Houston Resident Supports Drive Around the World's Fight Against Parkinson's Disease, Wins a Land Rover!

President of Land Rover Owners' Club Organized Fundraising Effort in North Carolina to Help Philanthropic Adventurers' Cause

SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 14 -- What goes around, comes around. Last summer, Jeff Conrad of Houston helped organized a drive to raise money for charity. Today, his name was drawn as the winner of a specially-equipped 2003 Land Rover Certified Pre-Owned Discovery.

The Drive Around the World LONGITUDE Expedition, which recently completed a 41,000-mile, 30-country journey to raise awareness and funds for the Parkinson's Institute in Sunnyvale, Calif., organized today's drawing for their supporters. The prize is the team's education vehicle, which has been signed by actor Michael J. Fox, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno and director James Cameron, all backers of Drive Around the World.

Conrad, who owns a 1996 Land Rover Discovery, had his name drawn by Dr. William Langston, the founder of The Parkinson's Institute, a visionary Parkinson's disease research and treatment facility.

Conrad recently moved to Texas from Winston-Salem, N.C., where last summer he helped organize a charity drive for the Carolina Rover Owners' Club.

"I read about Drive Around the World in Land Rover Monthly magazine," Conrad said. "I selected them as the charity for our fundraising drive because it's a good cause and was a good link with our club. I got personally involved, donating and following the team through their web site (www.drivearoundtheworld.com). I'm completely shocked."

"This whole project has been about making a difference," says Nick Baggarly, the expedition's leader, whose sister is battling Parkinson's. "This is a perfect finish for this expedition. A Land Rover owner, inspired by an article in an enthusiast magazine, was moved enough to act and make a donation. Now he's a winner. I'm confident this vehicle and our cause will continue to inspire people to drive toward a cure."

Land Rover and 60 other companies donated equipment and funds to help defray expedition costs and insure that 100 percent of the money raised goes directly to the Parkinson's Institute.

The Drive Around the World team traveled across four continents in four 2003 Land Rover Certified Pre-Owned Discovery vehicles. A fifth Land Rover, the one Conrad will receive, visited classrooms around the U.S. as part of the Expedition's education segment. At almost every stop on the adventure, the team met with Parkinson's researchers and patients.

"I believe we've brought hope to a lot of Parkinson's sufferers. The doctors and scientists know, as we do, that a cure is within reach," said Baggarly. "I hope we've helped bring them closer to that cure."

EDITORS NOTE: Images from today's drawing are available online at
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for high resolution photos.