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2007 Alzheimer's Car & Truck Show Wow. What a day! The weather was perfectly glorious and we had a record 309 cars & trucks registered for the big show! With that many guests, we could have used a few more willing helping hands from club members, but we made due. Although we were pretty worn out at the end of the day, it was a good feeling to raise a lot of money for the Alzheimer’s Association and left us having the satisfaction of a job well done. We had over 50 cars on the show field by 8 am and over 200 by 10 am. That’s a lot of cars to register and park in a short amount of time and we did an outstanding job! Many many thanks to the members who came out and worked to raise money for a worthy cause! Along with a record number of cars & trucks, we had a record number of vendors. And once Butch gets done counting all the money, I think we’ll discover we raised a record donation for the Alzheimer’s Association! We had a huge amount of very neat stuff for the auction, some collectible items, some antiques, lots of gift certificates. Thanks to everyone who donated goodies and collected stuff from businesses! Some of our guests even brought items to donate to the cause! This was Norman O’Neal’s last year to conduct our auction – he has retired and Brian Schaefer will be our new auctioneer next year. Brian is a car guy who conducts charity auctions on the side, and he took a turn at the mic this year and did a great job. Many thanks to both Norman and Brian for bringing in good money for us. The auction this year raised over $5,300 – another record breaker! Winners: At the Chinese Auction: 1. ’57 Chevy Pink China Box - Linda Hurley, Thurmont The Kids Candy Count was won by Sean Hollen, Frederick We had 16 $50 Savings Bond Winners: The Special Alzheimer’s Raffle – ‘55 Chevy Pedal Car was won by Don Phillips of Thurmont. Don purchased his winning ticket at the Frederick Flea Market in March. Club Participation was won by Golden Gears Car Club. We had 49 (!) car clubs represented at the show. Honorable Mention went out to Wicked Trendz, Dream Machines of Carroll County and Outrageous Toys & Customs.
Owen & Wanda Garland with a 1951 Ford
The Zimmerman Family Memorial Award went to the 1959 Impala owned by Jim Wilkerson. The Ladies Choice Award went to the 1941 Chevy Convertible owned by Jerry Williams of Mineral, VA. The Peoples Choice Award went to the 1963 Chevy “Scooby Do” Van owned by Dave Jones. The 50/50 of $317 was won by Marc Combs of New Windsor, age 4 ½. Marc is the grandson of Jim & Linda Riggs, and PopPop purchased Marc’s 50/50 tickets for him and Linda was very embarrassed when Marc’s number was pulled! When notified, Marc’s mommy donated $300 to the Alzheimer’s Association and let Marc keep $17 – Marc plans to buy some Transformers and was very happy with his winnings, although he would have rather won the Candy Count! I personally would like to thank everyone who helped with the preparation, planning and execution of another highly successful car & truck show. I am proud that we have been able to raise so much money for a worthy cause with the help and support of our donors, sponsors, show attendees and club members. It is a lot of work, I know, but think of the good we have been able to do with the money raised. Terry Miller of the Alzheimer’s Association mentioned that 5 programs for Alzheimer’s families recently had to be cut due to budget restrictions. Hopefully the money we raised can help to reinstate those programs.
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