Muscle Car 1000 Rally Raises $30,000 To Feed Hungry In Honduras
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Newport, CA. October, 16, 2008: Muscle Car 1000 – America’s most luxurious collector car adventure – generated $30,000 to feed the hungry during a five-day rally October 5-9.
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Entrants came from as far away as Georgia, Texas and Canada. Each of the 30 car owners (some bringing a guest) took a 1,000-mile journey through Northern California. Half the proceeds were donated to Hunger Relief Organization (HeRO), a charity dedicated to ending world hunger.
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The event was open to anyone owning a 1964-1973 American Muscle Car (GTO, Roadrunner, Barracuda, etc.), 1955-1973 Corvette or 1962-1967 Cobra.
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It began October 5 with a red-carpet concours d’Elegance display at Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco, followed by a candlelit dinner cruise. The next day, the caravan traveled to Yosemite Valley to enjoy a winemaker’s dinner under the stars at the historic Ahwanee Lodge Hotel. On day three, drivers took the backroads to Lake Tahoe, where they had a food-and-wine pairing dinner by the waterfalls before spending the night at Squaw Valley Resort. On October 8, the group traveled to Sacramento for lunch at the state capitol before heading to Napa Valley for a reception and winemaker’s dinner at Stag’s Leap Winery. The trip ended the following day as entrants drove to Infineon Raceway in Sears Point for drag racing and lunch. Closing ceremonies that evening included a private reception, dinner and awards gala at the Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay.
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Chris Hoskins, founder of both Muscle Car 1000 and HeRO, used proceeds from last year’s rally to open seven feeding centers and one infant malnutrition center in Honduras. He said this year’s contributions will help fund the centers, each of which requires up to $15,000 to open and $9,000 annually to operate.
“Muscle Car 1000 is making a real difference in one of the world’s poorest countries,” he said.
Participants in this year’s Muscle Car 1000 were: Drew and Josephine Alcazar of Phoenix, AZ; Rich Andresen of Irving, TX; Mark and Tina Bachman of San Diego, CA; John and Susan Barrett of Athens, GA; John and Stephanie Bemiss of Phoenix, AZ; Scott and Pam Cawley of Chandler, AZ; Bobby and Gail Cheney of Dallas, TX; Frank and Lupe Chirat of Mission Viejo, CA; Jere and Katy Clark of Phoenix, AZ; Terry and Norm Cowdrey of Santa Rosa Valley, CA; Bob and Christine Cuevas of Laguna Beach, CA; David and Lori Desenberg of Corpus Christi, TX; Greg and Mickey Evans of Aptos, CA; John and Shirley Gerardy of Escondido, CA; Hakan (Hogan) and Sarah Hammarstrom of Fountain Valley, CA; Michael Hammer and John Cummings of Los Angeles, CA; James Hogg and Maureen Walsh of Red Deer, Alberta, Canada; Chris and Michelle Hoskins of Newport Beach, CA; Jay and Sara Jeffs of Apple Valley, GA; Tom and Elaine Rhein of Tulsa, OK; Jeff and Catherine Sachs of Poway, CA; Jerry and Linda Schmidt of Newport Beach, CA; Sonny and Linda Seamans of Chandler, AZ; Ron and Diane Shanholtz of San Jose, CA; Patrick Van Schoote and Lynn Sakai of La Jolla, CA; Dana and Kelly Woudenberg of Scottsdale, AZ; and Muscle Car 1000 staff members Jennifer and Jamie Waterman of Petaluma, CA and Michael Irvine of Sonoma, CA.
