‘Cars for Canines’ raises about $7,000 for shelter animals
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Taking a break during Saturday’s Cars for Canines event in Oak Ridge were these visitors, Kay Ferrara, Brizay Kane, and Terri Kane (with dog Joey), all of Oak Ridge, and Maggie Young (right), with her dog Draco, of Campbell County. - G. Chambers Williams III
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One of the stars of last Saturday’s Cars for Canines car show in Oak Ridge was this perfectly restored 1942 Chevrolet pickup. - G. Chambers Williams III
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Visitors to Saturday’s Cars for Canines event at Melton Lake Park in Oak Ridge included plenty of four-legged friends, such as this one leading its master past a 1972 Plymouth Duster. - G. Chambers Williams III
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Karrie Stevens and Jared Lockridge of Crossville, along with their dogs Nova and Delta, look over a vintage pickup during Saturday’s Cars for Canines event at Melton Lake Park in Oak Ridge. - G. Chambers Williams III
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A 1937 Chevrolet Master Deluxe two-door sedan sits in a row of collector cars with the vendor booths behind it during last Saturday’s Cars for Canines event in Oak Ridge, benefiting animal-care agencies. - G. Chambers Williams III
The sixth-annual “Cars for Canines” event at Melton Lake Park in Oak Ridge on Saturday raised about $7,000 to help support animal-care facilities, according to the sponsor, Explore Oak Ridge.
There were 180 vintage or collector cars on hand for the car show, and about 5,000 people turned out to see them and to check out the 35 vendors who set up in the park, said Hanna Fatheree, event coordinator for Explore Oak Ridge.
“We are still estimating final totals, but hope to donate $7,000 between the Anderson Humane Society and the Friends of the Oak Ridge Animal Shelter,” she said.
Besides the cars and vendors, “We had two food trucks, Mel-Dars Deluxe Pups and Shirley Boys Country Cooking, plus Sno Biz Oak Ridge for cold treats,” she said. “We also had live music, door prizes and free face painting for kids.”
Veterinarian Matt Jinks was on site to microchip pets and provide rabies shots.
Despite the typical heat of an August day, there was a steady stream of visitors – many with their own canines in two – throughout the event, which ran from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Karrie Stevens and Jared Lockridge came to the event from Crossville, bringing their two small dogs, Nova and Delta.
They spent much of their time at the show looking over the vintage vehicles, including a beautifully restored 1942 Chevrolet pickup truck.
There was a good selection of 1970s-era muscle cars, Chevrolet Corvettes, Ford Mustangs and other vintage pickups.
