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Camp Friendship rally and show
Above: 16 Porsches lined
up for the car show that
was judged by the
campers.
Below: Two young
campers try out Potomac
President Tuffy von
Briesen’s new 911.
12• der Vorgänger • October 2009
Story and photos by Scott Mayster
for der Vorgänger
On Sunday, August 2, PCA Potomac held its annual
Camp Friendship Rally and Car Show. While most rallies
are all about the journey, this one is more about the
destination: the Carol Jean Cancer Foundation’s Camp
Friendship in Laytonsville, Md.
One of PCA Potomac’s primary charities, the Carol
Jean Cancer Foundation (www.cjcf4kids.org) is a D.C.-
area organization whose mission is to improve the quality
of life for local-area children with cancer and their families
by providing year-round recreational and support
programs free of charge. Its premier program, Camp
Friendship, is a one-week overnight camp run twice per
summer.
Our event is scheduled each year to coincide with the
first day of one of the sessions. For a child coping with
cancer, what could be more valuable than time away from
hospitals and clinics, just acting like a kid? At Camp
Friendship, all you see are happy kids, and our region is
proud to support such a worthy cause.
As the children were arriving at the camp, our rally
was getting underway, leaving Rockville and winding
through the rural stretches of road in upper Montgomery
County. Rally Chair Gary Brindle organized the event
with his wife, Cheryl, and Craig and Linda Davidson
planned the route. The more than two-hour photo/gimmick
rally course covered 60 miles and included photos
of landmarks to identify and clues to solve along the way.
For anyone who has never participated in a rally, it’s a
great way for two people to enjoy a few hours in a Porsche
while challenging their powers of observation.
With clouds looming and rain in the area, the car
show at the camp was in jeopardy of being washed out.
But by the time everyone arrived, the sun was shining
and the car show was on. Concours Chair Ron Davis,
and Diana Davis, oversaw the festivities, registering entrants
and counting the votes.
As usual, this show was made special by the panel of
guest judges; the campers! With 16 cars to choose from,
the boys and girls made their way around, sat in some
cars and made mental notes for future purchases. The
best part of the day for us was meeting these great kids.
For them, we hope that the car show was an exciting way
for them to start their week at camp.
In the end, the rally was won by John and Tanya Pent,
and the car show was won by Barbara Koch’s black Cayman
S Porsche Design. Also of note was the car show’s
runner-up, the 2010 911 GT3 of Steve and Sally Myers.