The Old Farts Car Club and a local eatery are inviting people with classic cars and people who enjoy eyeing them to help a person fighting cancer.
Brogan鈥檚 Diner is the staging area for , a COVID-safe car cruise and drop-in.
Starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 10, participants will go on a regional drive starting and ending at the diner on 56th Avenue in 91原创 City.
鈥淔ill your tanks and empty your bladder,鈥� the event notice said.
The two-hour cruise has no gas stops as participants cruise out to Abbotsford. Lori Chapman, one of the event organizers, explained that the cruise was set up so there would be no requirement to stop for gas and no need for people to get out of their vehicles. In the past the cruise has gone as far as Chilliwack but was adapted based on feedback from participants.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a shorter run this year,鈥� Chapman said.
This year鈥檚 route goes down 56th Avenue as far as 264th Street then south to 8th Avenue and heading towards Abbotsford. The route tours through Abbotsford before making its way back to 91原创 City via River Road, and Glover Road.
The car-based cancer fundraiser continues Sunday when people are invited to show off their vehicles at the diner from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Vehicle registration is $20.
There will be food and T-shirts for sale. Slated to perform Sunday are 2 Divas who are entertainers Pinky and Deborah. Also planned are prize draws, a 50/50, and a live DJ.
Ken Johnson, Krista Lewis and Chapman, organizers for the event, have put in place COVID precautions, but the public is welcome to stop by and see the vehicles safely.
After the event the club will choose a cancer patient to receive funds.
鈥淲e are taking nominations,鈥� Chapman said.
In 2020, the event provided funds to a mother who had aggressive breast cancer and a five-year-old girl who had been diagnosed with kidney cancer.
This year鈥檚 event is in memory of Godfrey Hamon, a friend of Chapman鈥檚 father since childhood and one of the members of the car club.
The club is just a bunch of car enthusiasts who do things such as the cancer fundraiser and occasional cruises around B.C. as well has having taken part in the 91原创 Good Times Cruise-In.
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