For the second year in a row, Those Guys Car Club is holding a city-wide cruise over Father’s day weekend, in place of its usual show and shine event.
On June 19 at 7 p.m., the local club is inviting any and all car enthusiasts in the area to join in for a cruise night, to celebrate both cars and community.
“In the past, we would do a show and shine in Wakamow Valley, and I think this would’ve been the sixth year now, [but] this last year, because of COVID, we’re now doing a cruise,” said club member Steve Harris.
There’s no fee to take part in the cruise, but donations are welcome from participants in support of Hunger in Moose Jaw, the annual charity of choice for Those Guys Car Club’s spring events.
Donations will be accepted at the club’s event table, set up at the Great Canadian Brewhouse on Main Street North on the day of the cruise.
Everyone who makes a donation will receive a custom club sticker, said Harris, and the great feeling of supporting a worthwhile non-profit organization in the community.
“We chose [Hunger in Moose Jaw] because we thought it was worthwhile, and we wanted to support it,” said Harris.
Harris said the event was a huge success last year, with over 230 cars joining the lineup — the kind of turnout that rivals the club’s typical show and shine event.
The huge success of last year’s cruise also meant the club provided a large donation of $2,150 for Hunger in Moose Jaw, so organizers are hoping to see participation numbers that high again this year as well.
“We raised almost as much money through donations as we do through the show and shine [entry fees] and we’re hoping it will be the same again this year,” said Harris. “And we’re a small club, and that's a great number, to see that many coming out for the cruise.”
The cruise will take place at 7 p.m. that evening, and participants are asked to meet in the mall parking lot outside the Great Canadian Brewhouse and be ready to hit the pavement.
All social distancing and other public health precautions will be in place at the event.
