RUMFORD —  It looked like the 1950s at the Rumford Eagles Club on Saturday night with hot rods, muscle cars, doo-wop music, poodle skirts, letter sweaters and greasers to help save lives.

The club presented the Fourth Annual Fifties Party to raise money to fight cancer in Maine and to remember a dear friend, Matt Plante, who succumbed to colon cancer last year.

This year’s fundraiser was the best yet,” Crystal Touchette, one of the organizers of the event, said. “We had the most cars (26), the most people and we raised over $1,200 for the American Breast Cancer Association.

“All the money raised at Saturday’s event,” Touchette said, “will stay right here in the state of Maine to both help fight breast cancer and to help those who have breast cancer pay for needed expenses such as transportation.”

The fundraiser included a classic car rally, live band, barbecue, Chinese auction, 50/50 raffle, a DJ sock hop and a memorial balloon release.

The event began Saturday at noon with a showcase of 26 antique vehicles, including a 1931 Ford, and classic motorcycles. It was held in the NewPage Corp. paper mill parking lot across the street from the Eagles Club.

All 26 cars and four motorcycles received participation ribbons from the club. The most noticed vehicle was the pink Webb Oil Co. truck from Brewer. The truck travels to events around the state to help fight breast cancer.

While people mingled and ate hamburgers and hot dogs, the LeBlanc Family Band provided musical entertainment.

Perhaps the most meaningful moment of the fundraiser was when hundreds of pink balloons in memory of those who have died of breast cancer were released. Many of the those holding them inscribed personal messages to loved ones who have died of breast cancer.

The event continued into Saturday evening with a sock hop from 7 to 11 p.m. in the Eagles hall. The fundraiser’s ’50s theme prevailed with participants encouraged to dress and dance in the spirit of the time.

Awards were given to the best ’50s era attire; winners included Julie Melanson for best female costume and Pauline Wilson for best female dancer.

The club is still collecting funds for the Maine Breast Cancer Association, and has an ongoing raffle with New England Patriot football tickets as prizes.