Aldergrove business and service organizations are eagerly anticipating the return of the 黑马磁力 Good Times Cruise-In this Saturday.
鈥淟ast year it was awesome,鈥� said Veronica Cave of Veronica鈥檚 Perogies.
The perogie makers on 272nd Street had the Camaro Club鈥檚 cars in front of their store, and plenty of new and old customers turned out to eat a hot lunch.
鈥淚f it was a beautiful day, we probably would have sold out,鈥� said Cave.
A big part of the success of Veronica鈥檚 Perogies last year was that they had tents out front, to keep people dry while they ate.
This year, she鈥檚 waiting to see if the change to the Cruise-In鈥檚 location 鈥� slightly to the west 鈥� impacts local crowds. But she鈥檚 still making sure there鈥檚 enough staff on and setting up posters to draw in the customers.
鈥淲e鈥檙e absolutely ready,鈥� said Cave. 鈥淚鈥檓 pumped!鈥�
The Aldergrove business community as a whole are prepping, with the president of the Aldergrove Business Association going door-to-door in recent weeks, speaking to shop and restaurant owners.
鈥淢ake sure they understand the number of people who are coming through on that day,鈥� said Jodi Steeves, the ABA president. 鈥淎nd that they have easy grab-and-go items of food, and that they have enough staff on as well so that they can handle that type of a crowd.鈥�
Steeves has been encouraging local businesses to do some promotion or be active on social media as the big day approaches.
She鈥檚 also been in regular contact with Cruise-In directors to keep up to date with any changes.
Meanwhile a non-profit group at the center of the car show is also getting ready for a big influx.
The Aldergrove Royal Canadian Legion branch will offer breakfast sandwiches, hot dogs and smokies.
鈥淲e are having an info booth outside for an open house,鈥� said the Legion鈥檚 Madeline Roach.
She believes the layout will help more people find their way to the Legion this year.
鈥淲e鈥檙e looking forward to a lot of people coming by to say hello,鈥� Roach said.
