Company Website:
http://www.cscf.org
GARDENA, Calif. -- (Business Wire)
The Carroll
Shelby Foundation (CSF) is revving up the spirit of giving this
season by hosting a holiday celebration on Saturday, Dec. 14 at its
headquarters in Gardena, Calif., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The free event
will feature an incredible display of cars from Carroll Shelby’s
personal collection, a raffle drawing and much more. CSF
is encouraging people to bring an unwrapped toy for the Miller
Children’s Hospital in Southern California. Also, the limited
edition Christmas tree ornament benefitting Eli's House will be
available at the event.
“Carroll Shelby touched millions of lives through his racing, his
companies and most of all, his charity,” said Jenni Shreeves, executive
director of the Foundation. “Before passing away last year, he
challenged us to continue what he considered his most important work,
helping take care of kids."
The event will directly benefit two important children-focused causes.
The Foundation
will offer the first
annual limited edition ornament in Shelby blue for $20 at the new
Carroll Shelby Store. Sales of the ornament will benefit the Eli Home,
which is a shelter for victims of child abuse and neglect. Anyone who
brings an unwrapped toy for the Miller Children’s Hospital anytime from
Dec. 1 through the day of the event on Dec. 14 will receive $10 off the
price of the Shelby
tree ornament.
Event gates open at 10 a.m. (PST) and there is no charge for admission.
For the first time, the public will have the opportunity to feast their
eyes on some of the rarest Shelby cars from Carroll's personal
collection including the first Cobra, CSX2000. Several So Cal car clubs
have already indicated support for the event.
"While there may be other toy drives around the country, this will
certainly be one of the most unique and engaging," added Shreeves. "From
a tour of some of Mr. Shelby's cars to an impromptucar show in
the parking lot by some of the local clubs, it will be a great event.
Our goal is to help Eli Home through the sale of the Shelby ornament and
to bring loads of toys to the Miller Children’s Hospital to raise the
spirits of kids spending their holiday season there."
The week of December 16, the Foundation will load up several Shelby cars
and support vehicles with toys for delivery at the hospital. The public
will be invited to join the caravan from the Gardena location to the
hospital to deliver the gifts; the time and day will be posted on the Carroll
Shelby Foundation website.
Miller Children's Hospital Long Beach provides a wide range of primary
and specialty care for children of all ages, from newborns to young
adults, as well as expectant mothers. The Memorial Care Center for Women
at Miller Children's Hospital Long Beach welcomes 5,500 babies into the
world each year and it is home to one of the largest neonatal intensive
care units in California, treating more high-risk infants daily than any
other hospital in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties.
About The Carroll Shelby Foundation
The Carroll Shelby Foundation was created by legendary racer and
automotive manufacturer Carroll Shelby. Headquartered in Gardena,
Calif., the Foundation is dedicated to providing medical assistance for
those in need, including children, educational opportunities for young
people through automotive and other training programs and benefitting
the Shelby Automotive Museum. For more information visit CarrollShelbyFoundation.org.
Contacts:
for Carroll Shelby Foundation
Austin Knott, 214-520-3430 ext. 302
aknott@tprm.com
Source: Carroll Shelby Foundation
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