Thunder on the Mountain distributes 2018 proceeds
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Check Presentation Ceremony – Representatives of various charities received checks from Thunder on the Mountain. Shown, left to right, are Jim Nelson from CERT, Gwladys Peterson of the Senior Center, TPD Chief Kent Kroeger for the Tehachapi Police Foundation Shop with a Cop Program, Sharron Letson of Thunder on the Mountain, Janie Hartman from Tehachapi Humane Society, Sandy Chavez from our local Salvation Army, Linda Carmichael of American Legion Auxiliary and Marsha Donelson from STOP.
On Monday, Sept. 10, members of the Thunder on the Mountain Car Show Committee gathered in Central Park to present checks to 13 local charities and community groups. Thanks to the generosity of the community and the hard work of the committee, they were able to donate $20,000 in proceeds from the 2018 car show held in August during Mountain Festival.
Thunder on the Mountain presented a fun car show in downtown Tehachapi where 334 cars were on display, with some people traveling from as far away as Arizona to enter their cars in the show. The band "Denim" rocked the intersection of Green and F Streets while some participants and visitors strolled through the rows of vintage and classic autos, and others gathered in Centennial Plaza where they collected the raffle prizes they had won. Judges inspected all the entries and at the end of the day, the car show committee presented 82 trophies to winning autos. Those trophies were all sponsored by local businesses and members of the community.
The recipients of the fundraising efforts are not the same each year. The charities change from year to year. Sometimes representatives of a new charity will approach the committee with a particular need.
This year, the proceeds were distributed as follows:
Honor Flight $4,500
Tehachapi Senior Center $3,000
Salvation Army (Local) $3,000
Optimal Hospice Foundation $3,000
Shop with a Cop $2,000
American Legion Auxiliary - Tehachapi $1,000
Have a Heart Humane Society $500
S.T.O.P. (Save Tehachapi's Orphaned Pets) $500
Tehachapi Humane Society $500
VFW (local chapter) $500
C.E.R.T. $500
Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce $500
Boy Scout Troop 136 $500
Total $20,000
