15th Annual Cruisin' For A Cure
OC Fairgrounds, Costa Mesa, CaliforniaSaturday, September 27, 2014
As of today, after 15 years, Cruisin’ For A Cure™ has saved over 4,200 lives!! This event is held in September, “National Prosrate Cancer Awareness Month” and has raised over $1,200,000 for The Cure!! Again this year, The City of Hope is the beneficiary. The success of this event has spawned other similar shows in New York, Texas, and Ontario, Canada.
At 4:00am, the gates opened for the 15th Annual Cruisin’™ For A Cure, the largest single day charity car cruise and show in the country. At 7:30am, the “Drive Against Prostate Cancer Van” opened for FREE PSA cancer screenings. From its inception, 190,000 spectators have contributed to its success. Year after year hundreds of vendors have contributed and provided information on their latest products; Meguiars, AAA, FIRESTONE, Magnuson, MagnaFlow, Allen Tire Co, Connell Chevrolet, Guaranty Chevrolet, Budnik, Farrell’s Ice Cream, Lucas Oil, Interstate Batteries, Theodore Robins Ford, B&M/Hurst/Flowmaster, Mecum Auctions, DP Classics, Barlow Insurance, D&D Golf, and O’Reilly.
During the day, “The Answer”, celebrating their 50th anniversary, played the greatest rock & roll. “ The Anonymous” also played at the event all day. At Noon, the talented Casey Simpson gave a live concert. Over 20 “Cacklefest” dragsters and race boats were heard during the day. Awards were given to 60 deserving cars.
The popular “For Sale” area included 60+ cars. It will be back again next year. The unflappable Dave McClelland was unable to make the show, announcer Rex McMillian did a great job and was greatly appreciated.
Thanks to all of you who support this event.
See you all next year, on September 26, 2015.
Thanks for the Show!