Dear Editor,
On Oct. 5, the Cars for a Cure Committee held its closing fundraising event for the 2013 year with its second annual Cars for a Cure Show & Shine at the Covington Walmart, benefitting breast cancer awareness.
The committee works throughout the year raising funds for research and treatment in breast cancer awareness and the support of the American Cancer Society.
This illness seems to stand out in the area with so many loved ones and friends being affected in some way and who need our support not only financially but also emotionally.
First and utmost, we need to thank all of our shoppers, volunteers and associates who took part in bake sales, hot dog sales, T-shirt and jeans Friday leading up to the October car show. Without the groundwork of those smaller events, our show would not be as successful.
This year’s Cars for a Cure show brought in cars from all over the area, even the Rockbridge County Police Department’s pink cruiser, a pink ambulance from lifesaver Medical Transports and Dixie Gas’ pink tanker, all out showing their support for breast cancer awareness.
This year’s sponsors included Alleghany Motors, Creative Fabrication, Car Shop, J&J Upholstery, MY Convertor Plant, Cucci’s, Subway, Burger King, Pizza Hut, Scott’s Tattoos, Ntelos, Paul’s Cards, D&J Restaurant, Arby’s, Wendy’s, Betty Leitch, Wanda Haynes and Picture This and More. We would like to thank these sponsors and look forward to their support next year.
Cars for a Cure awarded nine primary trophies and 10 participation awards this year. Winners of our primary trophies were: Overall Best in Show: Boodie Sexton, ‘57 Ford Fairlane; Best Car: Boodie Sexton, ‘57 Ford Fairlane; Best Truck: Tammy Whittington, ‘09 Dodge Ram; Oldest Entry: Amanda Underwood, ‘40 Ford Deluxe; Best Interior: Tammy Whittington, ‘09 Dodge Ram; Best Engine: Denny Pence, ‘51 Henry J; and Best Paint: James Plott, ‘64 Mercury Comet.
And this year, we gave a Kids Choice Award and brought our youngest entry, 9-month-old Bella Woods.
We would like to also thank the vendors and the “girls” from the Cooking for Cures food trailer for feeding us all.
This year we have seen a lot of hope and success in the fight over breast cancer, yet we have all cried over the lost. Breast cancer is curable, but the fight is 24 hours, seven days a week.
Yes, sometimes it seems that it’s just too much, but you ask a survivor with that will to fight and with the support from family and friends never giving up, they have made it through.
The committee’s focus is in some way making that fight easier on each victim and their family by bringing support of as much as selling that hot dog or cupcake and maybe arranging a poker run or car show to just talking to a friend.
It can be done; the fight can be won. So when you see a Cars for a Cure member or maybe someone out there selling a pink ribbon, remember that every dollar you give helps fight the fight and helps somebody to live.
Thanks for their support,
John May
Cars for a Cure
Committee
Covington
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