Subaru Parade

[paladinwkh]

This came across the wires today while I was working at Goldstein Subaru!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Subaru of America, Inc.’s Great Lakes Region, in Partnership with the Village of Itasca,
Attempts to Set a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ Record.
-- Plans “Largest Parade of Subaru Cars” in the World --
Itasca, Ill, June 19, 2009 – Subaru of America, Inc.’s Great Lakes Region, in partnership with the Village of Itasca, announced today that it will attempt to set a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ record for the “Largest Parade of Subaru Cars.” The attempt will take place on July 11, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. The parade will start at 500 Park Boulevard in Itasca, Illinois.
Starting June 22 through July 8, interested participants can register their Subaru in the parade by visiting www.subaru.com/parade.
In celebration of this exciting event, Subaru’s Great Lakes Region will make a donation of $15 per participating Subaru vehicle up to a total donation amount of $7,000. This donation will be shared equally between PAWS Chicago and Salute, Inc. For more information on these organizations please
visit their respective websites at www.pawschicago.org/ and www.saluteinc.org/.
An official GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ adjudicator will be on site to observe and confirm this record attempt.
In addition to going for the record and helping raise funds for two great organizations, parade
participants:
 Will receive a special gift bag (one per car).
 Are invited to attend Itasca Fest following the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ attempt. This
fest is great for the entire family and features: live entertainment, carnival rides, food, bingo, kids’
Heather Ward
Subaru of America, Inc.
(856) 488-5093
hward@subaru.com
Ryan Johnson
Subaru of America, Inc.
(856) 488-3439
rjoh@subaru.com
entertainment, a three-on-three basketball tournament, and NASA's “Journey to Tomorrow”
exhibit. For more information visit www.itasca.com.
 Are eligible for a special event room rate of $89 per night* at The Westin Chicago Northwest
hotel. For your convenience, this four-star, four-diamond hotel is located within walking distance
from the start of the parade. To make a reservation, simply visit
http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarG...9812&key=A9AB8. The event rate is good
for parade participants only and based on availability.
* Rate does not include tax.
About Subaru of America, Inc.
Subaru of America, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. of Japan.
Headquartered in Cherry Hill, N.J., the company markets and distributes Subaru Symmetrical All-Wheel
Drive vehicles, parts, and accessories through a network of nearly 600 dealers across the United States.
Subaru boasts the most fuel efficient line-up of all-wheel drive products sold in the market today based
on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fuel economy standards. All Subaru products are
manufactured in zero-landfill production plants and Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc. is the only U.S.
automobile production plant to be designated a Backyard Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife
Federation. For additional information visit www.subaru.com.
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sorry if the text is a little messed up no time to edit it

[AyeJaye]

Could be a lot of fun, but I don't think I'd be able to swing a trip to Illinois this summer.

[y2daniel1981]

hmmm i may attempt to do this....

BTW the link to the parade info on subaru's site doesn't work.

Edit: woot! 100th post!

[paladinwkh]

Give it a few days and the link should work

[Crazy_pilot]

How many cars were in the Colin McRae memorial drive? That's quite a number to beat.

[SVXdc]

So is there anywhere remotely nearby that I can rent an SVX that weekend?

[y2daniel1981]

Tomorrow! Damn I wish I could be there, but no babysitter

[y2daniel1981]

So how did it turn out if anyone went

[Sanosuke]

Yeah how did it turn out? Did they get the record?

[svxcess]

Originally Posted by Sanosuke

Did they get the record?

Yes they did. The total was 339 cars, raising $5085 for the charity.


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