Calling all cars! Calling all car enthusiasts, too! And anyone who wants to help make a wish come true for a child with a life-threatening illness.
On Saturday, May 6, the students and staff of HHS Dean Campus will be helping to organize a car show that could feature 100 or more vehicles in the school’s main parking lot as part of a Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island fund-raising event. Participating students will help in a variety of ways: Auto Collision and Diesel students will serve as judges, for example, while students involved in Student Government will assist with event registration and welcoming attendees.
Registration runs from 9 a.m. - 12 noon on May 6; the registration fee is $10 per vehicle. Participants can register any car of their choosing, from vintage automobiles to modern cars that have just rolled off of a dealer’s showroom floor, or anything in between. Organizers are hoping for a wide range of vehicles to pique the interest of people of all ages.
The car show is open to the public from 1-5 p.m. Admission is free. Funds will be raised for Make A Wish through car registration fees, donations, raffle tickets, and tabling fees paid by local organizations and businesses to be represented during the event. There will also be fun activities, including face painting by Dean cosmetology students and much more.
Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island believes that the hope, strength, and joy offered by a wish is vital to the treatment process of critical illness and can give a child an edge in their fight. A wish helps to care for the whole child—mind, body, and spirit—and also supports the community of caregivers, family, and friends around them.