June 2018
Dear Friends of PT 658,
We are excited that our friend and long-time docent, 93-year old WWII PT Boat Hero, Jack Duncan, will visit us this next week during Portland’s Rose Festival Fleet Week!
Jack and Marlene are bringing with them a check for $1,000 to present to us on Friday, June 8, at 11:45am at the downtown seawall (just north of the Hawthorne Bridge) where PT 658 will be moored.
Because Jack is always thinking about our future, he hopes that you will join him in making a contribution to us. His goal is to challenge our other PT 658 friends to contribute to an important special project—to build a handicapped ramp from our brand-new gangway onto our service barge. The new gangway provides new and safe accessible passage to the boat, but not to the barge. Many of our visitors are older Veterans and we want to make sure that we provide improved access for them as well as for all guests who need assistance.
If you’re in town, please stop by to thank Jack and Marlene for their service, and to join us next Friday for his check presentation. You can also send checks in Jack’s honor to: Save the PT Boat, Inc., PO Box 13422, Portland, OR 97213, or go to our website and make an online contribution: www.savetheptboatinc.com.
Thanks for honoring Jack Duncan in this special way, and for supporting PT 658!
The Crew of PT 658