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This article was published 15/09/2022 (1257 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The Brandon Road Rebels hosted its annual fall barbecue fundraiser and car show at Dinsdale Park on Sunday, an event that attracted more than 100 registered vehicles and generated $2,833 for the Elspeth Reid Family Resource Centre.
Elspeth Reid co-ordinator Lisa Ramsay told the Sun afterward that the money raised on Sunday will be used to finance transportation capacity and fund the centre’s Friday play groups program.
The resource centre has been providing support to Westman families for almost four decades, with a current slate of programming that includes daycare, youth engagement, children’s therapy and group housing.
The Road Rebels have been working alongside Elspeth Reid since 2009, raising around $40,000 for the centre through barbecues and other fundraisers, according to president Dave Burba.
“We value this partnership and know that they too believe that all families should have access to support when needed,” Ramsay wrote in an email to the Sun on Wednesday.
Burba admits that overall fundraising this year has been much lower than average due to past COVID-19 restrictions, which encouraged Road Rebels members to cancel their 2022 winter social.
However, Burba is happy to announce that his club’s partnership with Elspeth Reid will continue this year with an “All About Cool Cars” event at the centre (255 Ninth St.) from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday.
The event will feature car-themed activities for kids and hands-on automotive tutorials for parents, including how to properly change a tire and conduct basic maintenance.
For more information on this event visit the Road Rebels’ official Facebook page.
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Jack and Deb Angus pose for a photo next to their 1929 Ford Model A at Dinsdale Park on Sunday during the Brandon Road Rebels' fall barbecue and car show. (Kyle Darbyson/The Brandon Sun)
Local spectators check out Charissa Omilanow's 1990 dragster during the Road Rebels' Sunday car show, which took place at Dinsdale Park in Brandon. (Kyle Darbyson/The Brandon Sun)
Car show attendees examine items in the 50/50 draw and bakery auction at Dinsdale Park during the Brandon Road Rebels' annual fall barbecue fundraiser. Proceeds from the event were donated to the Elspeth Reid Family Resource Centre.