultimately prevail in this world.

22 February 2010, 10:16 AM	#35
RolexCat Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Ron Location: Michigan Watch: SD Posts: 318	Wow, my problems seem so small! Ron

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