NAVY MARINE CORPS RELIEF SOCIETY RECEIVES
AMELIA ISLAND CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE
ANNUAL CHARITY DONATION
|
Created to provide financial, educational and other need-based assistance to active-duty and retired Sailors and Marines, the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society provides assistance to the men and women who serve our country, their families, and survivors.
On July 5, The Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance met with representatives from Naval Station Mayport to present the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society with a check for $20,000.
"Being able to invest into the lives of the men and women of Florida's First Coast who bravely serve our country is one of the greatest benefits of our work at The Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance Foundation," said Bill Warner, founder and Chairman.
The Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance's tradition of giving to local charities of northeast Florida has been the foundation of the Concours since its founding in 1996.
"For seven years in a row Amelia has been the largest single donor to the Mayport Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society Office," said Capt. Bill Kennedy, NMCRS Mayport Director. "That money helps provide funds on a daily basis for emergency travel, an unexpected death of a family member, paying bills or helping with a needed car repair. In my 15 years as Director no other organization can match what The Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance has done for the Sailors, Marines and their families."
|
|
About The Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance
Now in its third decade, the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance is among the top automotive events in the world. Always held the second full weekend in March, "The Amelia" draws over 250 rare vehicles from collections around the world to The Golf Club of Amelia Island and The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island for a celebration of the automobile like no other. Since 1996, the show's Foundation has donated over $3.0 million to Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, Inc., Spina Bifida of Jacksonville, The Navy Marine Corps Relief Society, Shop with Cops, and other deserving charities. The 22nd annual Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance is scheduled for March 10-12, 2017. For more information, visit
www.ameliaconcours.org.
Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance
3016 Mercury Road
Jacksonville, Florida 32207
|
|
| |
|
