Porsche Parade raises $500k for Lee Wellness Foundation

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FORT MYERS

What is superior than Santa driving in on his sleigh? How about a parade of luxurious automobiles entire of gifts foremost Santa to kids at Golisano Children’s Healthcare facility.

Above 150 motorists fulfilled up at Glory Times alongside Daniels Parkway and US-41 Saturday early morning. It was all part of the fifth yearly Porsche Darade.

Greg Guber of Naples was 1 of the people who drove in the parade. “This is our initial yr taking part. Our friends have been listed here prior to, so they confident us that we’d have a very good time and occur this calendar year.”

Kids at Golisano Children’s Hospital who never normally get to leave their rooms obtained to glimpse out as Santa and his helpers spread vacation cheer and sent a pile of provides.

For Invoice O’Connor, it was his next calendar year bringing cheer to the clinic. “Last 12 months was 155 vehicles, this calendar year it is 168 autos, the year before that it was even significantly less. It started off with about 50 vehicles five years ago. So, this occasion retains developing and developing each yr.”

O’Connor mentioned, “it’s all about the little ones, youngsters in the clinic, and folks going out of their way bringing items and donations.”

1 of those youngsters was Seth Barch, “I bought a magic trick set.”

The celebration offers young children with presents and also functions as a fundraiser toward buying health-related products.

This gear aims at holding people and their youngsters at the clinic rather of obtaining to vacation in other places for care.

“This is the yearly celebration of the 12 months for me. I really do not consider I’m at any time likely to miss it — as very long as I can preserve driving, I’ll be in this article each yr,” claimed O’Connor.

Saturday’s celebration lifted $500,000. All of which will be likely straight to the Lee Well being Foundation.

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