Car Show Success, Benefits Local Charities | News
Checks given to local charities worth $ 10,000 each, given to (left to right) Austin Rodemaker-Unaccompanied Students Initiative, Cindy Bradley-Girls on The Run, Nick Mores-CCG Event Committee, Nick Dodgson-CCG Event Committee, Janie Wilcox-Skills USA, Bob Jensen-K9’s 4 Mobility, Chris Allen CCG Event Committee, Michelle Woerner & Bobby (Assistance Dog) -K9’s 4 Mobility, Tim Joannides – CCG Event Chairman.
The second annual charity classic car show “Cars, Cigars, Guitars – Under the Stars” took place on September 11th this year and the event was a success and raised money for local charities. The auto show was a volunteer effort by AHEPA Cowboy Chapter 211 Cheyenne.
Thanks to the support of the great underwriters and many sponsors and supporters, over $ 45,000 was raised this year to help Girls on the Run, Skills USA, K9’s for Mobility, Unaccompanied Student Initiative, and donations to other local charities.
Now firmly established as the leading charity classic car show in the Tri State region, the show is about automobile enthusiasts celebrating the automotive lifestyle and improving the community along the way, which is their motto – and they feel they are all over again in their mission successful this year. The website of the auto show is www.carscigarsguitars.com
A key fundraiser was the raffle for a brand new Kawasaki W800 motorcycle donated by Cheyenne Motorsports. It was won by Dawn McDonnell of Cheyenne.
About 350 people strolled through the grounds of the Greek Ponderosa Ranch – the home of Tim and Kathy Joannides. Guests enjoyed watching the many vintage cars, great cigars, food and drinks along with live music entertainment from Mr. Byrd & The Perfect Strangers.
That year, the show was broadcast nationwide by the Lokar Car Show on MotorTrend TV along with two other networks. The show will re-air on December 26th and the episode can be viewed online at https://vimeo.com/615314230
We owe a lot of success to the great voluntary work, in which volunteers from the AHEPA chapter and committee take on the cooking and car shows and volunteers from this year’s charities help with check-in, set-up, salespeople and catering.
The premier underwriter that year was again Charles Schwab – Sam Runyan, Cheyenne.
Major underwriters were Ally Bank, Cheyenne Motorsports, The Cheyenne Post, Halladay Auto Group, Joannides Family Foundation, Quality Brands of Cheyenne, Smoker Friendly and Trader’s Shoppers Guide.
Other sponsors were # 1 Properties, 911 Roofing Solutions, Advanced Comfort Solutions, AHEPA Chapter # 45-Denver, ANB Bank, Banner Capital Bank, Big Al’s Towing, Blue Federal Credit Union, Bob & Karen Womack, Burns Insurance, Capital Lumber, Checks Ice, Cheyenne Frontier Days, Christopher Daifotis, Chronicles Distillery, Chubbyhole LLC, Davis, Johnson & Kallal, Debbie Martinez Graphic Design / Photographer, DT’s and Tuskers Liquor, Godfathers Pizza, Hagerty Insurance, Holiday Inn Express, Jonah Bank, Jub Jub, Keg ‘ n Kork, KFBC, KGAB AM / King FM Radio, KGWN TV-5, KIA of Cheyenne, KRRR / KRAN, LCFD # 2, Little Bear Inn, Mary’s Mountain Cookies, Media Concepts, Midas Auto Service & Tires, Midtown Tavern, Mr . Byrd & the Perfect Strangers, NAPA Auto Parts, Peppermill Bar, Powerscope Productions, Red Horse Construction, Remax Capitol Properties, Rocking V Metalwork, Sam’s Club, Signs 65, Staybridge Suites, Swire Coca Cola, Taco John’s, TBK Equipment Rentals, The Ding Guy, the Metropolitan Downtown, Town & Country Liquors, Townsquare Media, Trophy Creative, Onkel Charlies, Valvoline Oil, Web 307, Western Vista, WREA, Western States Bank, Wyoming Bank & Trust, Wyoming Disposal Systems, Wyoming Tribune Eagle.