Annual show hits the streets this weekend
Staff Reports
Jefferson is the type of place where a group of people with a common inter-ests can find ways to use their hobby to benefit others.
This is exactly the case with the Big Cypress Corvette Club (BCCC)—a group of car enthusiasts who have put their passion to work for a common good.
Their cornerstone event—the Big Cypress Corvette Show—is set for this weekend in downtown Jefferson.
“After having to cancel last year due to COVID, people are itching to have a show,” said BCCC president Hollis Shadden. “I anticipate more entries than ever. We have seen our biggest response to date, with early registrations and all.”
The first Big Cypress Corvette Show took place 12 years ago,
It was designed as a venue for Corvette enthusiasts to show off their rides and educate on the public about Chev-rolet’s legendary sports car line.
Shadden said the group hosted at least 85 Vettes every year and he expect even more this year.
Shadden claims Corvettes is not all his club does.
“We came together a few years ago and formed a board,” Shadden said. “We filed our 501c3 and set out to find ways to give back.”
The end result has been hosting car shows and other automotive events— the profits of which have gone to char-ity.
“We aim to provide family-friend-ly events for automotive enthusiasts,” Shadden said. “Our mission is to pro-mote tourism and support local charita-ble organizations.”
“In 2019, we donated just shy of $9,000 to local charities,” Shadden said. “We made contributions to the backpack program, Women of Jefferson Scholarships, the Jefferson Fire Depart-ment and Combat Warriors—a veter-ans’ group based in Arkansas.”
For more information about the Big Cypress Corvette Club, the Corvette Show or to make a donation, contact Shadden at 903-407-7887.