The Southern Newlywed: Cars for Kids

This past weekend Grace Fellowship Church had their annual Car Show at their Snellville campus. I feel privileged to know Rus Mazza who orchestrates this show every year. The Men of Grace come together to raise money for our KidzLife program. Of course, it's not that tough to get the Men of Grace excited about muscle cars. I have volunteered for the past two years, and am amazed by the turn out each year. Being it's second year, we weren't sure how big it would actually be. There ended up being right north of 100 cars, and a handful of motorcycles as well. Mom, Dad, and I worked the registration tent with a wonderful woman named Linda. Her husband was in charge of the live auction. Someone donated a 1958 Volkswagon Beetle Vert (that's convertible for all of you non-VW folks out there!). We had close to 20 vendors selling their arts and crafts, tools, and different car related products from insurance to motor oil. The church also decided to have their Fall Festival the same day. There were tons of kids running around in their Halloween costumes all day, which made for a fun day all around. I know Rus, and the other men and women who volunteered their time, put a lot of thought into this weekend. You could tell. From sponsors, to food, to vendors, volunteers, tshirts, and more, all was handled perfectly. This is one of my favorite weekends in the fall. My dad and I have a 1969 Camaro SS that is our little project car. I love that car. We have done a lot to it since he got it, and we have made a lot of memories in the garage around this car. So glad we can share our love of cars with the kids at church, and the community surrounding Grace.

Of course I had to put in a picture with my massive trophy! It's taller than my car!

Dad and I!

This is the bug that was donated to the church. It was auctioned off at the end of the day and sold for $19K. Very exciting for KidzLife!

The front of the church. In preparation for the show, the church displayed a new car on the front lawn every Sunday. It's so amazing to go to a church that is so supportive of it's members.

She's too cool for school!

Thank goodness for Kurt Farhy. He has been babysitting the vert ever since it belonged to the church. He was getting the radio cranked to entice all of the bidders at the auction.

The amazing Mr. and Mrs. Mayfield! They made sure all requests were prayed for and were there for anyone who needed them.

Mr Rus Mazza and Dad!

Cheryl Mazza was one of the amazing vendors who showed up on Saturday. She has the most amazing gifts, and I can't wait to get her online. She's nervous to start selling online, but I see Etsy in her future. Look for her on future posts.