Throttle Rockets Top Up Charity Tanks

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By Todd Curran

With the wildly successful September 26th River City Classics Show 'n Shine in High River, members of the car club gathered at the Heritage Inn on November 3rd to donate the proceeds to community organizations.
As the club's eighth annual car show, this years event was their biggest yet and they are revved to share the wealth with charities and groups that support the affair as well as members of the community. “We received more donations this year than we have in the past and we want to spread it around a bit,” says River City Classics Car Club President Doug Montford.
In addition to raising $695 and a half-ton truck full of groceries for the Ministerial Food Bank at the show, the club supports local businesses by purchasing prizes from neighbourhood merchants to attract more participants. The record crowd this year had many High River establishments filled to capacity as one of the best business days of the year.
“The money we raise each year goes back into the community,” says Club Treasurer Ted Dawson. “We were able to make a contribution of $1,230, plus boxes of donated food and personal items to Rowan House Women & Children's Shelter.” Other organizations that received a share of nearly $9,500 donated by the club included the Children's Wish Foundation, Rotary Club of High River, Lions Club of High River, Salvation Army, High River United Church and the Museum of the Highwood, which is putting the money toward restoring artifacts damaged in a fire earlier this year.
The River City Classics Car Club looks forward to seeing you enjoy some automotive eye candy at the ninth Annual Show & Shine on September 25th, 2011. For more information visit:
www.rivercityclassics.com.