An event that started modestly as a fun family activity to raise funds for a local charity will likely pass $100,000 in total donations to many area charitable causes when the 10th annual EPC Classic Carfest takes place on Saturday, October 8, 2011. All proceeds from the day-long, family-oriented event, which will be held on EPC’s 10-acre parking lot at 3941 Truman Blvd., I-70 and Cave Springs in St. Charles, will benefit The Child Center, Inc. The event is free and open to the public.
The 2010 event featured a record turnout of more than 300 participants. Pre-registration for all vehicles is open now at www.classiccarfest.com. Registration, which is $20 per show vehicle, also can be done on the day of the event from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. Three dozen proposed classes of vehicles will be represented, including stock and modified versions of cars pre-1949, 1950-73, 1974-90 and 1991-present, as well as stock and modified trucks, street rods, pro-streets and T-buckets, motorcycles, daily drivers, Corvettes, Mustangs, imports and special interest vehicles. Photos from previous Classic Carfests are featured at the web site.
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“Each year we select an area charity that works to improve the lives of children in need in St. Charles County or throughout the metropolitan St. Louis area,” said Dan Fuller, founder and president of EPC. “The Classic Carfest has become a fall tradition for many families who enjoy
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seeing a wide range of vintage or classic vehicles in a festive atmosphere that also has music and some of the best food and beverages that taste even better on a crisp autumn day.”
The Child Center is a child advocacy center whose goal has always been to meet the needs of children, teens and families who have been traumatized by child abuse and violence. It responds to child abuse through an emotionally supportive team approach and works to educate the public on how to prevent abuse in the future. The Child Center, which is a not-for-profit agency, is located in Wentzville with a satellite office in Hannibal and another due to open in Memphis. It serves the Missouri counties of St. Charles, Warren, Lincoln, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls, Marion, Monroe, Lewis and Clark. For more information, visit www.thechildcenter.com.
The child center advocacy movement came to Missouri in the mid-1990s to make the criminal justice system less traumatic for children. Today there are 15 full-service child advocacy centers across the state serving all 115 counties as well as more than 500 centers nationwide.
This year’s EPC Classic Carfest sponsors include EPC, UPS, Mid-Nite Auto Supply, Ameristar and Bachmann Auto Glass. Food and beverages will be provided by River City Catering, Stumpy’s BBQ and Papa Tom’s Gateway Hot Dogs. Music will be performed from 12 noon until 3 p.m. on the EPC lot. Trophies will be awarded at 4 p.m.
Powered by volunteers and monetary contributions acquired through corporate sponsors, vendors, raffles and registration fees, the EPC Classic Carfest has successfully raised more than $89,000 for local children and their families over the last nine years.