The Whitsunday Cruisin’ Car Club Inc.’s Show and Shine on May 28 was a roaring success not only for the non-for-profit, but also for a local support provider who benefited from a charitable donation yesterday.
Cruisin’ Car Club Event Coordinator Chris Coyte donated $1000 dollars – the entirety of the event’s excess revenue - to Whitsunday Neighbourhood Centre on Monday, June 6.
This was the first time that the annual event has had left over funds to give away.
“The money came from locals, so we decided we wanted to keep it in the local community, so the neighbourhood centre was a no-brainer,” Mr Coyte said.
“We really hope that it will help, and you can’t get more local than this.”
The money primarily came from the gold coin donations, but an improvised auction – led by stallholders, vendors, and sponsors on the day – broke out and added to the funds.
Items like a voucher from local business Jorson Technologies and a brisket from a Bowen Meat vendor were sold, with those funds adding around $300 to the total.
Whitsunday Neighbourhood Centre’s Tara Tissington said the centre was grateful to receive the funds.
Mr Coyte said the group plans to do similar next year for a different local group.
“The auction really went well, and a few of our vendors and sponsors were saying they’d be willing to put in more next year,” he said.
Image: Tara Tissington accepted the Whitsunday Cruisin’ Car Club donation from Chris Coyte on behalf of the Whitsunday Neighbourhood Centre
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