Charity Car Show Set to Zoom Into Glen Cove in Summer 2017

The Annual Gold Coast Concours/Bimmerstock car show benefitting diabetes research never disappoints, with the upcoming 2017 show set to be ever more spectacular than ever. The show is scheduled to move to June 4, 2017, instead of September as originally planned. Now attendees can enjoy this year’s array of high performance eye candy, entertainment, raffle prizes and more while taking advantage of the summer weather.

In 2016 over 5,000 spectators came for a close-up look at over 500 spectacular cars, listened to great music performed by two bands, tried their luck with dozens of great raffle prizes and sampled offerings from a great array of food trucks.

Held in Glen Cove’s Downtown on September 17, 2016 the event’s greatest showcase was the cause for which it was created. County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton has been very involved with the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) for over 15 years after one of her daughters was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.

Delia and Joe LaPadula, owner of Martino Auto Concepts created the car show in 2008 to attract visitors to view these spectacular cars and increase awareness about diabetes, with the ultimate goal of raising money to help fund research towards a cure. After this year’s event, total donations raised for diabetes research totaled nearly half a million dollars. “This is such a fabulous event for such an important cause,” Delia said. “Type 1 diabetes, which is usually diagnosed in children and young adults, can’t be controlled simply through diet or prescription pills. So finding a cure is the only thing that will enable these patients to lead a normal life.”

In Type 1 diabetes patients, the pancreas doesn’t properly secrete insulin to regular blood sugar. The DRI is currently conducting Phase I/II clinical trials with their BioHub, which is a “mini organ” that mimics the function of the pancreas. It contains thousands of insulin-producing cells that sense blood sugar levels and releases the right amount of insulin. Test results to date of the BioHub have been extremely promising.

“I am always so overwhelmed by the tremendous amount of time and effort that Joe LaPadula and his entire staff put into making this event such a great success,” Delia added. “As a mother, I will be forever grateful!” Delia also looks forward to working with and wishes to thank in advance of the event Glen Cove Mayor Reggie Spinello and the City Council, the City’s Department of Public Works, EMS, Glen Cove Police Department and Auxiliary Police for all their hard work.

For more information about the Diabetes Research Institute, including making a donation to help further its research, visit diabetesresearch.org or call 516-822-1700.