Heart of Maryland Classic Chevy Club

With that many guests, we could have used a few more willing helping hands from club members, but we made due. Although we were pretty worn out at the end of the day, it was a good feeling to raise a lot of money for the Alzheimer’s Association and left us having the satisfaction of a job well done. We had over 50 cars on the show field by 8 am and over 200 by 10 am. That’s a lot of cars to register and park in a short amount of time and we did an outstanding job!

Many many thanks to the members who came out and worked to raise money for a worthy cause!

Along with a record number of cars & trucks, we had a record number of vendors. And once Butch gets done counting all the money, I think we’ll discover we raised a record donation for the Alzheimer’s Association!

We had a huge amount of very neat stuff for the auction, some collectible items, some antiques, lots of gift certificates. Thanks to everyone who donated goodies and collected stuff from businesses! Some of our guests even brought items to donate to the cause! This was Norman O’Neal’s last year to conduct our auction – he has retired and Brian Schaefer will be our new auctioneer next year. Brian is a car guy who conducts charity auctions on the side, and he took a turn at the mic this year and did a great job. Many thanks to both Norman and Brian for bringing in good money for us. The auction this year raised over $5,300 – another record breaker!

Winners:

At the Chinese Auction:

1. ’57 Chevy Pink China Box - Linda Hurley, Thurmont
2. Afghan - Roger Fountain, Sykesville
3. Handbag - Debbie Green, Frederick
4. Photo Kit - Barb Zimmerman, New Market
5. Eagle One Clean Up Pail with Hot Rod dvd – Andy McCoy, New Market
6. Wine Basket – Carla Schrimsher, Hagerstown
7. Reindeer Light – May Powers, Mt. Airy
8. Route 66 Bag – Sandy Templeton, Sykesville
9. 1932 Classic Style Radio/Cassette – Dittie Hahn, Taneytown
10. Ladies DKNY Watch & More in Basket – Gloria Young, Taneytown
11. Route 66 Road Trip Game – Carla Schrimsher, Hagerstown
12. Chevrolet Pocket Watch – Lisa Warren, Walkersville
13. Longaberger Basket – Gloria Young, Taneytown
14. Basket of Relaxation w/Giant Gift Card – Gloria Young, Taneytown
15. Golf at Hope Valley Golf Course – Linda Hahn, Taneytown
16. Cookie Lee Jewelry Necklace – Carla Schrimsher, Hagerstown
17. Cookie Lee Jewelry Girls Bubble Gum Set – Debbie Green, Frederick

The Kids Candy Count was won by Sean Hollen, Frederick

We had 16 $50 Savings Bond Winners:
1. Shannah Meyshan of Frederick
2. Hope Wall of Frederick
3. Eugene Toms of Keymar
4. Bernard Langley of Baltimore
5. Patrick Eppley, Jr of Frederick
6. Trevor Boone of Marriottsville
7. Jack Crawmer of Union Bridge
8. Craig Chenoweth of Westminster
9. Jerome Gross of Silver Spring
10. Richard Tyler of Sykesville
11. Keith Baumgardner of Thurmont
12. Kirby Lee Maybush of New Market
13. Matthew Brashears of Westminster
14. Leo Krietz of Thurmont
15. David Brown of Gaithersburg
16. Thomas Kruger, Sr of Frederick

The Special Alzheimer’s Raffle – ‘55 Chevy Pedal Car was won by Don Phillips of Thurmont. Don purchased his winning ticket at the Frederick Flea Market in March.

Club Participation was won by Golden Gears Car Club. We had 49 (!) car clubs represented at the show. Honorable Mention went out to Wicked Trendz, Dream Machines of Carroll County and Outrageous Toys & Customs.

Thanks to a generous trophy sponsorship from Robert Clubb Associates/AM PM Emergency Services, we were able to increase the number of awards to Top 30 Plaques. The Top 30 Awards:

Owen & Wanda Garland with a 1951 Ford
Roy Green with a 1930 Ford Model A
Dennis Berry with a 1976 Chevy Nova
Scott Stone with a 1967 Camaro
Phil Goldberg with a 1965 Chevelle Malibu SS
Joe Smith with a 1969 Camaro RS SS
Thomas Kruger with a 1965 Mustang Fastback
Gordon Geesey with a 1970 Dodge Challenger RT
Randy Bauguess with a 1966 Chevy Impala Convertible
Ron Piller with a 1950 Mercury
Cletus Barnes with a 1948 Plymouth Woodie
Gary Brown with a 1949 Chevy Sedan Delivery
Bud Lemmon with a 1975 Chevy Vega
Dave Jones with a 1963 Chevy “Scooby Do” Van
Jim Wilkerson with a 1959 Impala
Bob Linthicum with a 1956 Ford F100
Joseph Kemp with a 1972 Corvette
Jerome Gross with a 1958 Chevy
Larry Roche with a 1961 Impala
Rob & Sandy Templeton with a 1964 Chevelle
Mike Templeton with a 1956 Chevy BelAir Convertible
Bob & Janet Hartwell with a 1932 Ford Coupe
Denny Durbin with a 1969 Nova
Daniel May with a 1970 Impala
Jim Hitt with a 1960 Impala
George Sakeman with a 1962 Ford Falcon Ranchero
Wayne Ausherman with a 1956 Corvette
Jack & Sabrina Crawmer with a 1948 Buick Roadmaster
Putt Willett with a 1968 Pontiac GTO
Kevin Baumgardner with a 1965 Cobra

Terry Miller and Cass Naugle from the Alzheimer’s Association were at the show, and Terry manned a booth with information. Terry also selected the Alzheimer’s Choice Award – a 1963 Apache Pickup owned by Dave Desmarais of Mount Airy. Terry selected Dave’s pickup because her father had one when she was young and she has many fond memories of riding in that pickup.

The Zimmerman Family Memorial Award went to the 1959 Impala owned by Jim Wilkerson.

The Ladies Choice Award went to the 1941 Chevy Convertible owned by Jerry Williams of Mineral, VA.

The Peoples Choice Award went to the 1963 Chevy “Scooby Do” Van owned by Dave Jones.

The 50/50 of $317 was won by Marc Combs of New Windsor, age 4 ½. Marc is the grandson of Jim & Linda Riggs, and PopPop purchased Marc’s 50/50 tickets for him and Linda was very embarrassed when Marc’s number was pulled! When notified, Marc’s mommy donated $300 to the Alzheimer’s Association and let Marc keep $17 – Marc plans to buy some Transformers and was very happy with his winnings, although he would have rather won the Candy Count!

I personally would like to thank everyone who helped with the preparation, planning and execution of another highly successful car & truck show. I am proud that we have been able to raise so much money for a worthy cause with the help and support of our donors, sponsors, show attendees and club members. It is a lot of work, I know, but think of the good we have been able to do with the money raised. Terry Miller of the Alzheimer’s Association mentioned that 5 programs for Alzheimer’s families recently had to be cut due to budget restrictions. Hopefully the money we raised can help to reinstate those programs.