"Never Was so Much Owed by so Many to so
Few"
The 8th Annual Veterans Car Show presented by
the Down Shifters of Brooklyn is in the History Books!
The show was held on the beautiful grounds of the Bay Pines Hospital in
St. Petersburg, Florida. 
One
of the largest if not the largest car show on the West Coast of Florida was
a huge success thanks to people like Advance Auto
Parts, Troy & George from Biff Burger and
Buffy's Bar-B-Q, Joe Campoli of The Campoli
Law Group, Cross Bayou American Legion Post
252, Taylor Andrews from Dayton Andrews Dodge,
Jerry Mullins
from Mullins Concrete Pumping,American- Icon
PPG Paint,Gieco Insurance, Gator
Printing,Rotary Club of East Lake Sunrise,
Herrs Foods, and Doug
Morgan of Manatee-Metro Ice.Tommy "B" was back at the helm
in the DJ booth. The biggest thank you is to the
participants and spectators. We appreciate your
attendance and hope you had a good time. We want you to know that the money
raised by this show is given to the Veterans Recreational Fund for use by
the veterans who don't get to leave this hospital. You have asked these men
to do a job and secure your freedom, they have responded and have given of
themselves to accomplish this task. They have served in World War II, Korea,
Vietnam, the Gulf War, and now Iraq, they have sacrificed, their families
have sacrificed, and today was your opportunity to welcome them home and
thank then for a job well done. The total is in and with your help we were
able to present the Veterans Recreation Fund a check for $16.005.00. Thank
you to all who participated.
Pictures from the 2009 Veterans Show at Bay
Pines Veterans Hospital
Thanks to all our Sponsors
The Food Court ready to Serve
Bubba & Trigger Getting the Grill Fired Up
Welcome Home Veterans & Thank You for your Service to our Country
An Early Bird & Our Best of Show, a 1948 Cadilac
Barry & Debbie Bragg with Their 1971 Mustang (They did the
Restoration)
Harvey Vengroff's 1961 British Ferret
Red, White, & Blue Balloons Rise after the Colors were Presented
Thank You Notes from Some of the Veterans that You Helped by Coming to
the 2008 Show
Doesn't it Make You Proud that You are Part of This?
This Card was hand delivered to Greg as it is 3 feet tall & 3 feet
wide
From the Lady Veterans that are Confined to the Hospital
They had a Catered Lunch from the Olive Garden
Participants lined up at the Registration Table
Check this Motorcycle Out!
The Colors were Presented by the Fife & Drum Corps
Chuck Holds the Mic while a Veteran Plays Danny Boy on His Harmonica
Governor Charlie Crist Greeting a WW II Veteran
Governor Crist with the Downshifters of Brooklyn
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