One of the big events at AMVIV this year was a run out to Nelsons Landing, finishing at the Safe House Show and Shine. Which is just a fancy way of saying a car show to benefit a very cool cause.
In total, $5,000 was raised for Safe House! It was a big enough deal that the Las Vegas Sun and the local Fox station sent reporters out to the scene.
About 500 Mini owners are in Las Vegas for their annual Mini Vacation in Vegas convention, and owners of 36 of the most tricked-out cars made the trip to Henderson to compete in the inaugural show, which raised more than $5,000 for the shelter.
The Sin City Mini Club, which organized the event, donated $2,000, as did the Desert Mini of Las Vegas dealership. Entry fees and donations from car owners added another $1,000, and donations collected during the show were expected to raise a few hundred dollars more.
They also took the chance to talk to yours truly about the MINI.
But the fun doesn’t stop on the outside, said California resident Don Burnside, who has put 207,000 miles on his Mini since he bought it new in 2003.
"It’s a very unique automobile," Burnside said. "It’s unlike anything else you see on the road, and that’s just looking at it. Then you drive it — there’s really no way to describe how awesome it is to drive a Mini."
It was cool. Huge congrats to SSM Sin City MINI Club and everyone involved!
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