BURGERS, MUSIC, CARS HIGHLIGHT CRUISE NIGHT.Byline: Daily News VALENCIA - The Valencia AutoSpa will hold its monthly Charity Cruise Night on Saturday, featuring more than 100 late-model and classic cars and benefiting the American Diabetes Association The American Diabetes Association, or the ADA, is an American health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy. Founded in 1940, the American Diabetes Association conducts programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, reaching hundreds of . Money raised by the $10 fee car owners pay to showcase their cars at the 6 p.m. show will help finance diabetes research and education programs. ``I have seen a number of families who have struggled with the disease and it takes money for scientific research to find cures for diseases,'' said Randy Cressall, owner of the Valencia AutoSpa. The disease affects people of all ages; there are there 18,000 people in the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. who have diabetes. Nationwide, 17 million people live with diabetes, and are at risk of developing serious complications including heart and kidney disease Kidney Disease Definition Kidney disease is a general term for any damage that reduces the functioning of the kidney. Kidney disease is also called renal disease. , stroke, blindness, and conditions leading to amputation amputation (ăm'pyətā`shən), removal of all or part of a limb or other body part. Although amputation has been practiced for centuries, the development of sophisticated techniques for treatment and prevention of infection has greatly . Money raised at Cruise Night will be spent within the community, including on the annual patient education seminar, which offers various workshops ranging from medications to nutrition to insulin pump insulin pump n. A portable device for people with diabetes that injects insulin at programmed intervals in order to regulate blood sugar levels. therapy. If the car show is rained out, Cressall said the company will donate at least $100. Car owners can compete for trophies in a number of categories such as the People's Choice, Best of Show, Best Stock Car, Best Engine and Paint Restoration. The monthly charity night features vintage classic cars from the 1920s, '30s, '40s, '50s and '60s. In addition to classic cars such as a mint condition
Mint condition is an expression used in the description of pre-owned goods. Originally, the phrase comes from the way collectors describe the condition of coins. '57 T-Bird, T-Buckets, a Rolls-Royce, late-model Mustangs, Packards, Corvettes, Hudsons, muscle cars, and a '37 Buick Roadster, the public can rock to the tunes of Pink Cadillac Cadillac expensive automobile and status symbol. [Trademarks: Crowley Trade, 83] See : Luxury Entertainment. Food for the evening will be provided by Fat Burger for a nominal fee. Admission is free, but donations will be collected for diabetes research. The AutoSpa is at 23500 Valencia Blvd. |
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