Christine Whelan FEO, May 11, 2023, VOL. 4 ISSUE 18
Fun For The Family While Raising Money For The Community
The 2nd Annual Kustom Car & Bike Show will be held Saturday, June 24, 2023, at the Ontario Welcome Centre, across the street from the Fort Erie Race Track.
Ray Calleja of Ray’s Detailing is organizing the event. “This car show is going to be for the family. It’s going to be an afternoon of family fun.
“We’re going to have a model car contest for the kids ages 8-16. There’ll be trophies and prizes, a drawing contest for the kids, drawing cars, and a colouring contest.”
Calleja says it’s going to have a 50’s theme.
“It’s going to be a 50’s car show. We’re going to have a twist competition for the adults. There’ll be a best 50’s outfit competition. We’ll have a DJ playing 50’s and 60’s music all day.
“We’ve got a good assortment of vendors, a variety of small businesses. We’ve got a variety of food. And we’ve got floats — like root beer and ice cream.”
They’ve got a six-foot trophy for the best overall car, and “Best interior, best motor, best paint, and best motorcycle.”
They’ll have a 50/50 draw.
The event is also a fundraiser for COPE and TASC Niagara.
Community Outreach Program Erie (COPE) is a community organization providing essential services and assistance to individuals and families in need, located on Dufferin Street in Fort Erie. It’s also a community emergency food bank.
Therapy and Alternatives for Special Children and Adults (TASC), established. in 1998, is a local program that offers music, drama, and social interaction for people with disabilities and their families.
“I’ve been a gearhead all my life. I race cars. I was doing a soapbox derby race before Covid and everything was planned. I was doing it for the kids in August of 2020, but the pandemic took that over. Then, I did my car show last year, partnered with Pride in June.”
Ray admitted, “Last year, I didn’t start the planning as early as I am now. This year, we’ve got a lot of cars, a lot of vendors.”
This year, he really wanted to do something for the kids.
Ray Calleja moved to the Fort Erie area nine years ago, starting his business, Ray’s Detailing at 967 Helena Street in Fort Erie, five years ago.
For more information, call Ray at 289-990-1173 or email him at rays@kustomcarshow.com
Photo provided by Ray Calleja
