The Rotary Club of Lancaster will hold its seventh annual Wheels & Wings Festival and 5K on Saturday, June 22, rain or shine at the Lancaster Airport, located on Airport Road in Lititz. The event is the Rotary Club of Lancaster's main annual fundraiser, and proceeds will benefit the Summer Youth Experience grants.

Funded in partnership with the United Way of Lancaster, Wheels & Wings supports nonprofits that serve more than 2,600 city youths ages 5 to 16. The four programs that will benefit this year are Scaling Walls a Note at a Time (SWAN) music programs, Advantage Lancaster mentoring programs, Brightside Opportunity STEM programs, and The Mix Summer STEM and Ecology Camp. Representatives for each of these programs will be on-site at Wheels & Wings and will select a People's Choice award winner in the car show.

The event will begin with the 5K race, sponsored by Penn State Health, at 7:30 a.m. rain or shine. The lightly traveled race route is entirely on the roads of the 5K host sponsor, Brethren Village. Medals will be awarded for the top three male and female finishers in six age categories with registered participants receiving a race T-shirt.

A Pre-Show Coffee Cruise will depart at 7:30 a.m., offering a self-guided cruise designed by Michael Rowen of Michael's Motor Cars.

The "everything on wheels" car show, open to cars, motorcycles, and trucks, and sponsored by Boyd Wilson, will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Trophies will be awarded, as well as numerous door prizes.

Due to runway construction, there will not be a fly-in this year, but there will still be helicopter rides and, new to the festival, tethered hot air balloon rides. Abella Aviation will provide the helicopter rides, and Susquehanna Valley Balloon Company will provide the hot air balloon rides; these activities will have a fee. All rides will be purchased day-of and are subject to the weather.

A special feature will be a Huey helicopter from the Vietnam War, presented by and for veterans of that conflict. Liberty Warbirds will provide a free static display of a Huey 823.

The Wheels & Wings Festival will also feature food trucks, Big Dog Craft Brewing, music by Baker Event Company, and giveaway drawings.

For kids, there will be an inflatable bounce house and slide, as well as a Touch-a-Truck. Children may sit in and play on Skippy, the airport's static plane.

The event is free, and no registration is required for spectators. There is a fee for on-site parking.

To register for the 5K, car show, or cruise, search for "Rotary Club of Lancaster Wheels and Wings Festival & 5K" at http://www.eventbrite.com.

For more information on the Summer Youth Experience and other Rotary Club of Lancaster programs, visit http://www.lancasterrotary.org or http://www.facebook.com/lancasterrotary.