FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Blake Discher
Phone: 313-259-4460
email: bdischer@blakedischer.com
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Vintage British Cars to Drive 800 Miles in 36 Hours, Raise Money for
Diabetes Associations
British Car Owners Will Help Send 50 Underprivileged Kids Coping With
Diabetes to Charity's Educational, Fun Summer Camp
Detroit, MI, February 1, 2004: On September 25th and 26th, up to 50
vintage British cars will depart Sarnia, Ontario, Canada for a demanding
36-hour, 800-mile drive, the "Michigan British Reliability Run" around Lake
Huron to raise money for charity. The event is open to any British marque
vehicle such as Triumph, MG, Jaguar, Austin-Healey, Rolls Royce, Land Rover
and Mini Cooper.
Last year's run was around the lower peninsula of Michigan and raised an
incredible $12,100 for the Hemophilia Foundation of Michigan. Teams will
collect donations in an effort to raise $500 per vehicle to be given to the
American Diabetes Association and the Canadian Diabetes Association to help
send kids to each organization's educational summer camps. At the camps,
children are able to connect with other children with the same disease and
learn to grow more independent.
"The run is a great opportunity for British car enthusiasts to raise money
for a great cause and have fun while doing so," said event organizer Blake
Discher. "Most of the vehicles making the run will be more than 25 years
old, but they get around with little difficulty and have the benefit of
being much easier to fix at the roadside than their modern
counterparts. Last year, 21 cars made the run and every one finished
without problems," he added.
The two charities were chosen so that Canadian and American citizens taking
part in the run can donate to their respective charities. "Since the route
begins in Canada and ends in the United States, I suspect we'll have
British car enthusiasts from each country wanting to drive in the run,"
said Discher.
The route traveled will be a scenic one, on secondary roads, up the eastern
coast of Lake Huron Saturday, and overnighting just outside Sault Ste.
Marie, Ontario.. Teams will depart early Sunday morning and finish the run
in Port Huron, Michigan. The event is not a race, but merely a challenge
to drivers to see if their vintage cars will complete the run.
If you are interested in registering your British car for the event,
registration forms may be downloaded from the event website, www.mibrr.com,
which contains quite a lot of information about the run. To support the
event or a specific team, donations may be mailed to MIBRR, 1363 East
Fisher Freeway, Suite 8, Detroit, MI 48207 USA. Checks should be payable
to either American Diabetes Association or Canadian Diabetes Association.
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Hi-res photos of the 2003 run can be emailed at your request.
Event logos are available at www.mibrr.com.
Interviews with car owners can be arranged.
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