Tuesday Morning in the Blogosphere

Pastor Al Howard and Sammy Maloof

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Sammy Maloof at His Nesting Place

Last Saturday the Sammy Maloof Racing Team traveled to His Nesting Place in Long Beach, California to aid Pastor Al in raising funds for his unwed mothers home. Eleven young women at any given time are housed, clothed, and fed at this loving church.

The racing team assembled at 10:00 am, but Sammy Maloof arrived much earlier and had already offloaded his 450 horse powered 1967 Chevy Camero into position for the stunt show. Sammy and his group is a tireless bunch that enjoys serving the community in many different endeavors.

The fundraiser was scheduled to run from 11:00 am through 3:00 pm, which Sammy completely ignored to insure every child was given the opportunity to take a ride in his muscle car. It was either run out of fuel or run out of riders on Saturday, and I’m happy to say, everyone was given a ride.

We wrapped up the last ride at 6:30 pm and left the event well spent, sunburned, yet pleased that we made some money for a worthy cause and made the day special for many children.

I captured 590 photographs over the two weekends we spent at His Nesting Place, which can be viewed on Flickr.

Sammy Maloof at His Nesting Place

Pastor Al meets Sammy Maloof

Sammy Maloof and his team ventured a bit south to Long Beach last Sunday to spread the positive word to the residents of His Nesting Place. Greeted by the feisty Pastor Al everyone was made to feel extremely welcome as this small but friendly church was filled to capacity.

After making introductions Pastor Al turned the church over to the Maloof Racing Team, which began the service with the beautiful Janeen Ferdinand singing several songs with her angel like voice.

A short video was played showing the crowd many of the stunts Sammy has completed, which left the group with their mouths wide open, wondering how he survived such stunts.

Sammy was at his best last Sunday as he delivered a very positive message that I’m certain no one will soon forget as he touched on the spirit of division, watching whom you associate with, and always speaking with positive words.

But don’t take my word for it, come down to San Gabriel some Sunday at 11:00 am and see for yourself at Sammy’s Racing Shop, which is filled to capacity each Sunday.

We finished the day by dining with the Pastor and his resident’s on two varieties of chili beans and corn bread, which was very tasty indeed.

The Maloof Racing Team will be returning to His Nesting place this Saturday from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm with a stunt car show to help raise funds for the home.

His Nesting Place

350 East Market Street

Long Beach, CA 90805.

(562) 984-5034.

Photos from last Sunday can be viewed on Flickr.