'57 CORVETTE TO MAKE SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY VETTETASTIC

From Red Cross Press Conference on August 11, 2007 at 1:30 pm at National Corvette Homecoming

Chicago began the craze with a Parade of Cows, Lexington’s herd followed with Horse Mania and South Central Kentucky can expect a fleet of ’57 Corvettes making our region Vettetastic in 2008.

The South Central Kentucky Chapter of the American Red Cross is bringing the Corvette to South Central Kentucky like never before.

Vettetastic, a public art project, will grace the streets of South Central Kentucky during the summer of 2008, featuring as many as 300 ’57 Corvettes, as well as treasure hunts, self-guided road course tour maps, a ’57 preview party, a people’s choice award and much, much more.

Sponsors will work with artists of their choice to decorate, paint and otherwise adorn a 1:2.8 scale, fiberglass ’57 Corvette measuring five feet long, two feet wide and 18 inches tall. Only 300, numbered, fiberglass Corvettes will be available for sponsorship and auctioned off during the 2008 National Corvette Homecoming.

Vettetastic will be a biannual event featuring a new model for auction every other year. Anticipated models include the ’63 Split Window Coupe in 2010, the ’68 Stingray in 2012, the C5 in 2014 and Z06 in 2016.

Proceeds from Vettetastic will be used to support Red Cross’ mission to provide relief to victims of disaster and help people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies, as well as to support programs like Armed Forces Emergency Services, Health and Safety Education, Disaster Services, Youth Disaster Response, International Services and more.

To sponsor one of these blank ’57 Corvettes, contact the South Central Kentucky Chapter of the American Red Cross at (270) 781-7377 or visit www.vettetastic.org. To ensure delivery in January/February 2008, sponsorships must be secured by September 30. Only 300 sponsorships are available. Completed ’57 Corvettes are to be returned to South Central Kentucky by mid-May for display through mid-August.

Artists wishing to submit designs for consideration for the Vettetastic portfolio should visit www.vettetastic.org to print an application and templates. Artists may submit multiple designs and will work directly with sponsors to determine compensation.

The South Central Kentucky Chapter of the American Red Cross provides disaster preparedness and response and health and safety education to residents of Allen, Butler, Metcalfe, Monroe, Simpson and Warren counties, as well as assistance to families with members in the military.

For more information about Vettetastic visit www.vettetastic.org. To learn more about the South Central Kentucky Chapter of the American Red Cross visit www.sckyredcross.org.