We'll get ready to Rev up your
excitement for an event that's
coming to Louisville in September.
The Veterans Club, Inc is partnering
with the Corvette Crew from Columbus,
OH to show off more than 400 stunning
Corvettes at the Norton Sports and
Learning Complex in West Louisville.
Jeremy Harrell from Veterans Club,
Inc joins us along with Kristen Brandon
from the Corvette Crew to tell us
about this first time teaming up.
Great to have you guys here as always.
Yeah, nice to meet you, right?
What a what a nice partnership
this turned out to be.
I mean, well, you never.
So you always, like,
surprised me.
I'm like, what
did he think of now, right? Like, how did
this come about that?
Hey, let's get together and
have this big Corvette event.
Yeah. So, you know,
Kristen reached out to us.
I think it was back maybe April,
April and said, hey,
there's an opportunity here.
We would love to help help the
organization and and I believe
that they do these kind of events
frequently and and of course, you know,
we need all the help we can get.
You know, we have 7 nationally
recognized programs that that that
you need funding for that, right.
And but, but more than just
that it's it's about connecting
with other veterans and creating
opportunities for the community
to come out and just be a part of
what we're doing and being a part
of an event that's that's for them,
the entertainment.
And Kristen, you have such a unique
personal connection to why veterans
groups are so important to you.
Yes. So my husband's a veteran.
I have several veterans in my family.
And I also just like to do a lot of
things with the, with my providers,
like I work with a couple providers in
different States and we help veterans
increase their CP exams in order to
increase their disability compensation.
So this is something that has been
near and dear to me for a long time.
My husband is a 14 year veteran.
So I'm like all about my veterans.
Yeah. And what a great thing.
I mean veterans can come
to this event public.
Everybody can come to this event free
of charge and a great location at the
Norton Sports and Learning Complex.
And that was that was for you
making sure that what can we do
to get more to make sure that
we're sharing our services with
all parts of the community.
Yeah, yeah. It's very important for us
to create opportunities in West level.
You know, we feel like they're serve
not just veterans there, but everybody.
And so we want to do more in that
area and create opportunities
and remove barriers to to events.
And it's also important to note that
if you want to enter this and you
have something other than a Corvette,
that's okay too.
So if you have a hot rod, you know,
we just had the street ride nationals.
If you have a cool Jeep,
you know veterans love Jeeps,
you can do that as well.
It's not just Corvettes, so.
So come be a part of it,
Yeah. So entry still open.
What, $25? She said to enter,
make sure she said the price,
right. So Jeremy's like,
I got to get my money.
I got a lot of programs to find. But
tell us about like the event,
like how like the the Corvettes that
you guys are bringing in, how many?
And is it a regular group of
people that will tour around?
Yes. So we will have Corvettes from
multiple states as far away as Baltimore,
Wisconsin. We basically will have,
we have 125 members in our club.
And so we will bring in our members
from our club on top of members that
we have been to their shows and all the
shows that we attend are for charity.
And so where our cars that are coming in,
I think it'll be a very wonderful thing.
You'll see so many different cars.
I mean, there's from C fours to C eights.
So I think people will really,
really enjoy this show.
But again, please,
if you have something other than a Corvette,
we want you to bring it out, right?
You're going to pack that place?
Yeah, we'll have the burgers,
We'll have cars everywhere. Yeah,
we'll have the Veterans Club Jupe there,
right, showing it off.
And also to note that on Friday
there's a meet and greet at the hotel,
the host hotel that people can be a part of.
There's a light show and then
there's an after party as well at
the Moose Lodge on Fagan Bush Lane.
After the car show,
for those who want to participate,
$15, all you can eat,
food and drink and all goes
to a great cause. Remind
us of the dates again of when
everything's happening. September 2nd,
September Labor Day weekend. Yes, right.
Like a lot of people like to like, stay put.
This is a great reason to stay
put or like your own community
and help out a wonderful cause.
Absolutely right.
Have you already thought of three more
programs since you're sitting here?
Absolutely.
I know how you operate.
Absolutely. And I gotta come
back and talk about October,
and you probably thought of
something already for spring.
There are just so many needs.
Somebody's got to do it right.
Don't you love working with him?
We were brainstorming in the
green room. Very productive meetings.
Yes, we did. We're until the next day.
Yes, the next event. But
it's great. I think it's just wonderful
to have collaboration on a cause
that is important to both of you.
But of all the veterans that you're helping
as a result of this is just tremendous.
It's going to, it's going to be a blessing.
All right, guys, thanks for stopping by
Coming up Labor Day weekend, do check
it out and there's still a chance to.
If you want to go ahead and
enter your car, any car $25.
To find out all the details,
just go to thecorvettecrew.com.