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I am taking the liberty to write and thank three of my new heroes who are refusing to accept any gifts of appreciation for the generosity they extended to myself and my dancers that is beyond the pale.
With the parade date looming and the long-range weather forecast looking fierce, I wanted my dancers travelling the route onboard a flatbed trailer.
However, after learning of the cost of renting these items, I phoned John Coughlan - who had given me his business card at the Sweetheart's Ball and told me to call him if there was ever anything he could do for me. Trusting he'd remember me, I called him.
John, true to his word, came forth with a million dollar huge, truck, capable of hauling the trailer. After my own qualified trailer driver opted out at the eleventh hour, John saved the day again and came forth with one his own drivers.
My next call went to Marcus Clark who gave me a number to call and secured a donated trailer from Bart Dueck, the branch manager at Lionsgate Trailers.
John's driver drove from Seattle, picked up the truck from Annasis Island, drove to United Boulevard in Coquitlam where the trailer was housed and then to Vancouver. He repeated that arduous journey when the parade finished.
After thanking each of these heroes and offering a paltry bottle of Jamesons, which they refused, insisting I use the money on my class, I am left to take the liberty with this letter to Maura and Catholine, that they might allow me to show my appreciation on behalf of myself and my dancers - via a letter to the editor in The Celtic Connection.
Goraibh Mile Maith Agath
Violet Moore
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