Chalk it up to good 'ol fashioned Canadian kindness, but the folks at Rust Bros Restorations aren't just in it for the money (often to a degree that makes Connor nervous). In 2019, they helped Habitat for Humanity in Kamloops, Canada begin a brand new fundraising tradition. As the Salmon Arm Observer reported at the time, the team donated a prized, classic car with a value of nearly $70k to the housing-oriented non-profit, who featured the car in a fundraising raffle.
At the charity's Jingle Bell Rock Dinner & Dance in December of that year, raffle participant Louise Dagg took home the restored 1968 Camaro SS Convertible, kicking-off what would become an annual event for Kamloops' Habitat for Humanity. The following year, the organization raffled off a 1968 Beaumont Convertible, and in 2021, they raised funds with the help of a 1969 Barracuda Convertible (via HFH Kamloops).
The Rust Bros Restorations' generous donation helped the charity in its goal to build "70-plus homes in various locations for 2020," as executive director Bill Miller told CFJC Today, and gave the local non-profit an idea for a tradition that it's continued ever since. Currently, the Kamloops Habitat for Humanity is raffling off a 1979 Harley Davidson, charging just $10 for a chance to take home the bike while helping to "build affordable housing for seniors, veterans and families" throughout the area (via HFH).
