The Chrysler Foundation Donates $100,000 to Marine Toys for Tots Foundation
- Toys for Tots also will receive hundreds of toys - Donation marks more than 10 years of support from Chrysler and its manufacturing plants - New Detroit Symphony Orchestra director makes first public appearance
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Dec. 14 -- What: Thousands of children will have a happier holiday season thanks to the generosity of The Chrysler Foundation, which today will present a $100,000 check to Marine Toys for Tots Foundation and enough toys to fill five Chrysler and Dodge minivans. After the check presentation, Leonard Slatkin, the new director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO), will conduct the DSO in his first public appearance. Slatkin is the former director of the National Symphony in Washington, D.C. The Toys for Tots donation will help parents who don't have the funds to buy holiday gifts for their children. Chrysler and its manufacturing plants have supported Toys for Tots for more than 10 years. Who: Frank Fountain, Chrysler LLC Senior Vice President - External Affairs and Public Policy Retired Lt. Gen. Matthew T. Cooper, President and CEO of Marine Toys for Tots Foundation Leonard Slatkin, Director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra When: Friday, December 14, 2007 11:45 a.m. - Noon Where: Chrysler Technology Center 800 Chrysler Drive Auburn Hills, Michigan