Second Annual Car Show in Summerville Benefits Families Living with Alzheimer’s and Related Dementia

The ARK of South Carolina announced that it will be hosting its second annual Car Show on Saturday, March 25th at Nexton (201 Sigma Drive, Summerville). The free, family-friendly event will be open to the public at 9 am and will include food, coffee, prizes, and of course, classic cars.

Car enthusiasts are invited to enter their vehicle (all makes and models welcome) for a $25 donation by March 24th. Several awards will be given out during the event. Proceeds will fund the nonprofit’s mission of providing hope and relief to families living with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia. The ARK of South Carolina offers programs such as memory screenings, resource fairs, educational workshops, and support groups in Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, and Orangeburg counties plus respite centers in Harleyville and Summerville.

“The Car Show allows us to host a community event where we can meet people and raise awareness for our critical mission,” said Peg Lahmeyer, The ARK’s executive director. “We understand the stresses that come with being a caregiver for someone living with Alzheimer’s, and we work to ensure that those caregivers know that they are not alone.”

According to the Alzheimer’s Association, there are currently more than 95,000 South Carolinians living with Alzheimer’s disease and more than 199,000 family members and friends are providing care for them. Also in South Carolina, 12.1% of people aged 45 and older have subjective cognitive decline. Alzheimer’s Disease is a degenerative disease of the brain that affects memory, awareness, social conversation, and speech.

Learn more and register a car to be featured in The ARK’s Second Annual Car Show here.

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