The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed another popular summer event. On Monday, Wake Forest Downtown announced the cancellation of this year’s Wake Forest Charity Car Show.
Originally scheduled for Saturday, June 20, the annual event typically draws thousands of people from across the area and beyond to downtown Wake Forest.
Event organizers say the decision to suspend the car show was based on the unpredictability of the coronavirus and a desire to safeguard the health and safety of participants, sponsors, spectators and volunteers.
Planning was well underway for this year’s car show before the COVID-19 pandemic was declared. Wake Forest Downtown would like to recognize the generous sponsors that had already pledged their support for this annual event:
Sam’s Xpress Car Wash; Ted Wilder – State Farm Insurance; Town of Wake Forest; Cawthorne, Moss, & Panciera; Chick-Fil-A Wake Forest; Crossroads Auto Group; Shorty’s Famous Hot Dogs; Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary; B&W Hardware, Co.; Bright Funeral Home; McPherson Family Eye Care; Mitchell & Nemitz, PA; Wake Forest Coffee Company; Warren, Shackleford & Thomas PLLC; Anytime Fitness; Corvettes International, Inc.; Dean and Les Tryon; Fidelity Bank; Jeff Garrett, Allen Tate; Mike Baer, Edward Jones; Southern Suds & Gifts; StorageMax Wake Forest; and Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce.
The car show is scheduled to return to downtown next year on Saturday, June 19.
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