Test driving a new Ford this weekend can help to raise some money for the drama department at Summerland Secondary School.
The test drive, a partnership between Skaha Ford and the high school, will help to raise up to $6,000 as part of Ford’s Drive One 4 UR School program.
For everyone who test drives a Ford Edge, Escape, Focus or F150 during the event, Ford of Canada and Skaha Ford will donate $20 to the school.
Heather Ayris, drama teacher at the school, said last year the event raised $4,500.
The money went to pay for costumes needed as the school staged Phantom of the Opera.
This year, she hopes to raise the maximum of $6,000 through the test drive program.
The school’s production of Hairspray, which will be staged in February, does not require the elaborate costumes used in Phantom, so instead the money raised will go to equipment to benefit the theatre.
Ayris said 85 students are already involved in Hairspray and by the time the show is staged, she expects more than 100 will be involved.
The musical features some big dance numbers.
Ayris said the students have been working hard to prepare.
“I’m more than proud of what they have done so far,” she said.
The test drive will take place at the school on Saturday, Nov. 3 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Participants must be 18 or older and must have a valid driver’s license. There is a limit of one test drive per household.
