Longtime volunteer Donny Overholser receives dream car

Longtime Bishop Verot and Fort Myers American Little League volunteer Donnie Overholser acquired his show car, given by longtime friends as well as supporters, Wednesday afternoon at Sam Galloway Ford.Overholser, 62, has offered for assorted youth sports organizations for 4-8 years. He picked a ruby-red 20-16 Ford Escape, a version having a cost tag of about $28,000."It indicates a lot, realizing I 'd an influence on so many lives," Overholser stated. "You do this because you like carrying it out. You do not understand how you are changing individuals. The automobile is unbelievable. It is an attractive automobile. It is got every thing in it. It is simply fine to really have a new automobile. As well as the new-car smell."This yr, buddy Bob Sizemore, a Fort Myers banker and Alva resident, read on Face Book in regards to the circumstances of Overholser's well-being and his 11-year old Chrysler Sebring, which had more than 100,000 miles on it and needed constant repairs. Last week, Sizemore began a GoFundMe on-line account using the first aim of raising $10,000, figuring he could assist Overholser splurge on an $8,000 employed car."Amazing," Sizemore stated of what occurred next. In significantly less than a week, the fundraised a bit more than $40,000 from over 300 300 subscribers."I nearly considered the matter down after about an hour and a half," Sizemore stated. "There were just like two subscribers. But then I believed, God was waiting for assistance. All of a sudden, over-night, it snowballed."I believe it x-mas helped make it successful. Folks were in-the-mood to give. And it is tournament time. Lots of men and women caught wind of it through that."The City of Palms Classic basketball tournament planned its championship match for Wednesday. Overholser h-AS managed the concession stands, which help the Bishop Verot High-School athletic booster club, for 22 years. The tournament moves next year to Florida SouthWestern State College.Robert Galloway, a fourth generation worker and general manager of Galloway Ford, gave Overholser a price reduction, as well as the seller also assisted knock-down an undisclosed quantity of the sticker cost in returning some of Overholser's several favors to the Galloway family on the years."We actually were only a little part of the pie here," stated Galloway, 44 and a 1990 Bishop Verot Large grad. His brother and sister went to Bishop Verot, as did his mom's aspect of the fam. His grandma used to work in the institution as well. About two-dozen subscribers to Overholser's fund were on hand for the display of the Escape. After purchasing the vehicle, Overholser took his first trip inside. He drove to Bishop Verot."My aim was to purchase him an $8,000 new automobile," Sizemore stated. "It is beyond my wildest desires, and I am convinced it is behind Donnie's most outrageous wishes."Join with this particular newsman: David Dorsey (Fb), @DavidADorsey (Twitter).

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