Second annual B&B Show and Shine – Feeling the Love

Jeff Green | Aug 31, 2022

The Green and Chiddle-Young families have done it again.

The second annual B&B Show and Shine in memory of Bailey Green and Blake Young drew over 200 vehicles and hundreds more spectators to Centenntial Park in Harrowsmith on Saturday (August 27) raising money for the South and Central Frontenac Fire departments and food and money for the South Frontenac and North Frontenac Food Banks.

The two young Frontenac County men died young, Bailey Green in the summer of 2019 in a motorcycle accident and Blake Young early in 2020 in a car accident. During the summer of 2020, the families, who were grieving as well as living through early COVID social isolation, put on a small event in the late summer. That set the stage for their first Show and Shine in 2021.

That event raised over $10,000 for the fire departments and also provided an opportunity to remember the two young men in a fitting way, providing family and friends an opportunity to celebrate their memory. It was quickly decided to run it again in 2022.

The weather co-operated on Saturday, as it was sunny but a bit cooler than the last few Saturdays, and from early in the morning the park began filling up with enthusiastic modern and vintage vehicle lovers and community supporters.

“You could feel the love all day at Centennial Park,” said Debbie Green, Bailey Green’s grandmother, of this year’s event. It makes your heart feel so good, although it is very painful at the same time.”

Trish Green, Bailey’s mother, is one of the main organisers of the event. She thanked everyone who attended, or volunteered this year in a social media post on Sunday.

(Editors note - this article was corrected from the print version)

“A very sincere thank you to every single one of you that made yesterday possible. Final numbers will be in soon on amount raised that will go to our local fire departments! Wish we had a way of weighing food donations but let's just say the back of Dodge Journey with the back seats down was filled twice and a large monetary amount raised for our local food bank!!!

“Thank you to everyone for being so incredibly generous. Our boys would have been so proud at what our community has done in their memory. Bless you all Can't wait to see what next year brings.”

Gilmour’s Meat, which provides food that is sold at the event at cost, was calculating the net proceeds early this week, and other numbers were also being put together to come up with the fundraised total.

One of the other major sponsors of the B&B Show and Shine is Kingston based Wrapture Wraps and Tint, which provides signage and more.

The show featured vehicles from across Eastern Ontario and beyond, from as far away as London, as well as a contingent from Quebec.

43 trophies were presented by event organisers, including one to young Trak Green in the Subaru category.

A formal donation will be made to the fire department in the early fall, and 650 pounds of food has already been delivered to the South Frontenac Food Bank

The date for the 2023 B&B Show and Shine has already been set, August 26. Mark your calendars.