Join the fight against Alzheimer’s!

e*Train Issue: Apr 2016 | Posted in: 1970-now Modern Era, Collecting

By Bobby Stricklin and Dana Rossow Spring 2016

Editors Note: Fundraising is an ongoing activity for many organizations and one that is embraced by many people. There are a number of opportunities to acquire items from T-shirts, to coffee mugs, to model trains. This is a good chance to support a good cause.

Alzheimer’s disease is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States. More than 5 million Americans are living with the disease. Approximately 500,000 people are dying each year because they have Alzheimer’s disease. One in three seniors dies because of Alzheimer’s or another dementia.

Bobby’s wife Louise bravely fought Alzheimer’s for nearly 6 years. In Celebration of Louise, the folks at Red Rock Train Brokers are selling the Stricklin train collection with 100% of all sales dollars being donated to the Alzheimer’s Association. Visit the Trainbuddy store at eBay! You will feel rewarded by your purchase!

Now we need more help! With the endorsement of the Alzheimer’s Association, Dana and Bobby commissioned the production of the ALZ.ORG boxcar. Only SEVENTY – FIVE limited edition boxcars are being offered for sale and all monies collected are being donated to the Association. Join the battle against Alzheimer’s with your purchase of this special offer.

About the boxcar: Using new Lionel stock we asked Robert Salerno of RGS Trains to custom produce seventy five specially decorated O gauge boxcars. The cars are painted with multiple purple hews (the association colors). Bold white letters announce the Alzheimer’s Association web site – ALZ.org. The slogan Contributing to a World Without Alzheimer’s reminds us of the battle that individuals, their care givers and the Association are waging against the thief – Alzheimer’s disease.

Each car comes with a certificate noting the limited production number and a letter from the Alzheimer’s Association. Special labeling on the train car display box notes the specific production number i.e. #33 of 75. The boxcars are individually pad printed (not decals). Each boxcar has a metal frame and die cast sprung trucks. The boxcar bodies are a mix of 6464 and 9700 tooling.

Email or call Dana or Deb at Red Rock Trains (Autobody Specialists) to make your purchase:

[email protected] / phone 920-361-4130

THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR HELP IN THE FIGHT AGAINST ALZHEIMER’s

And THANK YOU FOR CELEBRATING LOUISE!

Shop Amazon and Help TCA

TCA members who shop at Amazon.com can have each of their normal purchases generate a modest payment to TCA! And it won’t cost you anything!

The Train Collectors Association is now a participant with AmazonSmile, which is a special website operated by Amazon that lets customers enjoy the same wide selection of products, low prices and convenient shopping features as on Amazon.com.

The difference is that when customers shop at AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com), the AmazonSmile Foundation donates 0.5% of the price of eligible purchases to the charitable organizations selected by customers.

The process is simple. Just search for and select Train Collectors Association when you sign up and shop at smile.amazon.com.

You use your regular Amazon.com username and password, but when you log in to smile.amazon.com, you’ll see that you are supporting TCA with your purchases:

Note that if you just log in to the regular amazon.com, this benefit does not operate.

There are no costs to either you or TCA, but TCA benefits!

This is a great way for TCA to earn extra cash to offset costs, so sign up today to help support TCA.

* Note: TCA is not a party to any of your Amazon transactions, and does not endorse any products or vendors.

Helping TCA with your ebay purchases when you use PayPal

If you’re an ebay user and have a PayPal account you use to make payments, you can designate a donation for TCA when you’re checking out — any amount, small or large.
If you’re a regular seller on ebay, you can pre-designate a percentage of your sales to be donated automatically in your name to TCA as long as the purchaser pays with their PayPal account.

In both cases, you will receive a donation receipt from the PayPal Giving Fund, and enjoy applicable tax advantages.

How to do it:

Click on the image above, or use this link. This will take you to ebay, where you will see the following page (log in to ebay if you are not already):

This offers TCA as an option. Click on the “Add to My Charities” button where indicated with the red arrow. Thereafter, when you make a purchase, at checkout you will be offered the option to make a donation to TCA in any amount of your choosing. Small amounts add up, larger ones are great! It’s always up to you!

The option will appear at the lower part of your checkout page, something like this:

If you’re a regular seller on ebay, you can allocate a portion of your sales proceeds to be donated to TCA. Look at the green arrow marked “Optional” above to see how to do it. Details on how ebay calculates the donation may be read here. This is a wonderful way to share the financial benefits of your hobby with the organization that promotes it!

An added benefit to TCA is that these donations are not subject to normal processing fees, so that makes your donation work harder!

* Note. TCA is not a party to any of your eBay transactions, and does not endorse any products or vendors. PayPal issues the receipts to you for your donation, not TCA.

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