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Bob Ammons of Bowling Green gets out of his 1927 Essex on Saturday during the Cruisin’ for a Cure car show at Arts Corvette in Bowling Green. The event raises money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
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Unlike other children her age, 7-year-old Anna Silvey can’t drink juice boxes whenever she wants or eat a bunch of candy at parties.
Wherever little Anna is at 2 a.m., she has to be awakened so that someone can test her blood sugar. She has Type 1 juvenile diabetes and is dependent on insulin. She was diagnosed when she was 31/2 years old.
After being the first child in the family to receive the diagnosis, her grandparents, Diane George and Larry Walker of Bowling Green, wanted to get involved to find a cure.
That’s why they and several of their friends started the Cruisin’ for a Cure fundraiser to raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. This year’s car show event – held Saturday at Arts Corvette – marked the second year for the fundraiser.
“I want to find a cure,” George said. “That is my goal, my passion in my lifetime is to find a cure, and we will.”
The show brought together car enthusiasts and people who want to help raise money to research cures for juvenile diabetes.
Cars at the show ranged from newer model Corvettes to trucks and historic cars.
Bob Ammons of Bowling Green brought out his 1927 Essex to show. His granddaughter, Abbie Ammons, 4, rode shotgun. Bob Ammons, who retired from the Corvette plant in 1992, rebuilt the car and had it painted orchid purple. Underneath the hood sits a 350 Corvette engine.
While Ammons came out for the cars, he planned to make a donation to support the cause.
One of this year’s organizers, Warren County Coroner Kevin Kirby, was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes about eight years ago. Kirby lost weight and made some lifestyle changes so that he wouldn’t have to take daily insulin injections. People with Type 1 diabetes don’t have that option.
“The Type 1 is a lot worse than Type 2,” Kirby said, which is why he wanted to get involved with helping fund research to help the thousands of children nationwide who have the disease.
As of early Saturday afternoon, the show had raised $6,000 for JDRF.
