Want to win a free trip to Vegas?

One local business will give away a free trip to someone who attends their on Sept. 8 or 9.

The owner of Mainland Truck & Trailer Sales and Blue Capital Equipment Finance is holding the two-day event to showcase his new location, but also to highlight a Cloverdale charity鈥擯unch Out Parkinson鈥檚.

鈥淚 wanted something with wow-factor,鈥� said Tony Bhinder, owner of Mainland Truck & Trailer Sales and Blue Capital Equipment Finance. 鈥淲e鈥檙e also giving away some TVs and lots of other great prizes. So there鈥檚 lots of ways to win.鈥�

The Vegas Vacation is just his way to say 鈥渢hanks鈥� for coming out and helping support the charity, he added.

Bhinder explained that more important than the open house, or the trip, is Punch Out Parkinson鈥檚. They are hosting a charity boxing night Oct. 20 called 鈥淕uns and Hoses鈥� and Mainland Truck-Blue Capital is the title sponsor.

Guns and Hoses will feature three-round fights between police officers and firefighters with all proceeds from the event going to help fund a new non-for-profit care centre鈥攖he Punch Out Parkinson鈥檚 Wellness Centre.

鈥淭his is really about helping others,鈥� added Bhinder. 鈥淲e are the main sponsor (for the gala) and we thought, 鈥楬ow can we do more?鈥� So we came up with the idea to use our grand opening as a platform to help support the gala.鈥�

The BBQ will feature an array of carnival style games, including a police officer dunk tank, a virtual driving range, a speed bag boxing arcade game, and a bunch of other fun games. Bhinder will have free food for all attendees and all money raised at each carnival booth will be donated to Punch Out Parkinson鈥檚.

鈥淲e want to invite everyone in our neighbourhood and communities across Cloverdale-Surrey-91原创 to come out and support a great cause,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t also helps raise awareness. We don鈥檛 talk about these things enough and I think just opening up a dialogue about Parkinson鈥檚 can be very beneficial.鈥�

Frankie La Sasso and his mom Laurentia LaSasso run the charity Punch Out Parkinson鈥檚. Frankie owns a local gym and has been running free boxing training lessons for those with Parkinson鈥檚 for years.

Research has found that boxing is one of the best exercises a person with Parkinson鈥檚 disease can do, Laurentia told the Cloverdale Reporter. 鈥淏oxing helps create that mind-body connection,鈥� she said. 鈥淭hey move their hands and feet at the same time. Doing those sorts of challenges works both sides of the brain. Boxing seems to, neurologically, trigger some sort of slow down in the progression of the disease.鈥�

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Bhinder goes to La Sasso鈥檚 gym and he was inspired to help out after watching Frankie give his time to help those with Parkinson鈥檚. He was gobsmacked witnessing the profound benefits boxing training imparts on those with the disease.

鈥淭he work Frankie does for those with Parkinson鈥檚 is awe-inspiring,鈥� added Bhinder. 鈥淚 had an uncle cooped up in a tiny house for 20 years. So this wellness centre is going to help out those shut-ins, give them a place to go. So when I heard about it, it really hit home.鈥�

Trisha Macphail, general manager for Mainland Truck-Blue Capital, said she鈥檚 also hoping the BBQ creates some awareness about Frankie and Laurentia鈥檚 charity.

鈥淚 think it鈥檚 just a great cause and I hope the whole neighbourhood comes out,鈥� she said. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 why we decided to make it a two-day event. If people are working on Friday afternoon and can鈥檛 make it out, then they have the option of attending the next day. Everyone is welcome.鈥�

In addition to supporting Punch Out Parkinson鈥檚, Bhinder鈥檚 grand opening will celebrate his new location. Blue Capital has been around for about 15 years and Mainland has been around for about six. They opened at their new location earlier this year on July 1.

鈥淭his really is a way to help get the message out to more people about this amazing charity, the great work they already do, and this amazing Parkinson鈥檚 centre that will eventually be opened.鈥�

are located at 9616 188th Street in Port Kells. The BBQ is set for Sept. 8 and 9 and will run from 12 - 4 p.m. both days. For info on helping with sponsorship, visit

For more info on Guns and Hoses, to grab tickets, or to view the evening鈥檚 full program, visit

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