We could not have asked for a more beautiful day, and it was even a little cool (at least in the morning!) In twenty-three years, we have only had to use the raindate twice - in 1995 and in 2002.  By 7:00 the cars and trucks started rolling in for a show that was supposed to start at 10:00!  Wow.  By the end of the day, we had more than 372 cars and trucks on the show field!  We know that a lot of vehicles never bothered to come down and get their number, and several cars showed up after registration closed, so we aren't sure exactly how many vehicles there were.

Butch is still counting the money we made selling t-shirts, the raffles, the auction, registration, spectator’s gate and donations, so we hope to have a total soon.

Special thanks to Golden Gears who donated $1,000,

to Sugarloaf Mountain AACA who donated $500, and to individuals who made sizeable donations: William A Hipkins – Trustee, Edward Earl Howser III, Gregory B Dorsey, Oliver Davis and Herb Rieger. Also notable was a nice donation from area Shell stations: Aspen Hill Shell, Frederick Shell & Carwash, Mount Airy Shell, FSK Shell on Buckeystown Pike and Urbana Shell-Dash In. And PEH Distributers: Mark Samuels, Vice President; Mike Mulhern, Sales Manager; and David “Corky” Calhoun, Area Manager. 

The Alzheimers Association Greater Maryland Chapter folks were there and expressed their great appreciation for all the club has done in raising much needed funds for their local needs.  Due to the money Heart of Maryland Classic Chevy Club members have raised, they are able to provide services that would otherwise need to be cut due to lack of funding.

During the day we were able to give out 20 $25 Shell Gift Cards to participants – thanks to JR & Joanne of Aspen Hill Shell and PEH distributers who donated the Gift Cards!

At the Chinese Raffle, we had some really special items – a handmade afghan, a cool reindeer necklace, and some really terrific baskets.  Many thanks to Janet, Bev, Sissy and friends who donated these!

A special shout out to Boy Scout Troop 460 from Mount Airy who came out again this year to help us with a lot of running around the parking lot, emptying trash cans, helping with parking, manning the Spectator Gate and at the Moon Bounce.  They were also selling sno-cones, which were welcome on such a hot afternoon!  It was a long day for them, but they really liked the cars (and trucks!).  Hopefully they’ll be back next year again to help out!

The auction was a huge success.  Several participants in the show actually showed up with some neat contributions to the auction. Some of the highlights of the auction were the Estate Planning donated by Scott A. Morrison, a hand painted custom guitar donated by Mark Naylor, lots of gift certificates, car care items, banners (garage art!), collectibles, and lots more.  You never know what’s going to show up at the auction.  Many thanks to members who unpacked and displayed all the “stuff” and Peggy Kaplan, Marsha Z, Kingsley Edwards and Bob Clubb who served as our clerks.  Thanks to JR and Joanne Rosenberger for providing the great big top tent for lots of shade on a very sunny day! And of course thanks to John Roop and Roger Rothenhoefer (he’s got a 1949 Chevy Fleetline) our exceptional auctioneers!

Congrats to Frank Baker who survived his fourth Alzheimer’s Show as President and did a great job and to Bev Baker who did a fantastic job her fourth time out with the official clipboard keeping everything running on time! 

Many thanks to John Chance who arranged with the Law Mall to let us cover the No Parking signs again.  I don’t know where we would have parked all those spectators!  And thanks to the Frederick County DPW for allowing us to use their parking lot.

Many thanks to Butch and Sissy for organizing all the vendor stuff!

The Event Program and award designs by Sissy Riley were exceptional (as always!).

A special treat this year was a photo board donated to us by Shannon Baum Signs in Eldersburg.  Lots of folks had fun poking their head thru and “driving” a ’57 Chevy!

Thank you to all who worked to make the 23rd Annual Alzheimer’s Show a huge success.  Thanks to those who came out to help set up, worked registration, collected from participants, parked cars, tallied votes, worked the auction, sold t-shirts, sold raffle tickets, sold 50/50 tickets, gave out door prizes, moved porta-pots (it was fun to watch, too!), worked the sound system, cleaned up the trash afterwards, and more!   

Thanks to our club members for all their hard work the day of the show, in advance preparations and in the followup. Special thanks to our Hardworking Non-Members JR & Joanne and Murl and Bob Clubb & Kingsley Edwards.  You guys are great!  Without your help, we couldn’t have done it!

