Automotive Heritage Month Proclaimed in Newfoundland and Labrador

The Honourable Paul Davis, Minister of Service NL, has proclaimed July as the National Association of Automobile Clubs of Canada (NAACC) Automobile Heritage Month in Newfoundland and Labrador.

“Automotive Heritage Month is a great time to promote the hobby of antique automobile collecting,” said Minister Davis. “The NAACC brings enthusiasts together, as they strive to preserve some of our most memorable automobiles. The organization also engages in a considerable amount of charity work here in the province and across the country.”

The NAACC has donated proceeds from annual car shows and fundraisers to various health care facilities and organizations since 1980 including Easter Seals, VOCM Cares Foundation, the Janeway Children’s Health and Rehabilitation Centre, Western Regional Memorial Hospital and health care facilities in central Newfoundland and on the Burin Peninsula.

The NAACC is a federally incorporated, non-profit organization of Canadian automobile clubs. Their volunteer directors work in every province to encourage and support various collector vehicle clubs. The month of July will recognize the direct financial and cultural benefits that automotive hobbyists bring to Canada through generated business, employment and charity work.

“We are so pleased that Service NL and the Provincial Government is recognizing Automobile Heritage Month for the first time in 2012,” said Robert R. Ford, Newfoundland and Labrador Director for the National Association of Automobile Clubs of Canada. “This is significant nationally, but also provincially, as it will really highlight some of the great work being done here in Newfoundland and Labrador to maintain classic and antique automobiles.”

For more information on the NAACC visit www.naacc.ca .

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Photo: The Honourable Paul Davis, Minister of Service NL and Mr. Robert J. Ford, Newfoundland and Labrador Director of the National Association of Automobile Clubs of Canada stand in front of a classic automobile after signing proclamation naming July as Automotive Heritage Month.

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