Magical wishes: Vanderbilt family looking for VCRs, Disney tapes for birthday surprise
Jimmy Rearick of Vanderbilt holds up a VHS tape of 无毛视频淪cooby Doo.无毛视频� Episodes of the cartoon and Disney movies are among his favorite things to watch. (Submitted photos)
Friends and family of Jimmy Rearick of Vanderbilt are asking the public to donate new or used VHS tapes and VCRs to Jimmy for his 45th birthday on April 24.
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While VCRs and VHS tapes haven无毛视频檛 been widely used for nearly 20 years, to Jimmy Rearick, they无毛视频檙e beloved items.
The Vanderbilt man, who is autistic, finds joy in his VHS Disney movies and 无毛视频淪cooby-Doo无毛视频� shows. But finding VCRs 无毛视频� and tapes of the shows he likes to watch 无毛视频� isn无毛视频檛 quite as easy as it once was.
As his 45th birthday nears (it无毛视频檚 April 24), his family is hoping anyone who has an old VCR or tapes might consider gifting them to Rearick.
The idea came from family friend Samantha Colbert, who made an appeal on Facebook for VHS Disney tapes, VCRs or shirts with Disney characters.
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A native of Tacoma, Washington, Rearick moved to live with his aunt and uncle in Vanderbilt when he was 11. Their daughter, Angela Kusko, said there wasn无毛视频檛 the same level of awareness and help for those with autism as there is now when he moved to Fayette County more than 30 years ago.
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Rearick无毛视频檚 life, Kusko said, is full of love 无毛视频� he enjoys spending time with his family, going outside, and visiting with neighbors. And he especially treasures time spent watching television and movies. In fact, she said, he often carries around copies of his favorite VHS movies.
Over the years, the family has kept on the lookout for working VCRs. Now, they are down to having only three of the machines that ceased production nearly a decade ago.
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Colbert said folks may have the machines or tapes taking up space in a basement or attic 无毛视频� but sending those nearly obsolete items to the family would make Rearick无毛视频檚 day.
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Kusko agreed. She said when her cousin receives a gift, especially ones as special as a VCR or VHS tapes, he gets so excited he starts shaking.
无毛视频�(He无毛视频檚) like a little kid on Christmas but 20 times more excited,无毛视频� Kusko said.
Since Colbert made her initial social media post, Kusko said Rearick has received and opened some early gifts. Those that come from here on out, she said, will be set aside until his birthday to make it extra special for him.
Colbert said it无毛视频檚 a reminder of just how kind people are.
无毛视频淭hey don无毛视频檛 even know Jimmy, and they are happy to help and spend their money to ship these to him,无毛视频� she said.
Rearick wears the size extra-large in men无毛视频檚 shirts, and Kusko said he also likes clocks, calendars and radios. Anyone who wants to send him a VCR, tapes or any of those items, can do so by sending it to Jimmy Rearick, P.O. Box 512, Vanderbilt, Pa., 15486.