On behalf of the Central Valley New Car Dealers Association and our Board of Directors, I’d like to welcome you to the 2009 Sacramento International Auto Show. Our organization is 76 members strong and includes the majority of new car dealerships in the greater Sacramento area. Every penny from the International Auto Show goes right back into our community and is the largest fundraising event we do. To date we have donated close to one million dollars to education and other causes largely from Auto Show proceeds. The biggest beneficiary of the Sacramento Auto Show is education, which means our kids are the winners.
The CVNCDA is proud to fund scholarship programs for 30 high schools and three area community colleges through our Professional Automotive Training Center (PATC), which is based at American River College and includes Cosumnes River College and Sierra College. Please make sure to stop by the PATC display to view what we’ve accomplished with previous International Auto Show proceeds. With those funds we donate equipment, support teacher education programs, and of course help defray the overall cost of getting an education. So on behalf of the Central Valley New Car Dealer Association Board of Directors, and all our dealer members, we hope you enjoy the Sacramento International Auto Show and we look forward to seeing you next year.