Let’s be honest: humans can suck. We have an obsession with our pets, yet there are some citizens who don’t see dogs as our co-pilots in life. It’s a sad state of affairs that hurts to the core, but there are folks who help make a dog’s life a better life. BarkVille Dog Rescue in Jasper, Georgia (50 miles due north from Atlanta) is taking that concern to another level by raffling a 1993 40th Anniversary Chevrolet Corvette convertible.
Vintage car dealer Roy Podolin is a dog lover too, and he’s donating this C4 to benefit BarkVille, an all-volunteer, non-profit rescue that has found homes for more than 2,000 doggies since 2016 when it was founded. As owner of Cloud 9 Classics, Podolin saw an opportunity to use an automotive event to raise money for a local organization and joined forces with BarkVille. Over the past four years, Podolin has set up a corner at the Caffeine and Octane Car Atlanta show (the first Sunday of every month) promoting BarkVille and finding homes for the little ones, and that event will be used for the raffle drawing on July 6, 2025.
“Three of my own dogs (came from BarkVille), my daughters each have dogs from there and we foster dogs as well,” Podolin told Hemmings. “We’ll have three to six dogs at our house at any given time.”
The 40th Anniversary Corvette that is being raffled (you can view it here) has under 21,000 miles on the odometer and is one of 2,171 convertibles built with the Anniversary package.
If the winner of the raffle would rather opt for $10,000 cash prize instead of enjoying the sweet sounds of the LT1, that is an option. However, the Vette will only be awarded provided that the raffle generates at least $30,000 in donations; otherwise, the winner will be given a 25 percent share of the total proceeds.
But, in truth, the true winner are the dogs that pass through BarkVille because they’re one step away from their forever home.
To purchase a raffle ticket, visit go.rallyup.com/raffleforrescue. Tickets are $20 for one ticket, $100 for six, or $200 for 15. Remember—the winning ticket will be drawn on July 6, so be a good boy and fetch one now.
