EAST LONGMEADOW – Despite the blistering heat on Aug. 6, scores of people showed off their classic vehicles at the Meadows Lodge A.F. & A.M., 43 Chestnut St., and raised money to help children overcome learning disabilities.

“You say kids and people come out,” said Brigid Roffe, wife of organizer AJ Roffe, a member of the Meadows Lodge. This is the fourth year that the lodge has hosted a car show to fundraise for the Children’s Dyslexia Centers, a Scottish Rite Freemasonry charity.

Founded in 1994, Children’s Dyslexia Centers “helps kids learn how to learn,” said CEO Dan Quattrocchi. Dyslexia is a neurological learning disability which affects the ability to read, write and spell. At least 5 percent of Americans have dyslexia. The organization’s tutoring centers in 13 states provide literacy intervention at a reduced cost or for free. Quattrocchi explained that the centers also teach educators how to instruct students with dyslexia.

“The local car clubs are really what makes this,” Brigid said. There were trophies for first and second place in three categories: cars, motorcycles and trucks. Miss Western Mass. and Miss Western Mass. Outstanding Teen were on hand to sell 50/50 raffle tickets and the latter handed out trophies to the winners.

Each year, the event raises a few thousand dollars for the Children’s Dyslexia Centers, Brigid said, enough to fund a couple of children’s tutoring at the centers. The entirety of the entrance fees and the event’s portion of the 50/50 raffle were donated to the charity. The vendors also agreed to donate part of their sales to the charity.

“The vendors have just been great,” Brigid said. There were several tents lined up around the lodge, including Brew Practitioners, Broken Wolf Backyard BBQ, Vintage Ice Cream Emporium, East Longmeadow Bark Park, Wreaths Across America and K9 & Pets Training, who conducted dog training demonstrations. The East Longmeadow 99 Restaurant donated water for the event.

To learn more about dyslexia or the Children’s Dyslexia Centers, visit www.childrensdyslexiacenters.org.