Thank you to MVA for letting us host our show at their location. 

Thank you to Robert Clubb Associates for sponsoring the trophies and awards.

Thank you to all the sponsors for their generous donations to allow us to put on this show.

Thanks to the other clubs and organizations who came out to support us.

Thanks to Critical Power who donated the use of their generator.  We would have been totally lost without it!

It was great to see a lot of new faces and familiar faces!

We had our terrific food vendors:  Angel’s Concessions, Jimmie Hot Dog Man, In10se BBQ and Dublin Roasters Coffee and a lot of other great vendors.

Thanks to Eric Stonesifer and his business Triple Creek Landscaping who provided a lift which proved to be the solution to our continuing sound system issues.  By lifting the speakers high, they were much more audible.  Thank you!

Out of all the fantastic vehicles on the showfield, here’s our list of winners!.

This year, we did two 50/50’s.  The am 50/50 was won by Tom Webber of Golden Gears, who won $516 and then donated back $100 of that to the Alzheimer’s Association.  The pm 50/50 of $326 was won by Matt Brashears who donated back $100 of that to the Alzheimer’s Association.

Jim Onque of Jimmie’s Hot Dogs, one of our great food vendors, won the 60” Sharp HD Smart TV.  He bought three tickets the day of the show!  Second prize of the iPad was won by club member Claudette Gouzoulis of New Market.  Claudette generously donated the iPad back to the club for us to sell or raffle off again. Congratulations to both of you!

Out of all the fantastic vehicles on the showfield, here’s our list of winners! 

Congratulations to The Top 30!

Ellen & Lee Frazier with their 1949 Chevy ½ ton Pickup
Stacey Stone with a 1960 Willys Wagon
Owen Garland with a 1951 Ford Tudor Custom
Lee Weber with a 1965 Pontiac Catalina
John Clem with a 1969 Charger R/T
Bob & June Zimmerman with their 1955 Chevy 3200 Pickup
Kenny Provthson with a 1960 Chevy BelAir
Rusty & Debbie Coale with a 1961 Rambler American
Branden Krakin with a 1972 Chevy Chevelle
Bob Linthicum with a 1956 F100 Ford Truck
Skip Mason with a 1956 Ford T-Bird
Chris Mellerons with a 1931 Ford Town Sedan 160-B
William Ososio with a 1963 Saloon/Austin/Mini
Bill Harrison with a 1969 Plymouth Road Runner
Robert Cline Jr with a 1922 Ford Model T Runabout
Ron Anderson with a 1964 Ford Galaxie 427
Jonathan Fritz with a 1978 VW Camper
Bob Galla with a 1967 Chevy II
Mike Templeton with a 1956 Chevy BelAir Convertible
Tater Pruitt with a 1955 Chevy 2 door sedan
Steve Lamphier with a 1956 Chevy SD
Jeff & Dottie Miller with a 1961 Plymouth Fury
Linda & David Fisher with a 1956 Mercury Monterey
Paul Fowler with a 1954 Chevy 3100 5 Window
Frank Clavelli with a 1963 ½ Ford Galaxie XL
Dave Feinberg with a 1967 Chevy Chevelle
Tom & Jean Henry with a 1969 Plymouth Road Runner
Carlos Rainier with a 1959 Cadillac Deville
Ken Johnson with a 1962 Impala SS 409
Dave Myers with a 1950 Ford Convertible

The Zimmerman Family Memorial Award

was won by Richard O’Steen with his 1965 Pontiac GTO.

The Ladies Choice Award

was won by Janet Hartwell with her 1932 Ford Coupe.

The Boy Scout Troop 460 Special Award

went to Jeff & Dana Houser with their 1985 Kenworth Aerodyne

The Alzheimer’s Association Choice Award was won by Earl Retzel with his 1956 Chevy 210 Station Wagon.

The Peoples Choice Award

was won by Scott Bunker with his 1936 White 706 Tour Bus

The Mike Miner Memorial Choice Award was won by Bob Galla with his 1962 Chevy II.

Club Participation was won by Golden Gears Car Club of Frederick with lots of cars and lots of people.  They have 66 members in their club, and most of them were at our show!  Honorable mention went to Ghost Ryderz and FSK Antique Auto Club.  Over 40 different car clubs were represented

And That's All Folks!