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Friday August 8

Collision Industry Foundation Wants to Blanket Detroit

The Collision Industry Foundation (CIF) has announced the launch of its "Blanket the City: Detroit" campaign, a broad-based fundraising effort to support the Motor City that has been especially hard hit by economic changes in the automotive industry. Announced at last week's Collision Industry Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona, the campaign seeks to raise $200,000 and encourage 3,000 volunteer hours in service by December 31, 2009.

"The Blanket the City" campaign for Detroit supports the Collision Industry Foundation's vision to help direct charitable programs and activities of interest to the Collision Repair Industry," said Doug Webb, chairman of the Foundation. "Given the challenging economic times faced by citizens of Detroit, this effort will provide much needed resources to the charities that are participating in the program."

Funds raised by the CIF for the campaign will be used to blanket the city by providing assistance to the following worthy organizations that serve Detroit:

  • Children's Home of Detroit (www.childrenshomeofdetroit.org)
  • Downtown Detroit Partnership (www.dowtowndetroit.org)
  • GLEANERS Foodbank (www.gcfb.org).

All funds collected will be distributed equally amongst the three charities.

  • A formal kick off of the project will be held on August 29, 2008 at the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix. Members of the three charitable organizations and recipients of their services, as well as local business members and trustees of the Collision Industry Foundation will share in the festivities.
  • Donors to the "Blanket the City: Detroit" project will be recognized at the Collision Industry Foundation website and in communications to the industry on this effort.

    To make a tax deductible donation to the Collision Industry Foundation's Blanket the City: Detroit Campaign, go to www.collisionindustryfoundation.org and click on "Donations" or mail your donation marked "Blanket the City" to CIF, P.O. Box 3007 Mechanicsville, VA 23116, or call (804)368-0242.

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