The person who writes and submits the most convincing essay will win this 1985 Honda Aetna scooter. The scooter has a top speed of 35 miles per hour, with a 39 cc engine, so it does not require a driver’s license. Send essays to adam.sheffield@aol.com. After six months, from January 1st, the American Heritage Center will announce the winner.
The content of the essays will be judged according to need, merit, and stewardship criteria, and must address:
Why do you need this scooter? (need criteria)
Why should you be the winner of this scooter? (merit criteria)
How are you going to help yourself and others with the scooter?
How will this give greatest return for you, your family, friends, and community?
How will it help stabilize you, to participate in “flow-down economics” for others, one day?
How are you going to take care of the scooter? (stewardship criteria)
If you won the scooter, how would you:
Protect it from theft;
Repair it, if it breaks? (This is an older scooter, so there will be mechanical issues)
Lastly, what kind of demonstrated repair skills do you have, or intend to acquire, and how will you acquire them; or what kind of property therapy support network do you have around you?
Property Therapy History of this item:
This scooter was purchased for $50. The prior owner let it sit in a garage for 20 years, unused.
The gas tank needed to be cleaned out and liner coated to prevent rust (liquid liner coating was $40, and was purchased at O’Reilly’s Auto Parts, discounted),
A new gas filter was purchased and installed ($40).
The cleaning out process of the gas tank is featured on video, on the “American Heritage Center,” facebook page. Be sure and follow us on facebook.
Donnell’s motorcycles, Independence, MO, helped us get the scooter going, and cleaned out the carburetor.
A new battery was purchased from Auto Zone, on Noland Road, at discount ($40)
Total property therapy investment: $170.
Statement of non-liability:
The American Heritage Center assumes no liability for this scooter or any other items in its property therapy program, and it provides no warranty of merchantability, and no warranty of fitness for particular purpose. There is no guarantee this item will function properly, and contest winner assumes all risk, and liability related to it. Contest winner agrees to have any issues resolved by arbitration, under the contest resolution committee, at the American Heritage Center.
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