39th annual Make-A-Wish Car Show to be held March 2-3

The Panhandle Council of Automobile Golf equipment (PCCC) is holding its Thirty ninth annual Make-a-Want Automobile Present on Saturday and Sunday, March 2 and three on the Amarillo Civic Heart.

This 12 months’s occasion is anticipated to incorporate greater than 300 automobiles, from present vehicles and road rods to classics, sports activities classics, muscle vehicles, bikes, tractors and extra, with car ages starting from 1917 to 2023. Along with the various automobiles on show, the occasion will embrace greater than 40 cubicles and 40 distributors promoting gadgets together with Scentsy, jewellery, automobile equipment, automobile paint, clothes, and rather more. The automobile present may also embrace a mannequin automobile contest with submissions on show in the course of the occasion.

“Over time, it has grown in leaps and bounds. The primary 12 months I believe we had round 60 vehicles; now we now have over 300. Now we have anyplace from 35 to 40 distributors now, whereas at first we had six,” Barry Henson, automobile present chairman for the Make-A-Want Automobile Present, mentioned.

“It has grown lots; it’s a packed present yearly. Now we have somewhat little bit of all the things for everybody, and it is nice to see the help from the group annually,” Henson added.

For this 12 months’s occasion, PCCC mentioned they hope to lift $60,000 with the automobile present to learn the native Make-a-Want basis. Henson mentioned that in 2023, PCCC exceeded its aim and raised $74,000; this 12 months, they hope as soon as once more the group will exceed their expectations.

“I have been the chairman now for over 30 years. Yearly it is a problem, but it surely’s a variety of enjoyable. It is a new journey with much more vehicles and other people. It is nice to know that the group helps it annually and that these funds keep within the space to assist these kids,” Henson mentioned.

The occasion shall be held Saturday, March 2 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 3 from 10 a.m. to six p.m. Drawing and public sale winners shall be introduced Sunday night. Attendees may also have the prospect to vote on their favourite car by using their admission ticket as a voting poll.

The award ceremony shall be held after the drawing and public sale held on Sunday. The highest 40 automobiles with probably the most votes will win the Peoples Selection Awards, with PCCC members selecting the Better of Present.

Admission to the occasion is $7 for adults and $5 for youngsters ages 7 and up, and kids ages 6 and youthful enter without cost. Admission could be paid on the door.

For extra details about the occasion, comply with the official PCCC Make-a-Want Automobile Present web page on Fb.

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