2009 Hyundai Hope on Wheels Tour in Alabama and New York

Friday, April 10th, 2009

The automobile industry is not all about sales and showing off the classy new cars we see today. Apparently, Hyundai Motors has gone beyond that and it includes giving back in a charitable way. The 2009 Hyundai Hope on Wheels Tour will visit 30 children’s hospitals across the country to donate $1.3 million to support pediatric cancer research.

On Tuesday, April 7th, representatives from Hyundai and Hope on Wheels gathered at Hyundai’s U.S. manufacturing plant in Montgomery, Alabama to greet the 2009 Hyundai Hope on Wheels Santa Fe vehicle as it rolled off the assembly line.

In addition to speeches and a ceremonial check presentation of the $1.3 million donation to pediatric cancer research, 11-year-old Samantha Heim, the Hyundai Hope on Wheels national youth ambassador, led children from the local chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in a special Handprint Ceremony.

During the Handprint Ceremony, which Hope on Wheels conducts at each hospital it visits, children place their handprints in colorful paint on the 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe, the official vehicle of the Hope on Wheels Tour, to commemorate their brave battles with pediatric cancer.

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Chrysler Jeep Superstores Give Gifts to Children with Leukemia

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

Chrysler Jeep will be giving away gifts to families of children burdened with Leukemia. This gif-giving event will be presented during the Children’s Leukemia Foundation of Michigan’s (CLFM) first annual telethon.

The 18-hour telethon will air from 5:00 a.m. – 11:30 p.m., Thursday, March 19 on WXYZ-TV Channel 7 to raise money and awareness about the Foundation and its work. It will be hosted by Channel 7 News Sports Anchor Vic Faust and Reporter JoAnne Purtan.

“Chrysler Jeep Superstores is proud to be a $10,000 Gold Sponsor of The Children’s Leukemia Foundation of Michigan telethon,” said Clarkston Chrysler Jeep Superstore President and Owner Chuck Fortinberry. “The Foundation really provides a home for Michigan families battling leukemia and lymphoma. This telethon, and other fundraising efforts like it, helps give these families the resources they need.”

“Chrysler Jeep Superstores have a long history of hometown community support, and helping to raise funds and awareness for an issue that affects so many families in our region and beyond is directly in line with that history,” Fortinberry said.

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