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ST. LOUIS METRO CARSTAR FAMILY
SUPPORTING THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION® NATIONALLY AND LOCALLY
Participating St. Louis
Metro CARSTAR locations are making a donation to the Make-A-Wish
Foundation® for every car they repair through the end of 2008! It’s
part of the minimum $150,000 that CARSTAR has committed nationally in
support of the charity. In addition, CARSTAR is raising funds and
support for the Make-A-Wish Foundation® with the CARSTAR SuperStang Muscle
Tour! The CARSTAR SuperStang is a recreation of a unique 1967 Shelby
SuperStang Mustang created by the Ford Motor Company, but never marketed to
the public. Jeff Yerkovich, owner of R & A Motorsports, the
country’s leading restorer of Shelby Mustangs, oversaw and supported the
renovation of the vehicle, which was conducted at CARSTAR A & B of Riverside, Missouri.
The Tour began on
Saturday, June 9th, 2007 and will make appearances at auto
shows, CARSTAR Collision Repair shops and community events throughout the
country, including Cornbread’s “World’s Largest Garage Sale” on August 25th,
2007. The tour will end with the sale of the CARSTAR SuperStang at an
auction in Scottsdale, Arizona in January of 2009, with net
proceeds going to the Make-A-Wish Foundation®.
In addition to the
national commitment, participating St. Louis Metro CARSTAR locations are
offering customers a chance to support the local Make-A-Wish Foundation®
with the purchase of special Wish Stars. Stars may be purchased for a
minimum of $1 each and will be displayed with the donor’s name at each
CARSTAR location. The local star campaign will continue at least
through the end of August with all proceeds benefiting the local
Make-A-Wish Foundation®.
Visit
your local CARSTAR location and help support a Wish
Steve’s CARSTAR
2007 Sierra
Parkway - Arnold,
MO – 636-464-6080
Jungerman CARSTAR
1505 Jungermann
Road – St.
Peters, MO –
636-939-4199
Car Craft CARSTAR (opening
in August)
47 Caprice Drive - Chesterfield, MO 63005 - (636) 534-7000
CARSTAR Collison Auto Repair
9425 Midland – St. Louis, MO
– 314-423-7828
Car Craft CARSTAR
11537 St. Charles
Rock Road – Bridgeton,
MO – 314-291-2356
Charlie’s CARSTAR
3940 Mississippi
Avenue – Cahokia,
IL – 618-337-2857
Dempsey-Adams CARSTAR
1837 Madison
Avenue – Granite
City, IL –
618-451-9511
Kurt’s CARSTAR
1 Mueller Drive – Maryville, IL
– 618-345-4519
Visit www.CARSTAR.com
Kurt’s
CARSTAR Business After Hours Benefit For
The Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Metro St. Louis –
A True Success
MARYVILLE, IL-This country has a long history of individuals who have
demonstrated great bravery at a time of crisis. Perhaps one of the
best examples of everyday bravery is exhibited by children who are suffering
from a life-threatening illness. Their ability to smile and hope
despite all that they are facing provides inspiration for us all. The
example they set and their dreams are what gave rise to what is now the
Make-A-Wish Foundation, the largest wish granting organization in the
country.
On Thursday, June 28th,
2007, Kurt’s CARSTAR in Maryville,
IL hosted a fundraising
“Business After Hours” event to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation
of Metro St. Louis. The event was sponsored by CTS Technology
Solutions and supported by the Edwardsville-Glen Carbon, Collinsville and
Troy Chambers of Commerce along with other local businesses in the area and
is part of the fundraising efforts of the eight (8) CARSTAR locations in
St. Louis and the Metro East.
$6,000 was raised at event, enabling a
wish to be granted to 17 year old Kellsie, who was treated for
Osteosarcoma, the most common type of bone cancer. Kellsie, whose
wish was to go on a Caribbean cruise with
her family, was at the event and inspired the participants to keep helping
make wishes come true for other children and their families.
As part of the
alliance between the Make-A-Wish Foundation and CARSTAR nationally, the
event featured a special appearance by the CARSTAR “Super ‘Stang,” a
re-creation of a unique 1967 Shelby Super ‘Stang Mustang created by the
Ford Motor Company, but never made available to the general public.
The “Super ‘Stang” is beginning an 18 month “Muscle Tour” to
highlight the minimum $150,000 commitment that CARSTAR has made to the
Make-A-Wish Foundation nationally. At the end of the tour, the
vehicle will be auctioned with a portion of the proceeds also going to the
cause.
Visit www.CARSTAR.com
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