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Yamaha
helped raise over $11,000 for Honored
American Veterans Afield and Feed The
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Cypress, CA (6/1/2012) - Yamaha
Motor Corp., U.S.A., raised more than $11,000
through its recent “Assembled in U.S.A.”
Grizzly Giveaway. The funds will be split evenly
and donated to the Honored American Veterans Afield
(HAVA) and Feed the Children (FTC) charities.
Through the fundraiser, which was launched last
fall and ran until April 23, Yamaha donated a
one-of-a-kind
2012 Grizzly 700 FI EPS ATV (MSRP $9,749) to help
raise awareness and money for HAVA and FTC. Yamaha
collected $5 donations from individuals entering
to win the new Grizzly. William Rice from Newbury
Park, Calif., was the randomly selected winner
of the new Grizzly ATV.
“Yamaha Outdoors was part of founding HAVA
five years ago and has been an ongoing sustaining
sponsor in support of its mission to serve disabled
vets and wounded active duty military personnel
in outdoor sports,” said HAVA Chairman Tom
Taylor. “HAVA is grateful for this additional
support which will allow for even more hunts and
shooting events for the American Heroes the organization
serves.”
“We are so thankful for the generosity shown
by Yamaha and their employees in supporting children
and their families,” said Feed The Children
spokesman Tony Sellars. “Efforts of companies
like Yamaha help us put food on the table for
families that otherwise might have gone without.”
The Grizzly 700 FI EPS is Yamaha’s flagship
ATV with top-of-the-line features like Electric
Power Steering (EPS), fuel injection, Ultramatic®
automatic transmission, On-Command® push-button
four-wheel-drive, four wheel independent suspension
and much more, making it the toughest, most off-road
capable ATV in its class.
“Yamaha donated its top of the line Grizzly
700 ATV to help raise the most money possible
for HAVA and FTC – two organizations that
Yamaha is very proud to support,” said Steve
Nessl, Yamaha’s ATV/SxS group marketing
manager. “Yamaha congratulates Mr. Price
for winning the Grizzly and thanks everyone who
made a $5 donation as part of this sweepstakes.”
The Grizzly that William Price won is Steel Blue
with cast aluminum wheels and has a unique red,
white and blue U.S.A.-themed graphic kit. It was
one of the first Grizzly 700 ATVs to come off
Yamaha’s production line in Newnan, Ga.,
last May – significant because it marks
Yamaha’s long-term strategy to move the
production of more ATV models to the U.S.
Yamaha is a founding sponsor of HAVA (
www.honoredveterans.org),
an organization created to help disabled soldiers
and veterans with the healing process through
active participation in outdoors sports. Yamaha
has worked with Feed the Children (
www.feedthechildren.org)
for more than 10 years raising several hundred
thousand dollars and feeding tens of thousands
of children. Yamaha will donate all money raised
through the raffle evenly between the two organizations.
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.
