I have always loved working with my hands. A friend of mine from middle school talks about me and our friends working on cars and trucks in H.S. because no one had money to pay for repairs. My friend, Joel, said we worked on Volkswagen’s and old pick-up’s. Joel’s dad owned a construction company and I worked there in the parts department for the heavy equipment. I had an innate talent for working with mechanical things. I felt that since I was given that talent that I should try to give back by helping people whose cars had broken down. I would try to fix cars as cheap as possible.
I spent my adult life working as a mechanic at Dulles Airport repairing and servicing shuttle buses for one of the rental car companies. While there I met my wife Brenda. I continued helping my neighbors while also raising our daughter Stephanie. I worked on the activity bus for my daughter Christian’s school to help the small school grow.
Once, when the students were on a ski trip to Massanutten, the bus broke down because it was so cold out. The kids were almost to the lodge. When they called and told me how the bus was acting I knew that I couldn’t fix the bus on the side of the road. My wife and I came up with a rescue plan. I procured two 15 passenger vans from work and I drove one while my wife drove the other. Long story short we saved the kids weekend trip. That’s the kind of person I am.
Now I have a problem that I can’t fix myself. All the years of brake dust and dirt from equipment has left me with COPD. It has left me gasping for air after walking a short distance. I have been accepted for a double lung transplant at Fairfax Hospital but the doctors want me to do fundraising to cover the cost of rejection medication before placing me on the waiting list.
So, I am reaching out to the community around me for help in fixing something I am not equipped to fix—myself. Thank you in advance for any donations you can provide, so I might continue to help others with their cars.
We, the family and friends of Scott Litton are raising money for the nonprofit Help Hope Live to fund uninsured medical expenses associated with transplantation.
Scott has chosen to fundraise for Help Hope Live in part because Help Hope Live assures fiscal accountability of funds raised and tax deductibility for contributors. Contributors can be sure donations will be used to pay or reimburse medical and related expenses. To make a tax-deductible donation to this fundraising campaign, click on the GIVE button. And please share this page so others may consider a donation as well.
For more information, please contact Help Hope Live at 800.642.8399.
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