Cypress, CA (7/6/2011)
- Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A., donated a Grizzly
700 ATV to the Wish I Could of Northeast Louisiana,
Inc. (WIC) foundation helping raise $9,230 for
the charity at the annual Marengo Swamp Run
in Hebert, La., on June 4. The annual event,
which raises money mainly through entry fees
and private donations, helps fund the WIC mission
of granting wishes of terminally ill children
in Northeast Louisiana.
Yamaha has donated an ATV each of the past
eight years helping to raise
more than $50,000 - money that pays for the
WIC annual kids' Christmas
party. The WIC Foundation has in total raised
more than $400,000 in the
same time to help make kids' wishes come true.
"Yamaha is proud to support Wish I Could
and its cause of helping
terminally ill children," said Mike Martinez,
general manager of Yamaha's
ATV & SxS vehicle group. "Yamaha also
congratulates Ricky Rollins for
winning the Grizzly 700 ATV, and thanks everyone
who purchased a $5 raffle
ticket. That money goes directly to WIC and
the kids."
"The ATV raffle is the sole fundraiser
for the Wish I Could annual
Christmas Party," said Wayne Moore, WIC
president. "Each year the
surviving children are given a gift of their
choice from Santa because of
the support we receive from Yamaha. We are proud
to partner with and
receive support from this wonderful corporation."
More information about the WIC organization
and the Marengo Swamp run is available here:
http://www.wishicould.org/donate.html
About Yamaha Motor
Corp., U.S.A.
Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., (YMUS), a
leader in the motorsports
market, makes the toughest, most capable and
versatile ATV and Side-by-Side
vehicles. The company's ever-expanding product
offerings also include
motorcycles, outboard motors, personal watercraft,
snowmobiles, boats,
outdoor power equipment, race kart engines,
accessories, apparel and much
more. YMUS products are sold through a nationwide
network of dealers in the
United States.
Headquartered in Cypress,
Calif., since its incorporation in 1976, Yamaha
also has facilities in Wisconsin and Georgia,
as well as factory operations
in Tennessee and Georgia. For more information
on Yamaha, visit
www.yamaha-motor.com.