John Patterson's OC Auto Team (Tustin Mazda, Tustin Hyundai, Huntington Beach Mazda, and Mission Viejo Acura) is proud to support local charities and events, and we are super thrilled to help Kylash in his Mission! We invited Kylash to take over our blog and tell us more about his adventure!

COVID-19 Vaccination T-shirt Drive
Mission statement: Get vaccinated and save lives.

I am Kylash Chettiar, a junior at University High School in Irvine, California, and senior patrol leader of troop 606. I am blessed to be part of three generation family with my parents and grandparents. Throughout this year, impacting our lives catastrophically, Covid-19 has compelled us to read people's expressions through masks, to recognize smiles through their eyes, and to appreciate every moment in our lives. Although the struggle is global; our struggle as a family is no less. All this while, my mother, a physician, along with her devoted Health Care team has been working very hard to help the COVID patients. She would isolate herself to such an extent that my brother and I felt like she wasn't even home. A similar story was staged in each of the health worker’s home grounds. Despite these struggles and the rise in the number of covid deaths, it is shocking to note that the majority, even some of the first responders, are hesitant to receive vaccination. Even though this is the only solution now, and the CDC recommends it, people are skeptical to say a “Yes” to it. This T Shirt Drive is a personal effort from to spread awareness and convince the multitudes against this drive that a 100 % vaccination alone would protect the nation from this virulent virus. With this thought paramount in my mind, I reached out to Mr. John Patterson, who graciously sponsored my T-shirt drive. Not to mention he also gave us Angles Baseball game tickets to enjoy with my family. We donated the T shirt to first responders on fourth of July and volunteers at Tustin vaccination clinic. I am grateful for this opportunity to reach out to the masses through this blog post.

Kindly look at my t-shirt designs promoting covid-19 vaccination and feel free to spread the word on social media. All the T-shirt sales will fund to support activities of Giving Children of Hope serving the Orange County, LA county and SB county in CA, a non-profit organization committed to rehabilitate vulnerable families during the pandemic. We donated our first cheque of 4000$ dollars to the GC of Hope along with other sponsors and community people through T shirt sales. Come on friends, Let’s make a difference; Let’s save lives!

To order your T shirt please visit the website https://shop.primodesigns.net/get_vaccinated

Sincerely,
     Kylash Chettiar
     Senior High school student
     University High School
     Irvine, CA