September 6, 2019 – EB New London Hosts Employee Car, Motorcycle Show

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In August, Electric Boat New London hosted an employee car and motorcycle show to help raise money for the American Heart Association. The employee car show took place on August 9 and the motorcycle show on August 15. Both fundraising events were held in the New London parking lot.

Employee Car Show
29 employees entered their vehicles into the car show on August 9. All employees were welcome to view the cars and vote for their top choices for $1 per vote. Overall, the cars raised a total of $1,100 for the American Heart Association. Trophies were awarded to the top 7 cars that raised the most amount of money within their decade. Congratulations to the trophy winners:

Jan Schneider, Dept. 201: 1959 Ford Pickup (Raised $95)
Jerry Radzwilowicz, Dept. 456: 1961 Chevrolet Corvette (Raised $145)
Jim Carter, Dept. 452: 1972 Triumph TR6 (Raised $40)
Dean Hastings, Dept. 452: 1989 Lamborghini Countach (Raised $67)
Matt Parke, Dept. 498: 1993 Ford Mustang Cobra (Raised $32)
Sal Nucifora, Dept. 426: 2001 Pontiac Firehawk (Raised $36)
Karen Hansen, Dept. 489: 2018 Dodge Challenger GT AWD (Raised $113)

Employee Motorcycle Show
25 employees entered their motorcycles into the motorcycle show on August 15. The motorcycles, also $1 a vote, raised a total of $700. Trophies were awarded to the top 7 motorcycles that raised the most funds within the categories of Best Cruiser, Best Sports Bike and Best Chrome Bike. Congratulations to the trophy winners:

Richard White, Dept. 453: Harley, Dyna Wide Glide (Raised $18) – Winner of the ‘Best Chrome Bike’ category.
Jeff Gateman, Dept. 462: Harley Low Rider (Raised $115) – 1st place in the ‘Best Cruiser’ category.
Alex Romagnano, Dept. 456: Harley Road King (Raised $72) – 2nd place in the ‘Best Cruiser’ category.
Jake Arzoumanian, Dept. 484: Harley Rocker (Raised $57) – 3rd place in the ‘Best Cruiser’ category.
Gary Mayer, Dept. 411: Norton Commando (Raised $95) – 1st place in the ‘Best Sports Bike’ category.
Dale Yommer, Dept. 430: Suzuki GSXR 750 (Raised $56) – 2nd place in the ‘Best Sports Bike’ category.
Robert Schober, Dept. 459: BMW K1200S (Raised $15) – 3rd place in the ‘Best Sports Bike’ category.

*Ely Davis, the coordinator of fundraising programs at EB New London, bought the trophies for these events.

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