| GOODY'S "OLD GOLD CRUISERS"TM 2057 LINCOLN HWY.(RT.38) ST.CHARLES, IL 1 BLOCK EAST OF RANDALL ROAD |
| One of the main goals of "OLD GOLD CRUISERS" events is to raise money for charity through 50/50 raffles and donations. We would like to thank all those generous people who have supported and contributed to these efforts. In the past few years, "OLD GOLD CRUISERS" has accomplished the following: |
| $7500 was raised for Nesley Salinas, a seven year old girl in need of a kidney transplant. While waiting for a donor, Nesley had many close calls and spent time in and out of the hospital. During this time, it was concluded that Nesley's mother would be a suitable donor. In the fall of 2007, Nesley received the transplant. It took a little longer than expected for her mother to recuperate, but as of the last report, both were doing fine. |
| $5500 was raised for the Boland Family of Batavia, IL, who were brought to our attention by Bob and Peg Bartlett, owners of 4 Gear Trans Co., a sponsor of "OLD GOLD CRUISERS" events. Jim and Debbie Boland had been married for 25 years and were the parents of 5 children. The family had lost 1 child in 1995 from complications from a brain stem tumor. Debbie was diagnosed and underwent surgery for a brain aneurysm in 2001. In January of 2005, it was found that Jim was suffering from 2 brain tumors. One was removed, but the second was diagnosed as inoperable. Before his passing in September 2005, Jim opened an account in his children's behalf and designated that the funds that we raised would be put into this account. We thank everyone for their generosity helping this family in their time of need. |
| "OLD GOLD CRUISERS" raised $5800 for Elderday Care Center in Batavia, IL, a local charitable organization providing various services for senior citizens. Mickey Miller, director, and her crew were a familiar sight at Goody's cruise nites and "OLD GOLD CRUISERS" events. Thank you for generosity and support! |
| Mickey and her crew will be back! "OLD GOLD CRUISERS" will again be raising money for Elderday Care Center in Batavia, IL. Let's all get to the cruise nites and car shows and try to at least duplicate or even top last years amount! Other events "OLD GOLD CRUISERS" are associated with have helped raise even more thousands of dollars for charitable and other worthwhile causes. Some of these events include the Maple Park Car Show, Batavia VFW Car Shows and the Kane County Sheriff's Car Show. |