Estrie Antique Car Club show to fight MS
For the seventh year in a row, the Estrie Multiple Sclerosis Association (ASPE) is renewing its partnership with the Estrie Antique Car Club (CVAES) for the 24th edition of the Les Belles de Fleurimont exhibition taking place this Sunday, August 26.
More than 500 cars will be exhibited beginning at 8:30 a.m. at the Centre Julien-ducharme in Fleurimont for car enthusiasts to enjoy.
Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for children 12 and under. A festive atmosphere and Rockabily music reminiscent of the 1950s will entertain visitors while they discover spectacular cars and a variety of kiosks at the small flea market. The event offers entertainment for the whole family. There will be a canteen on site as well as a number of door prizes given away.
Like many other not-for-profit organizations, the funding awarded to ASPE is not enough to meet the growing demand for services for people with MS and their caregivers. In 2017, the 23rd edition allowed the ASPE to raise $6,000. This is possible year after year thanks to the Estrie Vintage Car Club and this year, organizers hope to raise more than $7,000.
All profits from the event will go directly to the ASPE to ensure the maintenance of front-line services adapted to the changing condition of people with multiple sclerosis in the region. In addition, the ASPE will be able to enhance its independent multiple sclerosis research fund at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at the Université de Sherbrooke. This is an exceptional matching program set up by the Faculty that attracts many talented researchers to the Université de Sherbrooke. For every dollar invested in MS research, the Faculty doubles the amount, providing a 200 per cent return. In addition to teams of researchers who are trying to better understand the disease, projects in engineering, kinesiology, and administration are helping to advance ASPE’S understanding of the disease and the services it offers to those afflicted.
The Estrie Multiple Sclerosis Association is a non-profit organization that provides support and availability to people with multiple sclerosis and their families. The five-area intervention plan (medicine, psychology, physiology, Zen nutrition, and psychosocial) makes it possible to improve the quality of life of affected people in a global and personalized approach.
MS is an unpredictable and progressive disease for which there is no cure and whose causes are, so far, unknown. Muscle weakness, loss of balance, extreme fatigue, and vision problems are some of the symptoms. In Estrie, nearly 2,000 people suffer from this debilitating disease.
For more information on Les Belles de Fleurimont, please contact Pierre Casavant (CVAES) at 819-575-9949 or. René Mckay (ASPE) at 819-818-5929.