Southeast Toyota Donates Two Toyota Tundras for Hurricane Relief; ``Raffle 4 Relief'' Drawing to Take Place at Dolphins and Panthers Home Games
Deerfield Beach, Fla.--Sept. 9, 2005--Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET), the Miami Dolphins and the Florida Panthers are teaming up to support hurricane relief efforts. The organizations have launched "Raffle 4 Relief," which gives Florida residents the opportunity to donate to the American Red Cross and a chance to win one of two customized 2006 Toyota Tundra Double Cab trucks.With a $10 donation to the American Red Cross Hurricane Relief Fund, sports fans receive a raffle ticket for two chances to win the trucks, each valued at nearly $32,000. Designed for the true sports fan, the Tundras feature vibrant team graphics and hoods autographed by players, one from the Miami Dolphins and the other from the Florida Panthers.
"We wanted to give sports fans an opportunity to help national relief efforts, including those in South Florida and along the Gulf Coast," said Ed Sheehy, group vice president of sales and marketing at SET. "We're confident that South Florida's passion for its sports teams combined with the excitement of winning a brand new Toyota Tundra will help raise much needed funds for our neighbors along the Gulf."
"I'd also like to thank our partners, the Florida Panthers and the Miami Dolphins, for embracing this initiative so wholeheartedly," continued Sheehy.
The raffle is open to Florida residents only and kicks off on Sunday, September 11 at the Miami Dolphins season opener against the Denver Broncos. Donations will be collected during select Miami Dolphins and Florida Panthers home games at convenient locations throughout Dolphins Stadium and the BankAtlantic Center (formerly the Office Depot Center). Residents may also purchase a raffle ticket online by visiting http://www.setbuyatoyota.com/raffle, beginning Sunday, September 11.
Raffle tickets will be sold at the following Florida Panthers and Miami Dolphins games:
Florida Panthers Games Thursday, Sept. 29 Sunday, Oct. 2 Wednesday, Oct. 5 Friday, Oct. 7 Thursday, Oct. 13 Saturday, Oct. 15 Thursday, Oct. 20 Saturday, Oct. 22 Miami Dolphins Games Sunday, Sept. 11 Sunday, Sept. 25 Sunday, Oct. 23
The winners of the two Toyota Tundra Double Cabs will be announced at the Saturday, Oct. 22 Panthers vs. Ottawa Senators game and the Sunday, Oct. 23 Dolphins vs. Kansas City Chiefs game. Winners need not be present to win. Taxes are not included and the winners are responsible for tag and title fees for the vehicles.
The Toyota Tundra Double Cab pickup truck features one of the longest beds and most comfortable rear seats of any full-size, four-door half-ton pickup on the market. With the newest Tundra Double Cab leading the way, Toyota offers U.S. truck buyers the size, comfort, power, durability and value that they need--and which are critical to lasting owner satisfaction.
About Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC, (SET), http://www.buyatoyota.com, is the largest franchised distributor of Toyotas in the world. The company distributes vehicles, parts and accessories to approximately 167 Toyota dealerships in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina and South Carolina. SET dealers sell approximately 20 percent or one of every five Toyotas sold in the country. Its vehicle processing facilities are located in Jacksonville, Fla. and Commerce, Ga. Headquartered in Deerfield Beach, Fla., SET is a subsidiary of JM Family Enterprises, Inc., http://www.jmfamily.com, an $8.2 billion diversified automotive corporation ranked by Forbes magazine as the 15th-largest privately held company in the United States. The company is also ranked No. 25 by a survey in Fortune(R) magazine of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in the United States and No. 7 on the InformationWeek 500 listing of the nation's leading information technology innovators.