DECATUR — Food philanthropists Vinnie and Debra Barbee will host their Father’s Day Car Show on Sunday, June 21, from 3 to 6 p.m. at 2895 N. Oakland Ave.
Ready to head out on the highway, looking for adventure -- or maybe just a cool breeze. Paul Workman at the wheel of his Corvette convertible, which he entered in the Vinnie's Barbee Q car show in Decatur.Â
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Vinnie Barbee and Debra Barbee
Vinnie Barbee, standing, shares a laugh with Decatur Cares Rescue Mission director Larry Duncan.
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Vinnie Barbee and Debra Barbee
Working side by side, the Barbees and friends serve the multitude on Aug. 11. From left, Debra Barbee, volunteer Bill Deetz, Vinnie Barbee and volunteer Brenda Johnson.Â
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Vinnie Barbee and Debra Barbee
Debra Barbee, wife of Vinnie Barbee, ladles out the baked beans during Aug. 11's "Block Party for the Homeless." She said seeing the smiling faces of the diners is all the reward she will ever need.Â
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Vinnie Barbee and Debra Barbee
Vinnie Barbee checks out the radical new twin front wheel "Niken" motorcycle. Barbee has created a new car show to add some high-performance fundraising to his annual Christmas toy drive.Â
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Debra Barbee gets some assistance from volunteers Mia Collier and Daniel Bennett in filling a plate full of turkey and all the trimmings in 2003 at the Water Street Mission. Barbee and her husband Vinnie have been serving the meal for 9 years.
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Vinnie Barbee looks at a poster that has his father, mother, and mother in law, all taught him how to cook at his home in Decatur.
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