There are several other great events happening this weekend,
including Laddie Boy & Friends at the Harding Home, the
9th Annual Brandy Winfield Poker Run, the
H.O.T. Tamale Bicycle Tour, and Triangle Motorcycle
Races at the fairgrounds. As always, there’s lots to do
in Marion. Diane and Bev do a great job at the Marion Area
Convention & Visitors Bureau of working to maintain a list of community
events. Just log onto www.visitmarionohio.com and
click on the calendar link. You’ll find information on these and
many other upcoming events.
Please be aware that some of the Downtown Streets will be closing about 10:00 a.m. Saturday until approximately 7 p.m. for the Cruisin' for Dialysis event. Center Street will be closed from State to in front of the Palace, and Main will be closed from the tracks to Church Street. Traffic will be maintained on State and Prospect streets. There is plenty of public parking in the main City lot at Prospect & Church, as well as behind the county building, at city hall and elsewhere if you are coming down to enjoy the show.
There are a lot of things happening around Marion this weekend
…
Cruisin' For
Dialysis is a fabulous car, truck and motorcycle show in Downtown Marion
this Saturday, June 1! It gets started with
opening ceremonies at noon, registration until 3:00, and goes through the awards
ceremony about 6 p.m. There will be vehicles of all shapes, sizes, colors, years
and more for spectators to take a look at. They also have some fabulous raffles
prizes, so stop by the City Hall area to get in on that.
This car
show supports a cause that is near to my heart because my father was on
dialysis for three years. I know this group does good work. My
father was lucky in that his Medicare and insurance supplement took care of most
of the medical expenses, and I drove him there three times per week so he wasn't
in need of transportation. Many, however, are too young for Medicare, don't
qualify for Medicaid, and working a job when you are on dialysis is
tough, if not impossible ... the process of taking every drop of blood out and
running it through a machine to clean out the toxins is basically a 3 - 6 hour
process depending upon the patient ... and the exhaustion is incredible. If you
can't work, you most likely have no insurance. This group does the best it can
on the funds they receive from this show to help patients purchase medicine, pay
for transportation to and from dialysis, provide nutritional
supplements, and more.
There are no
"rules" for this show. If you have a car, truck or motorcycle you are proud of,
bring it down. Registration begins late morning in the lobby of City Hall, and I
believe it's just $12 per vehicle. Be generous when buying raffle tickets, or
simply make a donation ... every little bit helps. For more information, go to
www.cruisinfordialsys.com or call 740.224.6117.
And while you are on the www.visitmarionohio.com
site, be sure to check out Marion’s Amazing Treasures.
It’s a great way to have fun discovering the area you live in … and get
qualified for prizes!
As always … where you eat, shop
and play matters … please do it locally!
Karen
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Karen Herr
Manager, Downtown Marion, Inc.
205 West Center Street, Suite 130
Marion, OH 43302
