Melanie Panoz, the wife of Dan Panoz (creator of the Panoz car company), just told me the story of how my Panoz Esperante GTLM sports car got it’s name:
“Both Dan & I were part of a charity organization called “Dare to Share” to help raise funds for kids locally and nationally for several years. We have raffled off an Esperante each year and “Francine” was won by a gentleman in San Antonio. The real Francine is the Chairperson of Dare to Share here in Braselton, GA, so she named the car. She is a phenomenal lady with such passion and drive to help those less fortunate and she works relentlessly to make sure she raises as much money as she can. “
I knew Francine was special.
Ao Akua,
PS — The gentleman who won Francine couldn’t pay the taxes for her, so I paid his taxes, gave him a huge profit, and got Francine for a pretty nice song. I love win-win-wins like that. He’s happy, the IRS is happy, I’m happy – and, ohhhhhh yessssss, Francine is happy, too.
Reminder: The Larry King Live show on how to change your life by changing your mind will air Nov 2 and Nov 16th. I’m on the second one. Watch both. It airs on CNN. It also airs on CNN International. Tell the world.
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