JJ & Lynne's Stone Soup GTO x Two

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GM President Cowger Brings More Muscle 
JJ & Lynne's Stone Soup GTO
 
 
 (Detroit, Mich.-March 1st, 2005) . . . Gary Cowger, President, General
Motors North America, joined WCSX's Jim Johnson (JJ) and Lynne Woodison
on air this morning to talk about the station's Stone Soup GTO Project
which benefits the Children's Leukemia Foundation of Michigan.
 
WCSX listeners were stunned when Cowger offered, "That '65 is such a
beautiful car that anyone in their right mind would not bring that would
and drive it in the winter time.  A few of us have been kicking around
what if we just gave a 2005 Pontiac GTO Coupe?   So whoever the lucky
winner is will have a summer and a winter car."
 
JJ joked with Cowger, "Here I am trying to shake you down for a $200
carburetor and we get a $35,000 automobile out of this!"  
 
With one phone call, JJ & Lynne's Stone Soup Project(tm) doubled in
size! Thanks to General Motors a 2005 GTO Coupe to be given away with
the restored 1965 Stone Soup GTO.   One ticket - two cars!!
 
According to Cowger, "Myself, I've been personally touched.  I had a
niece who had leukemia.  What better opportunity here than to really
help, particularly in this case, kids in need."  
 
JJ & Lynne Stone Soup GTO raffle tickets will cost $25 each and 100% of
the ticket price will go directly to CLF.   The first opportunity to
purchase tickets will be March 4th - 6th at Autorama inside of Cobo Hall
in Detroit.   One lucky ticket holder will win both the restored 1965
GTO and the 2005 GTO Coupe on September 22nd, 2005 at the JJ & Lynne
Stone Soup event at the Wintergarden inside the Rensisance Center in
downtown Detroit.
 
JJ & Lynne's Stone Soup Project was inspired by a fable wherein everyone
throws something in the pot to make a great meal.  The JJ & Lynne Stone
Soup Project will harness the generosity, expertise and ingenuity of
WCSX listeners to accomplish this task.
 
With the help of many WCSX listeners, including General Motors and  Gary
Cowger, as well as companies who will donate parts, the JJ & Lynne Stone
Soup Project(tm) is now undertaking the task of putting together in
months what it would take most people years to do.
 
Interested in volunteering your time and energy to the project?  Contact
JJ & Lynne at jjandlynne@wcsx.com.
 
Everyone is invited to follow the progress of the '65 GTO by listening
to JJ & Lynne weekday mornings from 5am to 9am on 94.7 WCSX, attending
any of The JJ & Lynne Stone Soup Project meetings or visiting the WCSX
web site at www.wcsx.com <http://www.wcsx.com/> 
 
Children's Leukemia Foundation of Michigan is a statewide organization
that provides information, financial assistance and emotional support to
adults and children affected by leukemia, lymphoma, and other related
blood disorders. Until there's a cure, CLF is here to help families
overcome the challenges these conditions present.
 
 
94.7 WCSX is owned by Greater Media, Inc.  Greater Media, Inc. is the
parent company of 19 AM and FM radio stations in the Boston, Detroit,
New Jersey and Philadelphia markets.  It also owns a modern printing
plant and a group of weekly newspapers in central New Jersey as well as
several telecommunications towers located throughout the United States.
 
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