the five original members of the car club.
Botello grew up around relatives who had a passion for classic cars and the rosary prayer cruising on E Street, and it rubbed off.
So after fixing up a 1968 Ford F-100, they decided to get together with others who shared their interests.
The Cruizers had their first Juan Pollo Cruize Nights Car Show in September 2003 at Juan Pollo Restaurant on South E Street, and gold rosary necklace monthly car shows continued through 2006.
They now do only annual benefit car shows, which gives them more time to go to other car shows and interact with other car clubs.
They now host the annual Cruising with Eagles Benefit Car Show, benefiting the Eagles' charity of their choice and pearl rosary beads the annual Holy Rosary Academy Benefit Car Show, benefiting the academy and others.
For many years the club has also hosted the car show-cruise part of Juan Pollo's Cruizin E St. event honoring veterans and youth in the community.
The Cruizers chose to help Mary' Mercy Center on an ongoing basis because the nonprofit is located on the Westside.
It started out small but has since grown to about 40 cars driving to Mary's Mercy Center and a growing number of donations.
One year, someone even dropped off a 20-pound turkey, Judy Botello recalled.
The couple typically shows up at the event in their truck and a 1969 blue Ford Galaxy 500XL convertible.
It's all about keeping a tradition alivegiving back, said Botello.
'As a teen I cruised E Street like my uncles, so it is keeping that alive,' he said. 'And the club was really formed so we could benefit people.'
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