Saturday Night Cruisers Car Club will bring its car show to Cornwall on Sunday, Sept. 4. The event will help raise money for the local police departments.
Aficionados, get your engines started. On Sunday, Sept. 4, from 2 to 6 p.m., the Saturday Night Cruisers Car Club will be hosting its first car show in Cornwall. Sponsored by the Greater Cornwall Chamber of Commerce, the event will benefit the town and village police departments. The rain date is Sept. 5.
Chamber vice president Joseph Dvash took the lead on organizing the car show along with members Stacey Lyle and Luann Richards.
The idea came about when a friend of Lyle’s asked, during a Music in the Park concert, if Cornwall had ever hosted a car show. That’s when the light bulb, or headlight, switched on in Dvash’s mind. Lyle and Richards agreed it would be a good idea, and Dvash was quickly on the phone with the vice president of the Saturday Night Cruisers, Skip Crossman.
Crossman joined the trio at another concert to scope out potential locations for the cars. Hudson Street, between the traffic light in front of Town Hall and Little League Drive, seemed to be the best place. Crossman said he could probably fit about 100 cars if they’ were parked in two rows at an angle.
The only stipulation to hosting the event, Crossman told Dvash, was the show had to be for charity. With emotions high relative to the death of five police officers in Dallas last month, Dvash proposed the proceeds be split between the two local departments.
“The theme of the show is Cornwall Supports Our Police,” said Dvash. He presented the idea to the Town Board and obtained its approval.
As a result, car enthusiasts will get to show off their cars, and the hosts will award 30 trophies, in categories such as Best in Show, Police Choice, Chamber Choice, Supervisor’s Choice, Mayor’s Choice, and People’s Choice.
To make the event more family friendly, the chamber is arranging for food vendors, bounce houses, and live music by Hurley Mountain Highway.
Revenue for the day will come from local sponsors, registration fees and the sale of raffle tickets.
Both town and village chiefs, Todd Hazard and Steven Dixon, said trying to earmark money without knowing an exact amount is difficult. Dixon, however, suggested the donation could be used for officer training, the purchase of another radar unit, or an external defibrillator.