Running any event, let alone a completely new and novel one for the City Club, was never something I yearned to do as a Club member. However some 8 years ago a friend, fellow Club member and now President Elect, Connie D’Amato, used a dose of her sweet persuasive talent to coax me into co-chairing a committee. That duty came paired with her innovative idea to try implementing something completely different at our Club. Thus it became the goal of this committee to establish a classic car show.
Hmmm, run a car show? That surely was nothing I’d ever done before. However I took some wry comfort knowing that neither had any of the others on our nascent team. Still we persevered and with a zero budget, a meager amount of promotion plus a lot of hard work, our first show ended up attracting between 30 and 40 vehicles. WOW! Not bad. As a team we proved it could happen! What’s more, we actually had fun pulling this off.
Some days after the show ended, our committee regrouped to review the event. Unabashedly I say that we passed around more than a few happy “atta boys and girls,” that evening. But then came the inevitable question; Well, do we dare do this again? Now here it is 8 years later and once again it is time for the annual Car Show. Yes, I said “annual.” So I suppose that question we asked each other 8 years ago was unnecessary because we all knew following the modest success of that first show, we’d be determined to try it again. With each passing year since it has gotten bigger and better for multiple reasons. Last year we hosted over 80 vehicles and this year we’re striving to top that record.
Perhaps it would seem boastful to say that this event is becoming institutionalized, both at our lovely Club but also within our community. But for sure it has been established as a fun event anticipated yearly by people of all ages, both City Club members and non-members alike. And it is a fine way to showcase our beautiful setting and facility. There is a good reason that this event has become dubbed “The Show Under the Shade!” due to the unique qualities of our primo location. That distinguishes us into a class of our own when compared to the other local car shows.
Okay, so if you haven’t attended previously then what are you waiting for? Come on out for a stroll, have a hot dog, sample some homemade ice cream as you enjoy the party. Meander around and gaze at the variety of fine and often rare vehicles on display. I’m sure you will quickly appreciate what a matchless blending of ingredients made this idea flourish from those embryonic roots planted years ago. You’ll discover, as have countless others, that you don’t need to be a passionate car person to get caught up in all the fun!
About the author of today's post: Dean DeGalan has been a member of the City Club since 2001. You can enjoy his hard work at this year's Car Show, Saturday, May 28, 12-4 p.m.
Hmmm, run a car show? That surely was nothing I’d ever done before. However I took some wry comfort knowing that neither had any of the others on our nascent team. Still we persevered and with a zero budget, a meager amount of promotion plus a lot of hard work, our first show ended up attracting between 30 and 40 vehicles. WOW! Not bad. As a team we proved it could happen! What’s more, we actually had fun pulling this off.
Some days after the show ended, our committee regrouped to review the event. Unabashedly I say that we passed around more than a few happy “atta boys and girls,” that evening. But then came the inevitable question; Well, do we dare do this again? Now here it is 8 years later and once again it is time for the annual Car Show. Yes, I said “annual.” So I suppose that question we asked each other 8 years ago was unnecessary because we all knew following the modest success of that first show, we’d be determined to try it again. With each passing year since it has gotten bigger and better for multiple reasons. Last year we hosted over 80 vehicles and this year we’re striving to top that record.
Perhaps it would seem boastful to say that this event is becoming institutionalized, both at our lovely Club but also within our community. But for sure it has been established as a fun event anticipated yearly by people of all ages, both City Club members and non-members alike. And it is a fine way to showcase our beautiful setting and facility. There is a good reason that this event has become dubbed “The Show Under the Shade!” due to the unique qualities of our primo location. That distinguishes us into a class of our own when compared to the other local car shows.
Okay, so if you haven’t attended previously then what are you waiting for? Come on out for a stroll, have a hot dog, sample some homemade ice cream as you enjoy the party. Meander around and gaze at the variety of fine and often rare vehicles on display. I’m sure you will quickly appreciate what a matchless blending of ingredients made this idea flourish from those embryonic roots planted years ago. You’ll discover, as have countless others, that you don’t need to be a passionate car person to get caught up in all the fun!
About the author of today's post: Dean DeGalan has been a member of the City Club since 2001. You can enjoy his hard work at this year's Car Show, Saturday, May 28, 12-4 p.m.
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