Actor Helps to Raise Money for Breast Cancer Research at Celebrity/Media Challenge

5 December 1999

            General Motors Donates $1,000 for Each Participant At
                    December 3rd Coors Amphitheatre Event

    SAN DIEGO -- James Avery, who spent six years playing Uncle Phil to Will 
Smith on the "Fresh Prince of Bel Air" and notable San Diego-based news media 
joined General Motors in a test-driving experience to raise money for breast 
cancer research at GM's Auto Show in Motion Celebrity/Media Challenge. 
 
    General Motors donated $1,000 on behalf of each participant to Concept:Cure, 
a unique collaboration between GM and the Council of Fashion Designers of 
America (CFDA) that raises money for breast cancer research and awareness.

    Designed to test both driving skills and other automotive-related
abilities, the Celebrity/Media Challenge consisted of a timed event that
included loading a GMC truck with odd sized items; washing the windows of an
Oldsmobile mini-van; a safety check of a Buick LeSabre's tire pressure,
headlights and directional lights; a lap of the track in a 2000 Corvette; and
the use of GM's OnStar system in a Cadillac Escalade.

    In its second year, General Motors' Auto Show in Motion continues to
expose consumers to GM products, while this year raising an estimated
$100,000 for breast cancer research and awareness campaigns.  A $1 donation to
General Motors Concept:Cure will be made for every GM vehicle test-driven by
invited consumers at the Coors Amphitheatre, December 2-5, in addition to the
money donated from three other Auto Show in Motion locations throughout
California.

    An invitation-only event, each Auto Show in Motion venue is housed in a
space of more than one-million square feet, with a total of five test tracks
and more than 65 vehicles available for consumers to drive.

    For more information about General Motors Concept:Cure, call
1-888-GM-CCURE.