Founders


Dave "Kool1" Grimmitt


Co-Founders

Donna Ratledge

 

Dr. Mark Sofia

 

 


Dave "Kool1"

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About Me: 

I'm just your regular every day guy, that just happen to be a Herbie "The Love bug" fan.

Hobbies & Interests: 

I've been lucky enough to supply my Herbie to Disney for some major events. Such as:

Tribute to Walt Disney's 100 year anniversary

Reagan Presidential Library in Simi, California

Disney's 50th Anniversary Commercials

Disney's 50th Anniversary at Disneyland

Herbie Fully Loaded World Premier at Hollywood Disney’s El Capitan theater

Make a Wishes 25th Anniversary At Disneyland

Hollywood and Dine at Disneyland’s California Adventure Park for Disney Investors.

 

Besides Disney, My Herbie’s, have Help to raise money to help Buddy’s Buddies and UPS West Coast ( San Fernando) raise money to help Katrina Victims.

Friends and Family: 

My others interest are my family, three wheeling, and coaching my kids. Whether it be little league baseball, or city league youth basketball I dig it, and enjoy working with these kids, and I’m as happy to see them do the things that they worked hard to accomplish.

Beside Herbie’s I own other Vintage VW’s also, and if it’s summer time, you'll find our family at most any show. I’ve got a great wife, super kids, friends because of Herbie and lawn bowling all around the world.  I work for a good company, I have food on the table, and most of the bills get paid.  What’s there to complain about?

I was lucky enough to meet Mr. Walt Disney as a child more than a few times, as he was a friend of my fathers, and spending time with a man like that kind of softens you in some ways.  

 

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Donna Ratledge Co-founder/Administration/Treasurer/Supermom

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email: MyCarHerbie@aol.com

Here is a little Bio:

I am married to my wonderful husband Todd.  I was in the U.S. Air Force for 15 1/2 years.  I got out to be a Mom.  I love that job! I have 2 step kids, Alex and Nicky and we have a little girl Mary who loves Herbie the Love Bug.  We have 2 horses and 2 dogs that are a big part of our family.

 

Hobbies:

Snow skiing, horses and showing my VW's.  I have a 1972 stock bug and a 1998 New Beetle that has the NASCAR Herbie theme.  My New Beetle Herbie has won many first place trophies at the biggest VW car shows on the east coast.  My Herbie retired his show hat and has replaced it with a Make-A-Wish hat.  My first Make-A-Wish ride was a big success and I loved all the smiles.  I am looking forward to bringing more smiles to wonderful kids and wonderful families.

 

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Dr. Mark Sofia  Co-founder/Web Design/Chief Medical Officer

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I’m a physician from Boston, Massachusetts so that means I’m “Wicked Smaht”  ha ha.

I have had many influences on my life from both family and friends, as well as fictional and fact, all of which have hopefully made me the American, Father, Husband, and Friend I had hoped to become.

Very few people know how to truly have fun and nobody has as much fun (click on the images of my waiting room wall) as I do. No sense in boring you with my biography here, if you want to know more just visit my website www.sofiachiropractic.com

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