Celebrate Father’s Day in high gear this weekend at the annual Father’s Day Cruisin’ the Triangle benefit car show in Berea.
The organizers of the event, Ward 2 Councilman Nick Haschka and former Berean Ken Limpert, promise that this will not be just any ordinary car show.
Haschka said, “We could have 800-1000 cars (and) every dime raised goes to charity.”
Once upon a time, Berea had a thriving car show at Coe Lake, but according to Haschka, it changed locations over the years and eventually ended.
“When Kenny and I talked about starting it up again, we asked the mayor, who was agreeable, to get it back to Coe Lake. So, the city closes Front Street and it’s back where it began. It grows every year,” he explained.
Every year a different group is chosen to be the benefiting charity. This year it is the Berea Children’s Home and Family Services, an organization that originally started out in the city as the German Methodist Orphan Asylum in 1864, dedicated to providing shelter for Civil War orphans and caring for neglected, dependent or abandoned children. The agency now serves 11,000 children and families in 22 Ohio counties annually, and its headquarters remain in Berea.
Alex S. Petrus, Vice President of advancement for the agency, said the group is “thrilled” to be selected as the benefiting charity.
“We are grateful to Ward 2 Councilman Nick Haschka, Ken Limpert, Ford Motor Company and all the Berea businesses and residents who support and participate in this event,” he said. “The proceeds will be used to provide services to empower our children and families toward a better life.”
The event on will be held on Sunday, June 19, from 3pm to 9pm. There is a $5 entry fee for the classic cars, otherwise the event is free of charge. Music, food vendors and raffles will be onhand, as well as the main feature of the events, the cars. Haschka said visitors can expect to see classic, muscle and antique cars, and motorcycles parked at the city’s Triangle, along Front Street and at Coe Lake.
