The Lloydminster Motor Club (LMC) isn’t a car club. It’s a community club with an interest in cars.
Those were the words of former LMC head honcho, Randy Marsh, with fundraising totals from this year’s event in mind.
“We had 205 cars come out, which is nice. We ended out the day at $9,941 raised for I Love Alberta Boobs,” said Marsh of the Sept. 22 car show, held at the Lloyd Ex.
Marsh explained if the show raised $5K he would shave his head. If they raised $7,500, he’d shave his eyebrows; and if they raised $10K, he’d wax his legs.
“The admin team chipped in the extra $59 to bring it up to $10K. But then we had some abandoned stuff we auctioned off online and raised close to another grand.”
A man of his word, Marsh shaved his head and eyebrows at the event. He’ll also be at Indulgence Body Care Studio on Oct. 15 to have his legs waxed from the knees down.
Cars and charity may have been the focus, but special guest Avery Shoaf of Rust Valley Restorers stole the show.
Shoaf looked forward to his paid appearance in Lloyd, but when he learned the event was a fundraiser for breast cancer, he lowered his appearance fee by a couple of grand.
“I don’t mind, you know, it’s for charity,” said Shoaf. “We do a few things for hospitals and charities and quite a bit of stuff for cancer, and we’ve done some with hospice and stuff. It’s awesome.”
Shoaf had a blast talking shop with automotive enthusiasts of all ages and noted the event’s great turnout.
“There’s one thing I noticed here today that don’t usually see a whole bunch … there’s a lot of young people here,” said Shoaf, explaining he met families who drove from North Battleford for the event.
“You usually don’t get it at most places and it’s interesting to see how much enthusiasm there is with a younger generation coming out here and seeing stuff.”
This was also Marsh’s last LMC event as head honcho. Looking back at a decade of giving has given him perspective on things and how things all started.
“It all started with a Kia,” said Marsh. “I bought a Kia Soul and modified it, got chirped for it, and 10 years later we’ve raised over $70,000 for local non-profit organizations.”
Marsh explained he modified the Kia Soul because it was different. This was the same mindset he had when he founded LMC.
“Once we were registered as a non-profit, it opened a lot of avenues and opportunities for us to start to officially get recognized and give back to the community rather than just being a club,” said Marsh.
Rachel Block-Magistad, or Queen Bee as she’s known in the LMC world, has some big shoes to fill as Marsh’s successor. In his words, “she’s ready.”
“She wants to bring on a few more people next year if they’re interested, so contact the motor club’s Facebook page if you’re interested in volunteering and getting more involved.”
Marsh made a point of thanking all the volunteers, past and present, for helping get the LMC get to where it is today.
“It wouldn’t have been possible without them,” he said. “I also want to thank the community for believing in us and supporting us all these years.”
The hairless head honcho will act as a consultant for the group for the next year.
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