PUT YOURSELF IN HIS SHOES !!

Bob, Terri, and Geoff Budesa

2000-05-21

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Josh Connor is a young rider from Alturas, California. I know it's =

California, but you can see Alturas from the Oregon border!



Anyway, Josh began racing at 5 yrs of age by riding his bike from his =

mountain-side home, through cow pastures, and up mountain tops (much of =

it alone, which shows how self-disciplined this young man is). His =

father Rick, not unlike any gifted athletes father, has hauled Josh =

around the country so Josh could beat the legs off most of his =

competition. Josh has grown to be one of the most gracious and friendly =

(as well as rapid - my God, that kid is fast!) young men I know (good =

job, Rick), raised with the same high morals and values as the Van =

Schoonhoven rockets. Now Josh is in his first year of college, having to =

balance his education with his love of cycling. Josh has a very good =

chance of medaling in any discipline he enters, but especially the rr =

and tt. He needs airfare, a room, meals, entry, and likely a rental =

car. The last time Josh and his dad went to the east coast for Junior =

Nats (Conn.), it set them back about $2000. Rick was thinking it would =

run about half that this year, since Josh will go alone this time. =

Junior development travel grants have been looked into, but will not be =

available for this venture. Junior Nats are the first weekend of July. =

If you think you or your club might be able to assist in sending Josh to =

Junior Nationals, it would be greatly appreciated, I'm sure. If =

everyone kicks in a little, it won't hurt any of us, and it could bring =

another stars and stripes jersey back to Oregon (I know he lives in =

Calif, but it's just spittin' distance from the border, and he's raced =

mostly in Oregon anyway). He could really pull this off! Ask Mike and =

Candi. They've watched Josh for years too!



Any and all financial assistance can be mailed to Rick Connor, P.O. Box =

1591, Alturas, Calif. 96101





Thanks for all your help.



Mike Hoyt eye-@transport.com

Bob Budesa tbbu-@mind.net









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<DIV>Josh Connor is a young rider from Alturas, California.  I =

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<DIV><BR>Anyway, Josh began racing at 5 yrs of age by riding his bike =

from his=20

mountain-side home, through cow pastures, and up mountain tops (much of =

it=20

alone, which shows how self-disciplined this young man is).  His =

father=20

Rick, not unlike any gifted athletes father, has hauled Josh around the =

country=20

so Josh could beat the legs off most of his competition.  Josh has =

grown to=20

be one of the most gracious and friendly (as well as rapid - my God, =

that kid is=20

fast!) young men I know (good job, Rick), raised with the same high =

morals and=20

values as the Van Schoonhoven rockets. Now Josh is in his first year of =

college,=20

having to balance his education with his love of cycling.  Josh has =

a very=20

good chance of medaling in any discipline he enters, but especially the =

rr and=20

tt.  He needs airfare, a room, meals, entry, and likely a rental =

car. The=20

last time Josh and his dad went to the east coast for Junior Nats =

(Conn.), it=20

set them back about $2000. Rick was thinking it would run about half =

that this=20

year, since Josh will go alone this time.  Junior development =

travel grants=20

have been looked into, but will not be available for this venture. =

Junior Nats=20

are the first weekend of July.  If you think you or your club might =

be able=20

to assist in sending Josh to Junior Nationals, it would be greatly =

appreciated,=20

I'm sure.  If everyone kicks in a little, it won't hurt any of us, =

and it=20

could bring another stars and stripes jersey back to Oregon (I know he =

lives in=20

Calif, but it's just spittin' distance from the border, and he's raced =

mostly in=20

Oregon anyway).  He could really pull this off!  Ask Mike and=20

Candi.  They've watched Josh for years too!</DIV>

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<DIV>Any and all financial assistance can be mailed to Rick Connor, P.O. =

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1591, Alturas, Calif.  96101<BR></DIV>

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<DIV>Thanks for all your help.</DIV>

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<DIV>Mike Hoyt  <A=20

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<DIV>Bob Budesa  <A=20

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