Ridgetown Welcome Sign. (Photo courtesy of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent via chatham-kent.ca)Ridgetown Welcome Sign. (Photo courtesy of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent via chatham-kent.ca)
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Ridgetown Rotary to host annual car show

Cars, trucks, motorcycles, and tractors will be on display in Ridgetown on Sunday, July 13.

The Ridgetown Rotary Club will host its 32nd car show.

"It's at Watson Grove in Ridgetown, which is just off West Street," said Paul Brown, Secretary of the Ridgetown Rotary Club. "It starts at about 8 o'clock in the morning, but people with vehicles that want to come a little earlier and get their preferred spots can do so."

But there will be more than just cars to check out.

"We have a 50/50 draw, we have face painting, there's music all day, the Good Days Cafe from Ridgetown will be there. The Highgate Lions Club will be there with their barbecue, they will be providing lunch and breakfast and lunch all day off their grill, " said Brown.

Brown added that they usually get around 150 to 200 vehicles, but they have hosted over 200 in the past.

"There's over 200 spots in the park that are all shaded, so it's a pretty good place to have a car show," Brown said. "There's no registration fee, but we do ask for some donations to help with all of the various projects that the Ridgetown club does."

All the money that is raised goes to a number of local programs that the Ridgetown Rotary supports.

"We donate money to the 1st Ridgetown Scouts. We also have a whole medical equipment program, and we do a variety of other activities within the town during the year. So it's a fundraiser that helps us keep doing all the things that we've been doing," Brown said.

The show runs until 3 p.m. and no advance registration is required. More details can be found on their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ridgetownrotary.

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