Racing across the finish line
A little innovative fundraising and a lot of generosity helped United Way surpass its latest campaign goal.
United Way reported raising just over $58 million toward the $59 million fundraising goal in November. At the time, 2007 campaign chair Troy Clarke, president, General Motors North America, along with United Way President and CEO Michael Brennan, vowed to keep the momentum going to meet the goal. On Jan. 19, we did it.
To put United Way over the top, GM graciously donated the proceeds from the sale of a 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 at the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale, Ariz. NBC late-night celebrity Jay Leno drove the prized Corvette ZR-1 prototype onto the auction block and it sold for $1 million -- in spirited bidding -- to Dave Ressler, a Chevrolet dealer from North Dakota. Dubbed the Blue Devil for its custom (LeMans Blue) paint job, the uber muscle car comes with a 6.2-liter V-8 capable of producing 620 horsepower, and tops out at over 200 mph.
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United Way reported raising just over $58 million toward the $59 million fundraising goal in November. At the time, 2007 campaign chair Troy Clarke, president, General Motors North America, along with United Way President and CEO Michael Brennan, vowed to keep the momentum going to meet the goal. On Jan. 19, we did it.
To put United Way over the top, GM graciously donated the proceeds from the sale of a 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 at the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale, Ariz. NBC late-night celebrity Jay Leno drove the prized Corvette ZR-1 prototype onto the auction block and it sold for $1 million -- in spirited bidding -- to Dave Ressler, a Chevrolet dealer from North Dakota. Dubbed the Blue Devil for its custom (LeMans Blue) paint job, the uber muscle car comes with a 6.2-liter V-8 capable of producing 620 horsepower, and tops out at over 200 mph.
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