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Over 100 cars on display at Scranton School show - News - The Times-Tribune
Car show benefits deaf kids' school
Shiny Chevrolet Corvette Sting Rays, Camaros, Ford Mustangs and at least 100 other classic cars and hot rods rolled down North Washington Avenue in Scranton on Sunday, headed straight for the Scranton School for Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing Children.
Vehicles of all types, dating back to the 1940s, were on display in a large parking lot beside the main building for the school's eighth annual antique car and truck show.
"It's a great time, and everybody enjoys it," Bill O'Neill, school business manager, said. "All of the funds raised from the show go for the benefit of the students."
In prior years, through entry fees, the sale of food and drinks and raffles, the car show has raised thousands of dollars each time it was held. Last year, the school netted $3,500.
"And we hope to break that this year," Mr. O'Neill said.
By 10 a.m., classic cars by the dozens had started pulling into the Green Ridge school - which will operate at a new site at the former Lourdesmont campus in South Abington Twp. next school year - for the all-day event.
Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, a private company based outside Pittsburgh that now operates the former state-run school, purchased the 100-acre Lourdesmont campus for $2.4 million last year, according to Times-Tribune archives.
Members of the Pocono Mountain Street Rods, a Scranton-area car club, have been the main supporters of the car and truck show for its eight years.
George Caswell, a Dunmore resident and club member who brought along his restored 1948 Cadillac Series 75, said the show has grown in popularity since its inception. He expected 125 or so antiques to be on campus Sunday.
"First time we had maybe only 50 cars," Mr. Caswell said. "We enjoy cars - that's the main thing."
Car show benefits deaf kids' school
Shiny Chevrolet Corvette Sting Rays, Camaros, Ford Mustangs and at least 100 other classic cars and hot rods rolled down North Washington Avenue in Scranton on Sunday, headed straight for the Scranton School for Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing Children.
Vehicles of all types, dating back to the 1940s, were on display in a large parking lot beside the main building for the school's eighth annual antique car and truck show.
"It's a great time, and everybody enjoys it," Bill O'Neill, school business manager, said. "All of the funds raised from the show go for the benefit of the students."
In prior years, through entry fees, the sale of food and drinks and raffles, the car show has raised thousands of dollars each time it was held. Last year, the school netted $3,500.
"And we hope to break that this year," Mr. O'Neill said.
By 10 a.m., classic cars by the dozens had started pulling into the Green Ridge school - which will operate at a new site at the former Lourdesmont campus in South Abington Twp. next school year - for the all-day event.
Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, a private company based outside Pittsburgh that now operates the former state-run school, purchased the 100-acre Lourdesmont campus for $2.4 million last year, according to Times-Tribune archives.
Members of the Pocono Mountain Street Rods, a Scranton-area car club, have been the main supporters of the car and truck show for its eight years.
George Caswell, a Dunmore resident and club member who brought along his restored 1948 Cadillac Series 75, said the show has grown in popularity since its inception. He expected 125 or so antiques to be on campus Sunday.
"First time we had maybe only 50 cars," Mr. Caswell said. "We enjoy cars - that's the main thing."