We came all the way from New Orleans to see our friends up here in Cullman. This is the Big Easy Mopar Club and we do this six times a year in different cities in the country and Cullman is one of our stops. We like Cullman; it’s a great little town!”Paul Reynolds
CULLMAN – On Saturday, the Pentastar South Car Club hosted their 9th Annual Mopars on the Street Car Show at Depot Park. The annual event doubles as both an awesome car show, as well as a fundraiser benefiting Secret Meals for Hungry Children. There were close to 100 vintage cars on display; some were to be judged for prizes, while others were just there for show. Although the temperature was hot, the weather was perfect and many people stopped by and enjoyed the day.
“We are here at Depot Park for our 9th Annual Mopars on the Street Car Show, which benefits Secret Meals for Hungry Children,” said Brenda Allison, Pentastar South Car Club. “Last year we were able to raise over $2,000. I’m not sure how well we will do this year, but hopefully we will be able to exceed that. We have a great turnout today; we have people from as far away as Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi, so we are really excited. Right now we have 73 cars that are registered here and have several that are just showing their cars, not to be judged, so we probably have close to 100 total cars here.”
Pentastar South Car Club believes in giving back to the community which is why they work so hard to raise money for Secret Meals for Hungry Children. Alabama Credit Union created the Secret Meals for Hungry Children program in 2008 to help decrease the number of children who face hunger over the weekends when they are not in school. There are approximately 2,500 students receiving Secret Meals food packs across Alabama currently. In order to supply food packs to the children in need, 100 percent of all money donated to the credit union is used to purchase food for the packs.
Mopars on the Street Car Show is about more than just shiny muscle cars. It’s about working together to feed hungry children, long distance friendships and delicious food.
“We are here in Cullman, Alabama serving up some good Cajun food for our friends Rob and Brenda Allison who kind of sponsor the show along with Cullman Dodge,” said Paul Reynolds, president of Big Easy Mopar Club. “We’ve got gumbo, jambalaya, red beans and rice and sausage – all for free; we ask for donations for Children’s Hospital. We came all the way from New Orleans to see our friends up here in Cullman. This is the Big Easy Mopar Club and we do this six times a year in different cities in the country and Cullman is one of our stops. We like Cullman; it’s a great little town!”
“We are here to show off our ’67 Dodge Dart GT,” said Pennie White of Attalla. “This is the third time we have come to this particular car show here in Cullman. We’ve had the car for three years now; he’s always loved Dodge and Plymouth – all the mopars,” she smiled and pointed to her husband Larry. “We do most all the car shows around. We wanted to come last night to (Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce’s) 2nd Fridays, but we both had to work.”
“This car show and the one in Biloxi, Mississippi are the two main ones we like to go to,” said Larry White. “We really love coming out and seeing all the different cars. We have a good time.”
The Pentastar South Car Club’s car show was for a great cause and lots of hungry children will benefit from the day. For more information about the club, follow them on Facebook at http://qrne.ws/carclub.
To make a donation to Secret Meals for Hungry Children, stop by Alabama Credit Union, located at 1901 Main Ave. SW, Cullman, AL 35055. For more information, call them at 256-737-9885 or visit SecretMeals.org. You can also email them at secretmeals@alabamacu.com.
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