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20th Annual, Cruise to the Carousel Car Show A Success! 20th Annual Cruise to The Carousel Success! The 20th Annual Cruise to the Carousel sponsored by the Des Moines Rollin’ Relics was held on Sunday, August 29, 2021. In spite of some early morning weather concerns, it turned out to be a great day. We had a total of 200 cars enter the show and they were all spectacular! The event was well attended and the auction and food sales were fantastic.
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20th Annual, Cruise to the Carousel Car Show Cancelled for 2020 The Rollin Relics had to cancel the “Cruise to the Carousel Car Show” at Union Park in Des Moines, Iowa used to support the Heritage Carousel Foundation. The Carousel Foundation Board made a very difficult decision but because of the COVID19 virus and the need to sanitize the carousel between each group of riders the decision was made to not open the Carousel this summer. This show has been our annual mission to support the Carousel Foundation for nineteen years. Our past donations to the Heritage Foundation have enabled the foundation to keep the riding costs at an affordable rate of 50 cents per child. The carousel relies entirely on private donations for its operation. If you need additional information on the non-profit foundation it can be found on the website: www.heritagecarousel.org If you would like to make a contribution to the Carousel to help them through this difficult year, please use the website above to make that contribution. We have contacted you as a past participant for the car show and hope that you will participate again in 2021. In 2019 we had over 230 cars displayed and we estimated over 1000 people attended. We depend on you and your great car for our show. We also invite you, your family, and your friend’s families to attend our show in 2021. On the day of the show, everyone rides the carousel for free! All ages are welcome to ride. The gallery always attends the show for free and only the show cars pay as participants. Thank you for your past support and we hope you will be able to participate again in 2021. For additional information contact these club members. Wendell Saunders 515-988-6902 & Dee Crane 515-480-3988 & Tom Ladd 515-321-9329
2019 Cruise to the Carousel Best One Yet! The 2019 Cruise to the Carousel, hosted by Des Moines Rollin’ Relics, on Sunday, August was the most successful to date. The Carousel staff and board feel so much gratitude to this great group of people. The Rollin' Relics work hard for months to make this a successful event. This year was record setting! For the first time, we had over 200 cars register for the show. We ended up with 229 cars, beating last years’ turnout by almost 50 cars! The winner of the Carousel Award was Frank Storm and the winner of the Union Park Neighborhood award was Randy Shaffer. Congratulations Frank and Randy! This event is the single largest fundraising event for the nonprofit Heritage Carousel so every dollar raised is appreciated and put towards keeping the Carousel safe and affordable. This year, the Rollin’ Relics presented the Carousel with a check of $8,000. 2020 will mark the 20th anniversary of the Cruise to the Carousel car show. We hope it will be even bigger and better! Thanks again Rollin' Relics and everyone who has participated in this great event over the years! To view more photos from this event, click here!
18th Annual Rollin' Relics Cruise to the Carousel Car Show Rollin’ Relics Help the Carousel Go ‘Round! This is one of the longest running and largest car shows in Central Iowa! People come for the cars and stay for the fun. There were 183 cars registered for the August 26th show. This year there were 100 hot dogs, 100 walking tacos, and over 250 hamburgers served as well as tons of baked goods. The Rollin’ Relics handed out 53 awards including the Carousel Award. This year’s Carousel Award was given to Dean Archer of Ankeny for his 1946 Super Deluxe Ford Station Wagon. The car invokes the spirit of the Carousel with its attention to detail and shiny paint! This was Dean’s first year at the Cruise and he plans to come back next year. In addition to the cars and the food, some super items were auctioned off including a one of a kind commemorative Carousel T-Shirt quilt and a Weber grill. The 50/50 auction raised over $1,000 with half of it going to the Carousel. The event this year raised $7,000 for the Heritage Carousel. The Rollin’ Relics presented a check to Carousel board members on Oct. 1 at their monthly meeting. In addition, the Carousel was presented with a beautiful metal sign painted by Rich Hansen and Tim and Pat Schmidt from Maaco of Clive. It will receive a place of prominence on the new display case at the Carousel in 2019! The Heritage Carousel is operated by the Des Moines Carousel Foundation, a 501 C 3 not for profit. To view more photos from this event, click here!
