Taunton Jeep run raises nearly $10K for wounded Afghanistan vet - Taunton Daily Gazette
Taunton’s Craig DeMoura organized the fourth annual Jeep Jamboree Fundraiser for Wounded Soldiers Day, drawing nearly 200 Jeep drivers for a 50-mile ride last weekend, all to raise funds for Lance Cpl. About five years ago, the young Eufrazio was doing security detail on top of a dusty roof in Afghanistan, when suddenly a grenade exploded, sending shrapnel into his skull. “It’s a moving thing for me,” said DeMoura, who drives a 1989 Jeep Wrangler, with a desert sand hue. I know next year, with all the participation we had this year, it’s just going to get bigger and bigger. ” Eufrazio, the guest of honor, rode in a Jeep with his mother at the front of the pack of about 185 Jeeps that trekked around the area, before returning to the Portuguese-American Civic Club in Taunton for a classic meat-on-a-stick barbecue and a... According to DeMoura and the Marine veteran’s mother, Suzanne Guenthner, Eufrazio was all smiles during the ride. “Those are the guys that really came together and put this all together,” DeMoura said. “I try to do fundraisers for people who need stuff. Source: www.tauntongazette.com
