The October installment of Caffeine & Carburetors, the popular car show, raised more than $27,000 for a nonprofit organization that works to ensure that Waveny Park continues to thrive.
The Waveny Park Conservancy is “thrilled” to receive the support from Caffeine & Carburetors, according to the organization’s chair, Fell Herdeg.
“It’s a meaningful gift to the Conservancy,” he said Thursday evening from the forecourt of Waveny House, accepting the gift alongside Conservancy Executive Director Michelle Crookenden from C&C from founder Doug Zumbach and Director of Business Development Claire Drexler.
Herdeg added: “We love that they’re able to hold it here and I think it draws more people into town—the beauty of our town, the beauty of the park, get to experience the park, all which we think are just wonderful benefits. We’re very appreciative of their support.”
Launched by Zumbach outside his eponymous coffee shop on Pine Street, C&C since last year has raised tens of thousands of dollars for local causes and organizations including the Conservancy, New Canaan Community Foundation, Automotive Assistance Fund and New Canaan Chamber of Commerce “Shop New Canaan” gift card program.
The total raised from October’s show, which requires antique and specialty show car owners to register for a fee, was $27,476.
Overall, Drexler said, C&C — which now is held twice per year, once downtown and once at Waveny — “has become much more organized.”
“We have established great communication channels with all of our partners involved, including the police, the CERT volunteers and the town of New Canaan,” Drexler said. “And I think all of our meetings leading up to the event were helpful in ensuring it was a very organized, well-run event.”
Zumbach and the entire C&C team are “thrilled about the impact that Caffeine & Carburetors is now having on the broader New Canaan community in terms of bringing money directly into several different causes that we’re really passionate about,” she said.
Well done, Doug, and your entire C&C team. And many thx to Fell, Michelle and your team for making Waveny the New Canaan treasure that it is. Best, LJH
To all those who have been so negative on and even those who support these wonderful events that not only support the Waveny Park Conservatory but all of our merchants and New Canaan go into Zumbach Coffee and personally thank Doug and his team for all the tiredless effort they put into these events.
Let’s not forget the efforts of CERT and NCPD.
Kudos to Doug Zumbach and his team !!!