The 2015 Chicago Auto Show Supports A Safe Haven Foundation’s Nation’s Largest Canned Food Drive To Help Drive Out Hunger and Homelessness
MEDIA INFORMATION
Contact: Mark Bilek
Senior Director of Communications and Technology
Chicago Automobile Trade Association
Office: (630) 424-6082
Cell: (847) 652-0632
Email: mbilek@drivechicago.com
Contact: Jennifer Morand
Director of Public Relations and Social Media
Chicago Automobile Trade Association
Office: (630) 424-6084
Cell: (630) 391-1986
Email: jmorand@drivechicago.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CHICAGO (Feb. 18, 2015) – Today through Feb. 20, the Safe Haven Foundation food drive returns to the Chicago Auto Show. Attendees who bring three or more cans of food to the Chicago Auto Show will receive a discount coupon for a half-price ticket –at just $6.
“Throughout the past 18 years, the Chicago Auto Show has collected more than 300,000 pounds of food for A Safe Haven Foundation,” said Chicago Auto Show General Manager Dave Sloan. “We believe that the food drive is an important element of the work we do each year in putting the Chicago Auto Show on in this great community.”
A Safe Haven Foundation has collected more than 10 tons of canned goods and non-perishables from the Chicago Auto Show guests. The food is utilized in A Safe Haven’s Culinary Arts and Food Service Job Training Program that serves more than 500,000 meals for A Safe Haven homeless residents throughout the year. The donations also are distributed directly from A Safe Haven’s Food Pantry that serves more than 22,000 individuals and families a year in Chicago communities experiencing poverty and hunger.
“We are privileged to be a part of one of Chicago’s and the auto industry’s most prestigious and most anticipated annual events, the Chicago Auto Show,” said A Safe Haven President and Co-Founder Neli Vazquez Rowland. “While food insecurity affects one in six Americans, disturbingly, that rate is doubled in the neighborhoods A Safe Haven serves; living in hunger is a devastating reality for many children and families in our community. As such, we are so grateful to the Chicago Auto Show for partnering with us and especially to the generous people of Chicago who understand the importance of our work and have consistently supported this impactful tradition for 18 years in a row. Together we are making a huge dent on hunger and homelessness long-term,” said Vazquez Rowland.
For more information about the Chicago Auto Show and the Safe Haven food drive, please visit www.chicagoautoshow.com.
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About the Chicago Auto Show
The Chicago Auto Show is the largest auto show on the continent, spanning more than 1 million square feet of production, concept, and exotic vehicle exhibit space. In addition to hosting multiple world and North America vehicle debuts, the Chicago Auto Show's First Look for Charity raises more than $2 million annually for 18 vital Chicago organizations in a single night. The 2015 public show will be February 14-22. For more information, visit ChicagoAutoShow.com or Facebook.com/ChicagoAutoShow.
About The Chicago Automobile Trade Association
Founded in 1904, the Chicago Automobile Trade Association is the nation’s oldest and largest metropolitan dealer organization. It is comprised of more than 400 franchised new-car dealers and an additional 150 allied members. The group’s dealer members employ about 19,000 people in the metropolitan area. The association has produced the world famous Chicago Auto Show since 1935. For more information please visit CATA.info.
The 2015 Chicago Auto Show is officially sanctioned by the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers. Founded in Paris in 1919, it is known as the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs
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