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Junction Avenue TK-8 School is set to host its second annual Classic Car Show in its back lot next month for a day of cars, raffles, music, eating and shopping.
Invitations to this free event are extended to the whole community — car enthusiasts, students from all districts and parents.
Organized by Junction’s parent-teacher association and spearheaded by Jill Scott, PTA secretary at Junction and car show chair, the event is intended to bring people together for a good cause: fundraising for Junction students.
With this year’s funds, the PTA plans to contribute to purchasing much-needed furnishings and decorations for a new wellness center on campus, flipping an excess room to a space where students can relax and decompress.
The car shows are particularly important to the PTA’s goals because they are the only major fundraising events that fund the PTA, according to Jill Scott and her husband Keith, who is also a parent volunteer and car show contributor.
The Scotts said the effort is about making students’ lives and school experiences better and encouraging them to be proud of their school.
Since the car show’s beginning, it has been kid-inclusive, with Junction students deciding the event’s marketing design through an art competition.
The focus on youth continues as event attendance grants children from any school district entrance to a prize-winning raffle. Also, they will be handed a metaphorical judge’s hat, as their votes determine the show’s five winners.
Kids will have plenty of options to vote on this year as the Scotts expect Junction’s back lot to be packed with about 100 cars of all types: new and old, daily-drivers and reclusive classics — all vehicles being unique and/or customized.
Attendees can enter an additional raffle by purchasing tickets. Last year, prizes for this raffle included a Traeger grill, a pizza oven, local restaurant gift cards and local sports tuition.
Hosting activities for all ages, Jill and Keith Scott — along with the entire PTA — invite the community to Junction’s campus for the show which is set for Sept. 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. “We want everybody to come out, feel welcome, have a good time and come support the kids,” Keith Scott said.
For information on how to submit to the show, email Junction’s PTA at junctionavek8pta@gmail.com. Walk-ins are welcome but for ticket pre-ordering, visit the Junction PTA Facebook page.
