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CLUB SPOTLIGHT
Holiday Cheer!
The Catawba Valley British Motor Club Rallies To Help A Family
Although many of the SAN's car clubs performed good deeds during the holiday season last year, this kind gesture could not overlooked. Each year, the Catawba Valley British Motor Club (CVBMC) donates a monetary gift to a non-profit organization that serves needy members of their community. However, this year the North Carolina group took a different approach by adopting a family rather than make a blind contribution to an organization.
One of the club's members shared a story about how Julie, one of her co-workers, had recently fallen on very hard times. Julie became a single parent and had to basically start over as a result of a long term abusive relationship with her spouse. She and her four-year-old son, Kevin, didn't even have a bed to sleep on.
Club members donated items to be auctioned or raffled off, including items like home-baked goods, hand carved statues, appliquéd sportswear, pottery, model cars, purses and even lamps. Fierce bidding during the auction and a successful raffle allowed the CVBMC to raise $642. Those funds were then matched with money from the club's bank account. A total of $1,284 was raised for Julie and Kevin, along with unsolicited donations made by several generous club members.
Tears welled up in Julie's eyes when she opened the envelope containing the check. "These people don't even know me," she exclaimed. "I just don't know what to say, except thank you so much! This is so wonderful of your club to do this."
The SAN salutes these charitable endeavors during the holidays and throughout the year.