THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 2024 Page 11 Sixth Annual Cars & Cops Show benefits injured first responders By Tara Vocino A pproximately 250 cars lined the parking lot at Blessed Sacrament Parish on Saturday for the 6th Annual Cars and Cops show. “There are smiles for miles,” event organizer Domenic Montano said. “We’re at capacity.” The car show benefi ted The Greg Hill Foundation, which helps injured fi rst responders. Each car had a suggested $20 entry fee. Many police departments came, including Princeton, State Police, New York, Methuen, Revere, Peabody, and Maine. Blessed Sacrament Parish donated the lot. Board of Selectmen Chair Debra Panetta, who is a women’s guild member at the parish, said it’s a wonderful cause. “It’s bigger than last year,” Panetta said. Raffl es donated to the cause. Larry Slaven won the fi re pit as a raffl e prize. “I’m excited that I won,” Slaven said. “I will use it in my yard.” Lowell resident Robert St. Hilaire won the scratch ticket and movie basket as a raffl e prize. “I came from nothing and want to give back,” Hilaire said. Montano said they haven’t had a fi nal total on the amount raised, as of press time. Bob Puopolo and St. Jean’s Credit Union Business Development Vice President John Kingston (at left) of Revere Revere Public Schools School Resource Offi cer Bryan Brenes with his canine, Charlie Revere residents Maximilian Averback, 6, with his father, Brian, and Newton Police Captain Ed Mead on a 2005 Harley-Davidson Road King. (Advocate photos by Tara Vocino) Tony Bartolo, Owner Email: Tonys9942@aol.com
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