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Who Says a Toyota Prius is Hard to Find?
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The California State Parks Foundation
(CSPF) recently announced that one lucky person will win a fully-loaded 2009
Toyota Prius at the 2008 Golden Poppy Award gala on Friday, September 26 at
the historic Union Station inLos Angeles. Los Angeles Dodgers Owner and
Chairman, Frank McCourt, will be honored along with the Advocates for Los
Angeles State Historic Park (LASHP). Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa will
accept the award on behalf of the Advocates. Huell Howser, host of
California's Gold is slated as Master of Ceremonies.
"We're thrilled to have Toyota as our partner and a member of our
Corporate Chairman's Leadership Circle," said Elizabeth Goldstein, CSPF
president. "Their commitment to the goals of CSPF represents Toyota's
longstanding dedication to protecting the environment and the company's
continued allegiance to preserving and enhancing our state parks."
Tickets for the Toyota Prius opportunity drawing are $100. Only 700 will
be sold, giving participants an excellent opportunity to drive away in "green
style."
Additional chances to enter the Toyota Prius opportunity drawing occur at:
Dodger Stadium on Saturday, September 6, 2008 in Parking Lot "G" from 11:00
a.m.-2:30 p.m.; and at the Brentwood Farmer's Market at 741 S. Gretna Green
Way,Los Angeles, on Sunday, September 7 from 8:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Participants must be at least 18 years old, be legal residents of the
State of California, and hold a validCalifornia driver license to purchase
tickets.
For more information, go to
http://www.calparks.org/programs/golden-poppy/2008-od/ or call Saundra
Halgrimson at Cerrell Associates at 323-466-3445.
About CSPF
With 97,000 members, the California State Parks Foundation is the only
independent nonprofit membership organization dedicated to protecting,
enhancing and advocating forCalifornia's magnificent state parks. For more
information aboutCalifornia's state parks, visit http://www.calparks.org.
2008 Golden Poppy Honorary Committee
Members of the 2008 Golden Poppy Honorary Committee include: Robert
Redford, Paul Reiser, Bobby Shriver, State Park Commissioner Paul Junger Witt,
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Assemblyman Kevin de Leon, Senator Sheila Kuehl,
Senator Christine Kehoe, and Councilman Ed Reyes.
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE: TM) established operations inthe United States in 1957 and
currently operates 10 manufacturing plants, with another under construction in
Mississippi. Toyota is committed to being a good corporate citizen in the
communities where it does business and believes in supporting programs with
long-term sustainable results. Through its corporate initiatives,
manufacturing operations and philanthropy, Toyota supports numerous
organizations across the country, focusing on education, the environment and
safety. In 2007, Toyota contributed more than $56 million to philanthropic
programs in the U.S. For more information on Toyota's commitment to improving
communities nationwide, visit
http://www.toyota.com/about/our_commitment/philanthropy/index.html.
SOURCE California State Parks Foundation
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