Several hundred people turned out to see cars with wreaths, bows and christmas lights for the holiday Cruise-In. One motorcycle even sported an inflatable Santa.

The weekly night of muscle and glam had a softer side on Tuesday night.

Tuesday Cruisers presented a $4,000 check to Christmas Cheer, a non-profit that helps needy children have a merry Christmas.

"I hope this $4,000 puts a lot of smiles on a lot of kids faces," Larry McAllister, president of the club, said. "I appreciate the support we get from other towns."

McAllister said that people come from as far as 60 miles away to participate in the Cruise-Ins,

"It's just a small part of what we can do for the community," Jerry Schilling, another member of the club, said. "It's a community effort."

"It's a tremendous thing to see them raise this amount of money for a cause like this," Laurinburg Mayor Matthew Block said. He pointed to the small-town community as the reason for the clubs success.

"The Tuesday Cruisers make sure no child goes without Christmas," Eutha Tart, a representative of Christmas Cheer, said. She said her organization was very thankful for the contribution.

"We don't have many contributions this year so this is wonderful," Eutha Tart said. "I thank God in gratitude and appreciation for the Tuesday Cruisers, Campbell Soup and all our other donors."

Tart explained that Christmas Cheer "is a program that provides Christmas for needy families."

Leslie Womack, director of the organization, said the main focus of the organization is to have people adopt needy families and give those families a wonderful Christmas. She said that 90 of the 360 families have been adopted since Oct. 1.

Tart indicated that this has been a slow year for the group because of the lagging economy, which makes this contribution from Tuesday Cruisers all the more special.

The 30 cars and 5 motorcycles that showed up were a little slim, according to the McAllister. The club president blamed it on the weather, with threats of rain making people second-guess their participation.

Garry Foskey, a frequent visitor to the club from Maxton, agreed. He said the short rain probably kept people at home. He said their were still a few nice vehicles.

"I think its great," Foskey said of the fundraiser. "They are always trying to help someone."

The group took canned-good donations for Christmas Cheer throughout the night.

The organization also had a 50-50 raffle to help raise money for the next charity. The winner was Officer Chris Strickland with the Laurinburg Police. He won a grand total of $92.