In spite of the weather, which at times threatened rain but fortunately didn’t deliver until late in the afternoon,
this year’s event saw 88 cars and trucks turn out in Chinguacousy Park on Saturday Sept 13th. A large number
of PT Cruiser friends and family turned out as well.

A number of the show cars were from New York State, illustrating that Prostate Cancer knows no borders,
nor does the Cruisin’ for a Cure movement.

The best news of all is that we administered PSA blood tests to 202 men on Saturday! Other than the weather,
we did not encounter any serious problems during the event. A large number of volunteers, many helping for a
second year, assisted in the effort and were all essential parts of the event.

Starting Friday evening, a crew of volunteers turned up to assemble the “goodie bags” to be handed out to
the vehicle exhibitors, set up forms for registration and discuss the procedures to be followed on Saturday.

Gerry Brunjes, Denis Paris and Mukul Luthra fulfilled a variety of roles, including cash management,
photography and dealing with various visitors from the media and other interested groups. Mike Loughnan
organized the clinic in the basement of the Curling Club. He was ably assisted by Tillie Netherton and
Margaret Butterly on Saturday.

Sean O’Neill, Fernando Pacheco, Gordon Heinbuch, Vic Horvath and did a great job collecting registration
information and fees at the main gate.

Inside the curling rink, Jean Paris and a group of volunteers handed out goodie bags, managed the door prizes,
sold T-shirts, hats & blue ribbon pins and directed men to the Testing Center throughout the day.

Three couples from New York State provided invaluable advice in the planning stages and worked very hard
the day of the event – Rick & Elaine Brown, Max & Debbie Gabriel and Jim & Caroline Winner. The task
of parking the exhibitors’ vehicles to their owners’ satisfaction was performed by Sean O’Neill, his daughter
and her girlfriend, Gary Foote, and others.

Bill Stellings of BramCity Transmission operated a hot dog cart, supplying a hot dog and a soft drink to his
customers who brought in coupons obtained from his business. BramCity remitted $3.00 to Princess
Margaret for each coupon redeemed during the day. Bill was also a great help bringing a variety of sponsors
on board and contributing products to the event.

Expert Disk Jockey services were provided by Bob McKerron, a former Brampton resident, unselfishly
donated his time and advice once more to the cause. His music and commentary added greatly to the
excitement and atmosphere at the event. A number of vendors were on site, selling products and services
of interest to car hobbyists and of course selling food.

It is my hope that UsToo! will continue to be involved with this event and help grow it into something a
major sponsor might ultimately run on a larger scale. With a little luck and a lot of effort the event could
even become a national one, branching out across the country. We generated a lot of interest in Prostate
Cancer both in Brampton and throughout Southern Ontario and New York State. It will be a while until we
know how many of the 202 men tested will be referred for further diagnosis, but last year 17 of 136 men
showed elevated PSA’s.

Jim Dorsey,
Cruisin' for a Cure Canada Coordinator
(905) 453-3038
or
e-mail: jim.dorsey@ustoo-brampton.com