Lazydays Partners Foundation Makes First Grant to Hillsborough Education Foundation; Half-Million Dollar Impact

SEFFNER, Fla.--Jan. 1, 20067, 2006--Lazydays RV SuperCenter (Lazydays) confirmed today the formation of a new charitable organization, Lazydays Partners Foundation (Foundation). The Foundation's fund is comprised of contributions made by Lazydays employees through payroll deduction as well as generous gifts from customers and other individuals and organizations. Over 50% of Lazydays employees contribute to the Foundation at this time. The Foundation's mission is to "measurably change" the lives of at-risk children through contributions to organizations which share the same goal. The Foundation's first grant will be awarded during a check presentation on January 18th at 9 a.m. at Lazydays and will benefit the Hillsborough Education Foundation (HEF). Several state and local leaders are expected to attend the ceremony including former Gov. Bob Martinez, Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee, Jane Castor, Assistant Chief of Operations for the Tampa Police Department, Foundation President Dana Philp and HEF President Bill Hoffman.

Lazydays Partners Foundation will announce a $125,000 grant to HEF to be paid in $25,000 installments over five years. The total value of the grant, once matched by other funds available through HEF, is $500,000 and will provide for 50 students' post-secondary education at the rate of 10 students per year over the five years.

HEF will direct the grant to support the Take Stock In Children scholarship program it administers for Hillsborough County Public School students. Students in grades 6-10 are eligible to apply for these scholarships annually. Once a student is selected to receive a scholarship, he or she must agree to stay in school, maintain good grades, successfully graduate from high school and work with an adult mentor that is provided by the HEF.

"We are elated that the Patel Foundation for Global Understanding and various state agencies have joined forces with Lazydays Partners Foundation in making such a large and generous donation to the Hillsborough Education Foundation. HEF's mission measurably changes the lives of children by making a college education an attainable goal," says Don Wallace, Chairman of the Board and Founder of Lazydays.

Mr. Wallace and Foundation President Dana Philp will present HEF with a check from Lazydays Partners Foundation on January 18th at 9 a.m. at Lazydays, 6130 Lazydays Blvd. in Seffner, FL. For more information about Lazydays Partners Foundation, please visit http://www.ldpf.org.

About Don Wallace and Lazydays: Founded in 1976 by Don Wallace, Lazydays is the largest single site RV dealership in the world. Located on 126 acres outside Tampa, Florida, Lazydays has an 86,600 sq. ft. main building, 273 service bays, 300 RV campsites and more than 1,200 RVs on display. The property also has a 40,000 sq. ft. Camping World store, a Cracker Barrel Restaurant and a Flying J RV Travel Plaza. Lazydays is a national RV destination which hosts more than one million visitors and serves more than 300,000 meals annually. http://www.lazydays.com

About Dana Philp: Ms. Philp joined Lazydays in 1983. She has served on the Friends of Joshua House board since 2001 and currently serves as Secretary. Additionally, she serves on the Kids Charity of Tampa Bay board.

About the Hillsborough Education Foundation: Hillsborough Education Foundation is a 501 (c)-(3), organization whose mission is investing community resources to help students achieve academic success. Founded in 1988, the Education Foundation supports special projects and programs that may not be funded with tax dollars. Five focus areas of the Foundation include classroom and school grants, scholarship and mentoring programs, programs for at-risk students, recognition programs for excellence in education and funding the renovation of Nature's Classroom. The Education Foundation currently serves several hundred students in this particular scholarship program. To learn more about scholarships, log on to http://www.educationfoundation.com.