More than a car guy, though he does love his cars, Simon Clark has put his car obsession to good use.
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Mr Clark uses his love of cars to help raise money for sick children.
"Cars and community are a winning combination," he said.
Mr Clark put up his hand to volunteer and organise the car and truck cruise of the Kanamaroo Festival but it wasn't his first rodeo, he has been volunteering with Wimmera Against Cancer in Kids for nearly 20 years.
"The committee asked me to help out," he said.
"They knew I help out with WACK, were we do the fundraiser with the car and bike show to raise money for local families dealing with childhood cancer.
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"They were chasing someone to help out with the toy run, so I figured why not join the two together. It's a great event, why not add an extra drawcard for Kannamaroo?"
There were 80 vehicles who went on a cruise around town and then set up for display during the festival on Sunday, November 28.
The cruise worked with the Salvation Army to get toys and set up donation stands for WACK which raised almost $1000.
Mr Clark said he way always a car guy but saw it could do more.
"You can see this stuff is bigger than the cars and it goes further," he said.
"We can do something really good in the community and have the cars are a drawcard
"It's crazy not to be a part of that."
Mr Clark has dealt with having a child in the children's hospital and understands what families can go through.
"I now myself how hard life can be living down there and having life go on here as well," he said.
"There are a lot of people who find themselves in that position
"If you can do something to help take the load of their shoulders, that's got to be a good thing."
Mr Clark said he had loved car shows even from when he was young and was heartbroken when car shows were cancelled and didn't want that for other children.
"Cars are a passion," he said.
"Years ago when I was a little fella there was car show at the indoor tennis stadium in Horsham and they stopped doing it. I was gutted because I hoped to take my car there one day.
"That's why I got on board with WACK, I didn't want to see one of those kids lose interest or be disheartened.
"Because now after all this time, we seeing little kids that would come to the shows years ago and now coming with their own cars. To see that generational change is just fantastic."
Mr Clark said they'll be back for the 2022 Kannamaroo Festival.
"It's never about the cars," he said.
"It's about the people. It's about the community coming together and that makes anything successful."
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