17th Annual Rollin' Relics Cruise to the Carousel Car Show
There were nearly 180 cars entered in the show, tons of prizes to win, great food, and lots of friends and laughter! The Rollin’ Relics sponsored free rides at the Carousel and we had over 900 Carousel riders throughout the day. The awards were presented in the afternoon and the winner of the Carousel Choice Award was Bob Miller’s 1965 GTO. This car, like the Carousel, is a serious piece of machinery with a lot of whimsy! The tiger on top looks just like our Carousel Tiger, Trixie. Congratulations, Bob, and we hope to see you and everyone else back next year. To view more photos from this event, click here!
16th Annual Rollin' Relics Cruise to the Carousel Car Show
The winner of the coveted Carousel Choice Award was Gene Poore. Gene’s car is a 1940 Ford Sedan. The winner of the Union Park Neighborhood Association award was a beautiful 1941 Oldsmobile owned by Chuck Clark. To see more pictures from the show, check out the Rollin Relics facebook page, rollinrelicsdsm. Cruise to the Carousel is a fun event for the community but it is also very important to the Carousel. It is the largest fundraiser for the Carousel each year. This year, members of the Rollin Relics presented the Heritage Carousel with a check for $7,000.00. Support from donors like the Rollin Relics allows us to maintain and update the Carousel while keeping the cost of a ride to 50 cents for children. For more information about donating to the Carousel, click here. To view more photos from this event, click here! Thank you Rollin Relics!!
2015 Cruise to the Carousel The 15th Annual Cruise to the Carousel Car Show
It was the Cruise to the Carousel's 15th year!! It was a banner year with a record breaking 220 cars registered and 986 free rides given! It was a lovely day for all in the park. Great food, amazing cars, smiles, and Carousel rides for everyone! The Cruise to the Carousel Car Show is put on by a lot of hard work, love, and dedication by the many volunteers from The Rollin' Relics Car Club. They put in a lot of work all year 'round to make this wonderful event happen and to help support The Heritage Carousel. We can't thank them enough! Many thanks to everyone who supported the show by organizing, entering, attending, and/or donating to the event. The Rollin' Relics are the largest contributor to The Heritage Carousel and have generously donated over $46,000 in the past 15 years to help keep the Carousel going 'round and keep the rides at 50 cents for children.
Congratulations to the 2014 winner of the
2013 Rollin' Relics Cruise to the Carousel winner is The Rollin’ Relics is the largest annual contributor to the Heritage Carousel!
THANK YOU Rollin’ Relics Car Club & Congratulations on
Mark your calendars for the 2013 Cruise to the Carousel – Sunday, August 25th.
Thank you Rollin’ Relics Car Club for a Great Show! The 12th Annual “Cruise to the Carousel” took place Sun., August 26th and it was BIG!
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The Carousel Award was given to Jerry Robertson and his 1963 Pontiac Convertible and the Neighborhood Award was given to Jack Cleahuaus and his 1921 Model TT. In addition to these awards, the top 20 in each class were awarded a plaque and there were a number of special awards given out as well. For a complete list of award winners, go to www.rollinrelicsdsm.org.
The Des Moines Carousel Foundation is extremely grateful to have the ongoing support of the Rollin’ Relics. All proceeds from the show go to the Carousel. This has been a much-needed annual boost to our budget. In 2019, the Rollin’ Relics presented the Carousel with a check for $8,000. We are excited to see what this year brings! Thank you, Rollin’ Relics!
Thank you to the Des Moines Rollin’ Relics for their unwavering support of the Heritage Carousel! The 2018 Cruise to the Carousel, held on Sunday, August 26, 2018 was a huge success and a fun filled day for all. 
as numerous cars in attendance from The Rollin Relics. It was a lovely day for all in the park! Great food, amazing cars, smiles and Carousel rides for everyone! The Rollin Relics sponsorship of the Carousel provided 1,100 FREE RIDES during the event. WOW! To view more photos from this year's event, 
