2021 St. Jude Mk4 Charity Build

Posted on July 13, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New

I dare you to visit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN and NOT become a life long supporter of these amazing people who bring hope to so many parents of children with cancer.

Factory Five Molding Team member with his well-worn St. Jude hat.

We began supporting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in 2015 by donating a kit to the Pilots of FedEx for a charity build. This year will be our 7th year and 7th kit donated. The car was built by Ron Everitt, Mike Bray, and their team of FedEx Pilots. The car will be auctioned to the highest bidder at the St. Jude Jam on August 3rd. In order to bid on the car, you have to be at the event, but if you just want to help the kids at St. Jude and raise money for the car build, you can donate at this link – www.stjude.org/carbuild.

Dave Smith
President

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