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Yesterday my buddy Doug and I went to the Steve McQueen car show at the Boys Republic in Chino Hills.
Founded in 1907, Boy’s Republic in Chino Hills (and its companion program Girl’s Republic) is a private, nonprofit, nonsectarian school and treatment community for what would today be termed ‘at-risk’ boys and girls, by equipping them with the resources and skills to make better lives through its central school and 200 – acre farm.
In 1946, McQueen was a young juvenile delinquent when his stepfather shipped him to Boys Republic in the hope the school would provide the kind of supervision McQueen had been missing since being abandoned by both his father and mother.
As a child, McQueen’s mother pawned him off on various relatives until his involvement with Los Angeles street gangs required that the family find someplace to provide the youngster with the structure and discipline he needed.
McQueen later credited his time at Boys Republic as a life changing experience.
“I would have ended up in jail or something,” he told his wife Neile. “I was a wild kid.”
After McQueen attained international success as one of the most popular and bankable movie stars, he frequently visited the school to show his gratitude and share his experiences with students and staff, often inviting journalists and photographers to accompany him.
In 1962, just as he was emerging as a major star, he established The Steve McQueen Fund – a four year scholarship for outstanding students.
When McQueen died from cancer in 1980, he left the school $200,000 and the school honored his memory by dedicating The Steve McQueen Recreation Center.
They have a bunch of different things from old engines, military stuff, drag cars/boats, motorcycles then of course a lot of Mustangs and Porsches.
$10 entry. All proceeds go to help out the organization.
Few pics of the show.
Founded in 1907, Boy’s Republic in Chino Hills (and its companion program Girl’s Republic) is a private, nonprofit, nonsectarian school and treatment community for what would today be termed ‘at-risk’ boys and girls, by equipping them with the resources and skills to make better lives through its central school and 200 – acre farm.
In 1946, McQueen was a young juvenile delinquent when his stepfather shipped him to Boys Republic in the hope the school would provide the kind of supervision McQueen had been missing since being abandoned by both his father and mother.
As a child, McQueen’s mother pawned him off on various relatives until his involvement with Los Angeles street gangs required that the family find someplace to provide the youngster with the structure and discipline he needed.
McQueen later credited his time at Boys Republic as a life changing experience.
“I would have ended up in jail or something,” he told his wife Neile. “I was a wild kid.”
After McQueen attained international success as one of the most popular and bankable movie stars, he frequently visited the school to show his gratitude and share his experiences with students and staff, often inviting journalists and photographers to accompany him.
In 1962, just as he was emerging as a major star, he established The Steve McQueen Fund – a four year scholarship for outstanding students.
When McQueen died from cancer in 1980, he left the school $200,000 and the school honored his memory by dedicating The Steve McQueen Recreation Center.
They have a bunch of different things from old engines, military stuff, drag cars/boats, motorcycles then of course a lot of Mustangs and Porsches.
$10 entry. All proceeds go to help out the organization.
Few pics of the show.
