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Used helmet donations?

PostPosted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 7:08 am
by Dan Chambers
While I know The Club has a strict policy about the age of helmets, I was wondering about possibly donating a 10-year-old helmet to organizations that might be able to use them?

My thought was this: if there is a youth group, or a kart club or educational clinic ... maybe a Geriatric-Harley Rider's club ... that uses helmets and could use a sanitized open or full face helmet, why not give it to them instead of just throwing the helmets in the waste-can?

Any ideas out there? Someone in the club recommended I find a friend with a sub-ten-year-old-learning-to-ride-a-bicycle type child and give it to them. I'm not sure I want an 8-year old bicycling around in a full-face helmet with limited peripheral vision. :shock:

So, if you have any thoughts on what to do with a couple of 2000-dated open face and full face helmets (between Monica and I, that's 4 helmets), let me know.

Gracias!

Re: Used helmet donations?

PostPosted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 11:06 am
by Mike
you must sweat sugar my throw aways are are a bio hazard. :wink:

Re: Used helmet donations?

PostPosted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 9:12 pm
by tb911
We talked about this a year ago.

http://forum.pcasdr.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=4133


I don't think the answers are any better today

Re: Used helmet donations?

PostPosted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 10:58 pm
by JivenJim
Tim Commeau has some friends in the Mexico Race groups. I am sure they would love those helmets and old harness or window nets.. Might score some tequila or something in return??
But making it usfull is always part of my end game, like you said.. They are good people who love to race, but often the safty stuff comes last, and I''m sure could use extra/old gear..