Faulkner Ciocca Ford Mercury

Ford’s Cruise 4 UR School Event Raises $4,000 for the Shawn Duffy Memorial Fund

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Contact:	Stephen Dreikorn
	703-994-4314
	Dreikorn@pinkstongroup.com

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Quakertown, Pennsylvania, September 24 – The Cruise 4 UR School fundraiser sponsored by Ford Motor Company and Faulkner-Ciocca Ford Mercury raised about $4,000 to benefit the Shawn Duffy Memorial Fund on September 13th. 

 
Originally, the funds were going to benefit the Quakertown High School soccer and cheer booster clubs, but club members voted to forego the funds and donate them to the memorial fund instead.  The memorial fund was created after Quakertown High School student and soccer player, Shawn Duffy, unexpectedly passed away during a soccer practice last month.  The fundraiser allowed people to test drive one of many new Ford vehicles, and for every individual who participated, Ford and Faulkner-Ciocca Ford Mercury donated $20 to the Shawn Duffy Memorial Fund.  More than 80 people completed test drives at this unique event.

 
Additional funds were raised during the event by raffling off a Magellan GPS and a Zune which Ford Motor Company donated.  A number of local community members also donated money while at the event.  Students from the high school soccer and cheerleading teams donated their time by staffing the event.

“It was touching to see both booster clubs vote to donate their money to the Shawn Duffy Memorial Fund,” said Faulkner-Ciocca Ford Mercury general manager, Joe Maher.  “We were happy to interact with the community and school to benefit such a fine cause,” he said.

 
More opportunities to donate to the Shawn Duffy Memorial Fund are scheduled.  The community night, which was postponed September 12 due to rain, is rescheduled for September 30^th and neighboring Pennridge High School will be donating a portion of their concession sale proceeds on Monday October 6^th during the Pennridge versus Quakertown soccer game to the Shawn Duffy Memorial Fund.

 
By participating in the Cruise 4 UR School event, Quakertown High School has been entered into a Ford nationwide sales competition.  There will be a 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd place prize* ($10,000, $5,000 and $2,500) given to the high schools that generate the most new Ford Division sales.

  Across the country, hundreds of Ford dealers are partnering with local high schools to host Cruise 4 UR School events, just like they did in Quakertown.  Ford is contributing up to $6,000—the equivalent of 300 test drives—to each participating school, which can be used to support various programs and activities.