Carroll Shelby Children’s Foundation to Match Kid’s Art Contest Entries for COTA

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Carroll Shelby Children’s Foundation to Match Kid’s Art Contest Entries for COTA

GARDENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Carroll Shelby Children’s Foundation has announced that it will match the donations raised from entry fees for the 6th Kid’s Automotive Art Contest. Carroll Shelby and his team have joined forces with Road & Track and the Automotive Fine Arts Society to revive the contest after a six year hiatus. Sponsored by Wells Fargo and numerous automotive companies, the Kid’s Automotive Art Contest challenges children to draw or paint the car they would like to drive when they grow up. The Foundation has agreed match each $5 entry fee for the contest and has pledged to donate all proceeds to the Children’s Organ Transplant Association.

“We’re dedicated to helping families overcome life-threatening illnesses while also promoting the importance of organ and tissue donation,” said Carroll Shelby, founder of the Carroll Shelby Children’s Foundation. “By matching the fees collected from this contest, we hope to accelerate the wonderful work done by our friends at COTA. My personal goal is to ignite a passion for design among children and also spark interest in fellow Americans for helping kids cope with serious health issues.”

Entries are now arriving for the contest and can be sent to the Foundation through March 29, 2008. Additional information and entry form’s are available at www.kidsautomotiveartcontest.com.

The contest is divided into five school grade categories (K-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 and 9-12) with $2000 Series EE U.S. Savings Bonds given to the First Prize winners of each group. Grand Prize winners will be chosen from the K-8 and 9-12 groups and awarded $5000 Savings Bonds. The entries will be judged by Road & Track staffers, members of the prestigious AFAS and designers from participating automotive companies at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles on April 19, 2008.

Participating automotive sponsors include Audi, Bentley, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Ford, GMC, Hummer, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, Pontiac, Lincoln, Mercury, SAAB, Saturn, Scion, Subaru, Suzuki, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo.

About The Carroll Shelby Children’s Foundation

The Carroll Shelby Children’s Foundation was created by legendary racer and automotive manufacturer Carroll Shelby. After undergoing a successful heart transplant in 1990, he established the Carroll Shelby Children’s Foundation. Thanks to the support of the Shelby Companies, Ford Motor Company and loyal fans worldwide, the Foundation is helping children battle life-threatening illnesses and promoting the importance of organ and tissue donation. More information is available at www.cscf.org.
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