- Carole Brown works the Myasthenia Gravis (MG) awareness booth at the car show. Brown said her mother had the disease and ‘when I found out that patients today are still struggling to get diagnosed and get any information, it made me sad. I had to do something,’ she said. She chose a Volkswagen car show to get the word out because her 1971 Volkswagen bus is a ‘real attention getter.’ - Contributed photo
Leonso Rangel and son J.R. Rangel check out a Volkswagen bus at the VW Vintage Car Show in Lakeport on Saturday. Organizer Carole Brown said the event’s focus was to raise awareness about a neuro-muscular disease called Myasthenia Gravis, which she says goes highly un-diagnosed. - Dave Faries — Lake County Publishing
Stickers line a Volkswagen bus. - Contributed photo
Leonso Rangel takes a peak inside a classic Volkswagen bus at the car show. Carole Brown, who helped organize the event, estimated at least 200 people filtered through Library Park during the day. The event’s focus was to raise awareness about Myasthenia Gravis, which she says goes highly un-diagnosed. - Dave Faries — Lake County Publishing
Classic Volkswagens line the parking lot at Library Park. - Dave Faries — Lake County Publishing
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Carole Brown works the Myasthenia Gravis (MG) awareness booth at the car show. Brown said her mother had the disease and ‘when I found out that patients today are still struggling to get diagnosed and get any information, it made me sad. I had to do something,’ she said. She chose a Volkswagen car show to get the word out because her 1971 Volkswagen bus is a ‘real attention getter.’ - Contributed photo
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