TV Personalities Raising Money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation
18 March 2000
General Motors Donates $1,000 for Each Participant At the March 17th Las Vegas Motor Speedway EventLAS VEGAS - Several Las Vegas-based news anchors, weathercasters and sportscasters joined General Motors in a test-driving experience today to raise money to make children's dreams come true at GM's Auto Show in Motion Media Challenge. General Motors donated $1,000 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation on behalf of each participant in the Media Challenge. Designed to test both driving skills and other automotive-related abilities, the 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, directional lights and trunk safety release; a lap of the track in a 2000 Corvette; and the use of GM's OnStar system in a Chevrolet Suburban. In its third year, General Motors' Auto Show in Motion will continue to expose consumers to GM products, while raising funds for charity. A $1 donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation will be made for every GM vehicle test-driven by invited consumers at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, March 16-19, as well as three other Auto Show in Motion locations throughout the western United States. Last year, consumer test-drives at four Auto Show in Motion events in California supported breast cancer research, raising more than $65,000 for Concept:Cure. An invitation-only event, each Auto Show in Motion venue will be housed in a space of more than one-million square feet, with a total of five test tracks and nearly 70 vehicles available for consumers to drive. Auto Show in Motion puts on a dazzling display of new and concept vehicles, and features exhibits showcasing the latest advances in environmental, technological, safety and security vehicle features -- all in a fun, festival-like environment. General Motors' Auto Show in Motion Media Challenge Participants: -- Beth Fisher KVBC-TV News Anchor -- John Frediricks KVBC-TV Meteorologist -- Gloria Garza KBLR-TV "Bailando" -- Maria Silva KINC-TV -- Kendall Tenney KVBC-TV News Anchor -- Angelica Urquijo KVVU-TV News Anchor -- Adriana Varela KINC-TV