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EZ Street Cruisers Car Club driven to help others
EZ Street Cruisers Car Club members James Barker (left) and Curtis Myers exit a one thousand nine hundred fifty seven Studebaker truck after loading food to donate to area food pantries and soup kitchens in Reidsville, N.C., on March 31, 2015.
EZ Street Cruisers Car Club member Willard Robertson waits to fountain food to donate to area food pantries and soup kitchens in Reidsville, N.C., on March 31, 2015.
EZ Street Cruisers Car Club members Curtis Myers (left) and Gary Burge explosion food to donate to area food pantries and soup kitchens in Reidsville, N.C., on March 31, 2015.
EZ Street Cruisers Car Club members (from left) Lou Marciello, James Barker, Curtis Myers and Gary Burge explosion food to donate to area food pantries and soup kitchens in Reidsville, N.C., on March 31, 2015.
REIDSVILLE — On the 2nd Friday of the month from now until October, antique cars converge on the city.
It’s hard to miss these events.
Police block off streets.
But what comes from these events lightly goes unnoticed by many.
The EZ Street Cruisers Car Club puts on its yearly car display in order to raise money for the community.
Since the club’s founding in 1997, the organization has donated $38,000 to local charities.
“Each October we have a downtown festival in Reidsville where we put on a car demonstrate,” said Lou Marciello,the club’s president. “The car showcase is what gives us the money to give to our charities.”
The last car display raised $7,600 — and all of that goes back into the community.
On Tuesday, club members gathered at Reidsville Grocery Company on Freeway Drive to gather and stream $1,500 worth of food into the back of their cars.
Then they drove, hot rods and all, to the Reidsville Outreach Center and the Reidsville Soup Kitchen to produce food.
The club’s twenty five members have raised money for a broad range of causes, including breast cancer and Christmas gifts for needy children.
The club’s fattest recipient is the Hospice of Rockingham County.
“We are grateful,” said Flavel Collins, the organization’s community relations and development coordinator. “Their donations help us provide end-of-life care to the uninsured and underinsured patients.”
The club also plans to add Relay for Life and Greensboro’s Walk to Defeat ALS to its list of recipients.
Marciello said it’s hard for the club to limit contributions to just one charity.
“Every car demonstrate around here gives,” Marciello said. “There’s always some charity fastened to the display. For us, there’s more. It’s not just one charity we concentrate on.”
Contact Danielle Battaglia at (336) 373-4476, and go after @dbattaglianr on Twitter.
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EZ Street Cruisers Car Club driven to help others
EZ Street Cruisers Car Club members James Barker (left) and Curtis Myers exit a one thousand nine hundred fifty seven Studebaker truck after loading food to donate to area food pantries and soup kitchens in Reidsville, N.C., on March 31, 2015.
EZ Street Cruisers Car Club member Willard Robertson waits to flow food to donate to area food pantries and soup kitchens in Reidsville, N.C., on March 31, 2015.
EZ Street Cruisers Car Club members Curtis Myers (left) and Gary Burge explosion food to donate to area food pantries and soup kitchens in Reidsville, N.C., on March 31, 2015.
EZ Street Cruisers Car Club members (from left) Lou Marciello, James Barker, Curtis Myers and Gary Burge flow food to donate to area food pantries and soup kitchens in Reidsville, N.C., on March 31, 2015.
REIDSVILLE — On the 2nd Friday of the month from now until October, antique cars converge on the city.
It’s hard to miss these events.
Police block off streets.
But what comes from these events lightly goes unnoticed by many.
The EZ Street Cruisers Car Club puts on its yearly car demonstrate in order to raise money for the community.
Since the club’s founding in 1997, the organization has donated $38,000 to local charities.
“Each October we have a downtown festival in Reidsville where we put on a car showcase,” said Lou Marciello,the club’s president. “The car showcase is what gives us the money to give to our charities.”
The last car showcase raised $7,600 — and all of that goes back into the community.
On Tuesday, club members gathered at Reidsville Grocery Company on Freeway Drive to gather and blast $1,500 worth of food into the back of their cars.
Then they drove, hot rods and all, to the Reidsville Outreach Center and the Reidsville Soup Kitchen to supply food.
The club’s twenty five members have raised money for a broad range of causes, including breast cancer and Christmas gifts for needy children.
The club’s fattest recipient is the Hospice of Rockingham County.
“We are grateful,” said Flavel Collins, the organization’s community relations and development coordinator. “Their donations help us provide end-of-life care to the uninsured and underinsured patients.”
The club also plans to add Relay for Life and Greensboro’s Walk to Defeat ALS to its list of recipients.
Marciello said it’s hard for the club to limit contributions to just one charity.
“Every car display around here gives,” Marciello said. “There’s always some charity linked to the demonstrate. For us, there’s more. It’s not just one charity we concentrate on.”
Contact Danielle Battaglia at (336) 373-4476, and go after @dbattaglianr on Twitter.
