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Show supports Bethel youth group
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Neighbors | Sarah Foor .On July 30, Bethel Lutheran Church in Boardman celebrated their fifth annual Car, Motorcycle, and Craft Show. The church's "Christmas in July" celebration acted as a fundraiser for the church youth group's mission and work camp trips. A group that recently returned from a work camp in Webster County, West Virginia paused for a photo before continuing to help out at the July 30 show.
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Neighbors | Sarah Foor .Car show competitor Ken Sallaz (left) posed next to his Mustang, which he hoped could nap the show's top prize.
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Neighbors | Sarah Foor .The Christmas in July car show was a family friendly event for inter-generational car lovers, like Gia Ciavarella (left) and her dad, Frank Ciavarella (right).
By SARAH FOOR
Christmas came early this year for the members of Bethel Lutheran Church in Boardman.
On July 30, the church celebrated its fifth annual Car, Motorcycle, and Craft Show with a “Christmas in July” themed event. The event offered fun for classic car and motorcycle-loving guests with tough competition for top show prizes, along with a church cornhole competition, raffle and Chinese auction.
The entire “Christmas” celebration benefited the Bethel Lutheran Church Youth Group.
“Throughout the year, our youth group visits mission trips and work camps around the United States,” explained Rick Hungerford, who acts as the co-director of youth fellowship along with his wife, Starr.
“Today’s car and motorcycle show is the only fundraiser for their travels for an entire year and we’re passionate about it because they’re passionate about their mission work. The kids get so much inspiration working for others, and they definitely bring that energy back to our area and our congregation,” Starr Hungerford added.
The youth group, which traveled to Bay City, Mich., and Webster, W.Va., this summer, were helped during the event, handing out gift-wrapped goodie bags, decorating with candy canes and Christmas trees and welcoming Santa on a motorcycle.
“Our summer car show always has a great energy,” Starr Hungerford noted. “Our congregation and our guests are helping out a really great group of kids.”