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Exotic Car Show To Benefit Manatee County Sheriff’s Flight To The North Pole Charity

An exotic car show in Lakewood Ranch will benefit the Flight to the North Pole, an annual Christmas event for terminally ill children.

LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL — An exotic car show taking place Saturday on Main Street in Lakewood Ranch will benefit the Flight to the North Pole organization, according to a news release from the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office.

The annual Christmastime event hosted by the MCSO is geared towards families in Sarasota and Manatee counties with terminally ill and special needs children.

“Our mission is to continue these efforts to provide a measure of joy to a truly under-served population of children who may or may not live to see another Christmas,” according to the Flight to the North Pole website. “Your donations of any kind for these precious children, will help us give them a wonderful and memorable holiday this year. For some of these children, it may be their last. So why not spread a little joy to these wonderful children and give them a joyous holiday.”

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Saturday’s free car show, which runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., will feature Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Ford GT, Cobras, Vipers, Porsche, Mercedes, Maseratis, BMWs, Fiats, Audis and more. More than 100 exotic cars will be on display along Main Street.

The show is co-sponsored by the club Ferrari Drivers SRQ.

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