SBR Tire’s Classic Cruise for the Critters to benefit Friends of the Southern Ocean County Animal Shelter

SBR Tire Exchange, located at 817 Route 9 North in Manahawkin, will host the second annual Classic Cruise for the Critters on Saturday, June 20, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the Friends of the Southern Ocean County Animal Shelter, an all-volunteer organization that extends its help beyond assisting the county-run shelter in Manahawkin to care for the health and welfare of cats and dogs.

Photo via SBR Tire
Various show-stopping Jeeps, trucks
and cars will be on display at the shop.

A variety of cars, including lifted trucks and Jeeps and the Batmobile from Gotham City Super Cars Batmobile Club as well as Corvettes from members of the Beach Bums Corvette Club, will be on display throughout the day by local car enthusiasts.

“Any car that’s show-able, we invite,” said Bernie Rothman, owner of SBR Tire.

Registration costs $10 for those interested in entering their car for show. Breakfast is included for all registrants.

The event is also observed as customer appreciation day. Discounts on store products will be offered in honor of SBR Tire’s 28 years in business.

Music as well as food and vendors will also be available to the public.

“It was a great turnout last year,” Rothman said. “The customers appreciated it, the animal shelter really appreciated it, and it’s kind of turned into an annual thing.”

The company has been hosting this type of event since 2008, Rothman noted.

“We’re calling it the second annual event because the turnout for the animals was so good that we’re going to keep them as the beneficiary every time we do it,” he explained.

“It’s a nice day in June. We open the doors up, and people just have a good time. So we figured we’ll keep doing it,” Rothman added.

Admission to the event is free, but donations for FOSOCAS are welcome.

For more information, call 609-597-6161.

— Kelley Anne Essinger

This article was published in The SandPaper.