The 10th annual Cars for Kacie car show will take place on Saturday, Oct. 7, at the Classic Auto Mall, 6180 Morgantown Road, Morgantown. In addition to the displays of vehicles and motorcycles, the event will include food, a silent auction, children's activities and demonstrations by local police and first responders.

Cars for Kacie benefits Kasie's Cause, a nonprofit organization that provides support to parents, family members and friends of those battling addiction. The local chapter of Kacie's Cause offers a support group that meets on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at Parkesburg Baptist Church, 103 West St., Parkesburg. Kacie's Cause also awards recovery scholarships.

Cars for Kacie was started 10 years ago by Andy Rumford, who lost his daughter Kacie Erin Rumford at the age of 23 from a drug overdose on March 12, 2013. The show is also designed to be a source for recovery information as many recovery groups will be on hand. Kacie's Cause will provide naloxone training.

The classic car show is open to any car, truck and motorcycle of any year, make or model, including customs, classics, street rods, low riders, antiques, new generation and tuners. A registration fee will be charged to vehicle owners. Registration will be from 8 to 10 a.m., followed by judging from 10 to 11:30 a.m. The awards ceremony will begin at 1:30 p.m. Vehicle owners must be present to win.

"Last year, we had 400 (vehicles), and this year we (are expecting) 450 to 500," said car show organizer Johnny Pappas.

One hundred 42-inch trophies will be awarded, as well as 17 specialty trophies measuring 7 feet tall. Categories will include Best Engine, Best Paint, Best Interior and Best Club participation. Also awarded will be Best of Show, the Kacie Erin Rumford Memorial trophy and the Jeff DiVito Memorial trophy, named for a longtime member of the Chester County Sheriff's Office who died in March 2021 after battling cancer.

"The top 100 will receive trophies. They are over 3-and-a-half-feet tall, so they are big trophies," Pappas said, noting that the award winners will be chosen by families who have lost loved ones to addiction.

There will be a variety of food and dessert vendors, including Mexi-Boys, BBQ Dave, Abbi's Sweet Treats and Kona Ice. Additionally, 50 vendors will offer handmade products and services.

For children, there will be a bounce house and an appearance by Spider Man and the 9-foot-tall Transformer Bumble Bee.

There will be a silent auction featuring hundreds of items such as toys, painted pumpkins, gift baskets and gift cards, including one that offers dinner for two at the Windmill Family Restaurant.

Members of the Caernarvon Police Department will conduct K-9 demonstrations utilizing three department dogs. In addition, members of the Twin Valley Fire Department have an ambulance and hook and ladder truck on display, and they will provide demonstrations.

The rain date for the car show is Saturday, Oct. 28. For more information, visit http://www.kaciescause.org/cars-for-kacie or search for the Facebook event page, "Cars for Kacie Car Show."