Mason City hosts truck show benefit for St. Jude Saturday

Jun 13, 2012

Mason City, Ill., is hosting the Convoy for Kids Truck Show on Saturday, June 16, as a benefit for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The event will be held at the city’s Memorial Park. It starts at 11 a.m. and will continue throughout the day indefinitely. Each vote for your favorite truck will cost a penny, and all proceeds go to St. Jude’s Hospital. In case of rain, the truck show will be held Saturday, June 23.

For more information, contact Russ Harris at (309) 657-1877 or Jim Harris at (217) 899-2709.

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