Leonardtown, MD – The Dr. James A. Forrest Career & Technology Center is hosting their Inaugural Car Show on Saturday, June 3, 2017, in the school’s parking lot. The event runs from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Cars and motorcycles entered in the event may start arriving after 7:00 a.m. Judging starts at 9:00 a.m. with awards starting at 1:00 p.m. The event is open to the public and is free for spectators. The Forrest Center is located across from the St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds in Leonardtown, MD.
The goal of the Car Show is to help defray costs of participation in the SkillsUSA national competition. The SkillsUSA Championships is the showcase for the best career and technical students in the nation. Your contributions will help ensure deserving St. Mary’s County High School students are able to compete.
The school is seeking entries of cars and motorcycles. The cost to enter a car or motorcycle is $20.00. They are also seeking vendors who would like to participate in the event. Vendor space costs $30. All interested participants should register online in advance but all payments will be collected when participants arrive for the car show.
The Forrest Center’s SkillsUSA chapter is among the most successful in the state and annually must fundraise well over $25,000 to cover the cost of leadership training, chapter activities and regional, state & national competitions.
For more information or to register for the Forrest Center Car Show, go to the school’s website at http://schools.smcps.org/tech.
