By Callum Ludwig
The Rotary Club of Wandin’s Car Show is back next week, fundraising for both the club and the Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH).
The show will be hosted from 5pm to 9pm at the Wandin East Recreation Reserve on Wednesday 15 March, with all entry fees going towards the RCH.
Secretary of the Rotary Club of Wandin Ben Vallence said the car show will be bigger and better than ever this year.
“We’re pulling out all stops to make it as big and exciting for the people as possible, we have an array of cars coming from your Fords and Holdens to your Mustangs, Chevrolets and Morgans,” he said.
“Our show caters for cars that are made before 1985, we like to keep it to that niche market to really treasure the cars for when they were made.”
The car show’s fundraising efforts have raised around $100,000 from previous years for the RCH Foundation, and funds raised for Rotary often go towards helping local families afford things like school camps and activities.
Mr Vallence said Rotary relies heavily on this event to raise funds for their projects and efforts.
“Like everything these days, volunteering is coming harder and harder so it’s very important that we put ourselves out there in the community and hold these massive events, not only to make people aware of the work that Rotary does, but also to attract new volunteers.,” he said.
“We know people have these beautiful cars at home, but no one else except the owners is able to appreciate them. This gives them a chance to basically show off their hard work and patience in restoring these beautiful vehicles.”
There will be food and entertainment available at the event, with Wandin fire Brigade holding a sausage sizzle alongside pizzas, souvlakis and ice cream. The Rockin’ Tones will be performing rock and roll hits live.
