One of the amazing “ah-ha's” I have had since I started the www.CarShowCentral.com website is recognizing the great generosity of car enthusiasts everywhere. It is very amazing and heartwarming to see the large number of Car Shows that donate their proceedings to various national and local charities and community outreach programs.  I recently reviewed each of the over 300 car show on my site, and I found that well over 30% of those car shows have listed a specific charity that they are donating either all or a portion of their procedures towards. What a great community outreach effort!  I also guess that many more car shows are donating proceeds to charities, but just didn’t happen to list it on the website information.

 

My hat is off to all those car show event organizers who have helped their communities and individuals in such a very fun and family oriented way. Here is a partial list of some of the charities and organizations throughout the US that benefited from car show this year:

St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital

Local Food Banks

American Cancer Society

United Cerebral Palsy

Local/Community Charities

Fire Departments

American Cancer Society

Ronald McDonald House

Make-A-Wish

Disabled American Veterans

N.J. Blind Citizens Association

Animal Shelters

Humane Societies

Special Olympics

Children Cancer Funds

Christopher and Dana Reeves Foundation

Meals on Wheels

Organ Transplant funds

Hospitals

Boys and Girls Clubs

Youth Mission trips

High School Bands

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Muscular Dystrophy

Police and Fireman fund for 9/11

American Heart Association

Blood Drives

Toys for Needy Children

Breast Cancer Research

Kid One Transport

Prevention of Child Abuse

Church Roof Fund

Boys Ranch

 

And the list goes on and on!  The amount of money that has been donated to charities over the years from car clubs and car show event organizers has to be in the hundreds of thousand, if not millions.

 

So, a big thank you to every car enthusiast who helped to organize, participate in, or attend a car show this year who donated some funds to local and national charities. By working together, we can make a difference in our communities and in the lives of individuals who are in need of help. 

 

Neil Knight

www.carshowcentral.com