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Car show benefits local family
By ALEXIS BARTOLOMUCCI
Boardman Park hosted the Mahoning Valley Olde Car Club’s 38th annual car show on Aug. 7.
The Mahoning Valley Olde Car Club originated in 1878, has around 200 members involved and is the largest car club in the tri-county area. Every year the car show is hosted there is always a beneficiary that receives a portion of the money raised. The recipient of the money is usually a child who has some type of major handicap and their family. This year’s beneficiary was Abbey Lipinsky. Lipinsky is a student from Boardman who was diagnosed with a rare childhood cancer called clear cell sarcoma. The money raised for Lipinsky will help her and her family with different medical needs.
“Since we started doing the benefit, we’ve given away over $100,000,” said Dave Bayowski, a MVOCC board member.
Guests who wanted to enter their cars in the car show had the option to pre-register or register the day of. Over 200 people register their cars to be shown off. The car show is one of the few judged car shows in the area.
The Western Reserve Amateur Radio Club comes to the annual car show to set up and broadcast about the show and keep listeners updated on what is going on. The radio club broadcasts throughout the world giving the chance for people from different locations to listen.
Cars of all styles were welcome to the car show. There were 25 different types of classes people could register their cars under when registering for the show. Cars in 23 out of the 25 classes would be judged and the winners and awards are announced toward the end of the afternoon.
The MVOCC hosts a car cruise every Tuesday at the Austintown Senior Center from 5-8 p.m. during the summer and welcomes all types of cars to come in.