This year’s Highlands Motoring Festival (HMF) was the most successful in festival’s history by every measure, including financial support that will be donated to local human-needs charities.
The festival’s net proceeds of $81,000 was distributed equally between three charity organizations: The Literacy and Learning Center of Highlands, REACH of Macon County, and the Community Care Clinic.
Highlands Motoring Festival check presentation on Nov. 10, pictured from left are Linda Edwards- Community Care Clinic, Steve Mehder- HMF, Cindy Trevathan- REACH of Macon County, Bonnie Potts- The Literacy & Learning Center of Highlands, Mark Chmar- HMF, and Knight Martorell- HMF. Photo courtesy of HMF
HMF is a 501.c3 non-profit and is an all-volunteer team of classic car enthusiasts.
The 14th annual Highlands Motoring Festival was held June 10-13, 2021. Amazing collector cars could be seen on town streets during the four-day festival, which consisted of two days of driving tours, three evening gatherings, a parade on Main Street, and two car shows.
The centerpiece of the motoring festival was Saturday’s “Cars in the Park” juried car show that attracted its largest attendance, estimated to be upwards of four thousand people, to view eighty classic cars.
HMF has grown significantly in stature over the years, not by increasing the number of show cars, which is limited by the capacity of Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park, but by raising the level of quality of the cars by going to an invitational entry process.
Other HMF events included a Welcome Soiree at The Bascom where over 150 guests were able to tour the “FreeWheeling” exhibit that featured three special classic cars displayed along with over forty pieces of automotive art including paintings, photographs, and sculpture.
Over fifty volunteers joined the fifteen-member planning committee to stage the events. The Highlands Motoring Festival Committee would like to thank the entire Highlands community; including citizens, volunteers, businesses, organizations, and government officials and staff, without whom none of this would have been possible.
The 15th annual Highlands Motoring Festival is scheduled from June 9-12, 2022. Registration opens in December.
See videos and pics from this year’s 14th annual Highlands Motoring Festival HERE.
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Article courtesy of HMF