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Branden Penegar Car Show Funds Youth Building, Next Show Set For March
January 29, 2018
After Branden Penegar passed away in 2013, relatives decided to do something in his honor for the youth program at Gonzalez United Methodist Church, and they decided to work to fund a new youth building.
The first Brandon Penegar Memorial Car Show was held in March of 2014 to raise money for the building.
The building was delivered last month to the church grounds, thanks to the funds from four annual car shows.
“The excitement of see our work payoff, well, words can’t describe. The emotions didn’t sink in until I️ got home,” said Branden’s father Bert Penegar.
“While we now have the building, but there is still a lot to do. The outside is finished, but the inside is not,” he said.
The next Brandon Penegar Memorial Car Show is scheduled for March 17, and proceeds will be used to help finish the building.
Any make, model or year car is welcomed for the show. Car registration will be from 8:00-11:00 a.m. on March 17th. The fee is $15 to only display a car, $25 to enter the car in the show. Spectator admission is free. Click here for a printable flyer (pdf) with more information.
Branden Penegar, known asthe “Gentle Giant” was a 2011 graduate of Tate High School, an assistant coach for the freshman Tate Aggies’ football program and varsity tennis team, and a member of the Tate High School Student Hall of Fame. He passed away in March 2013 at the age of 20. Penegar was a active member of the Gonzalez United Methodist Church and youth program.
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2 Responses to “Branden Penegar Car Show Funds Youth Building, Next Show Set For March”
Branden was a wonderful soul, there was never a dull moment when he was on my school bus. He has always been a kind and helpful young man to all he came across. All my love to his family and I look forward to attending this upcoming event.
What a wonderful way to honor the life of a young man, who by all standards, lead an upstanding, exemplary life that would certainly make any parent proud. Should be a fun day for a great cause!