NAIAS AND PNC FOUNDATION TO SHARE ABCS OF AUTOS WITH DETROIT PRESCHOOLERS
December 29, 2016 by North American International Auto Show (NAIAS LLC)December 29, 2016 - The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) and the PNC Foundation will welcome more than 400 Detroit Public Schools (DPS) pre-K students to the show Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, for Preschool Education Day. PNC is hosting the pre-K students in support of Grow Up Great, its $350 million, multi-year bilingual initiative in early childhood education. Now in its seventh year, Preschool Education Day will begin with a welcome from Ric DeVore, PNC regional president for Detroit and Southeast Michigan, followed by hands-on educational activities focusing on science, technology, reading, engineering arts and mathematics (STREAM) education. Designed to spark curiosity and foster imagination, the activities will include a coloring contest, an Arts and Scraps project, a parade of cars and teachers, a group photo and a number of other age-appropriate workshops on the show floor. 'PNC's support of NAIAS Preschool Education Day reflects our strong corporate commitment to early childhood education in Detroit and communities served by PNC,' said Ric DeVore, speaking on behalf of the PNC Foundation. 'Over the past seven years, PNC has brought more than 2,500 DPS preschool students to this world-class show in an effort to spark an interest in math and science at an early age.' One lucky preschooler will be randomly chosen to win a booster seat, while every DPS preschool student in attendance will go home with their very own NAIAS stuffed animal and a puzzle featuring the design of one of the NAIAS poster contest winners. The students will also be given lesson plans to bring NAIAS STREAM education home. 'This event gives us the opportunity to reach the very youngest members of our community to create a better understanding of the auto industry and to build awareness of the place they might someday hold in that industry,' said 2017 NAIAS Chairman Sam Slaughter. 'The pre-K day follows on the heels of NAIAS Education Day, where students from grade school to college come to explore the cars and careers of the auto industry. It's two days of total automotive education immersion at NAIAS.' About the PNC Foundation The PNC Foundation, which receives its principal funding from The PNC Financial Services Group (www.pnc.com), actively supports organizations that provide services for the benefit of communities in which it has a significant presence. The foundation focuses its philanthropic mission on early childhood education and community and economic development, which includes the arts and culture. Through Grow Up Great, its signature cause that began in 2004, PNC has created a bilingual $350 million, multi-year initiative to help prepare children from birth to age 5 for success in school and life. About the North American International Auto Show
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Now in its 29th year as an international event, the NAIAS is among the most prestigious auto shows in the world, providing unparalleled access to the automotive products, technologies, people and ideas that matter most – up close and in one place. Administered by executive director Rod Alberts, the NAIAS is one of the largest media events in North America, and the only auto show in the United States to earn an annual distinguished sanction of the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles, the Paris-based alliance of automotive trade associations and manufacturers from around the world. For more information, visit naias.com. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for highlights and updates. 2017 NAIAS Dates: The Gallery – Saturday, January 7, 2017 AutoMobili-D – Sunday-Thursday, January 8-12, 2017 Press Preview – Monday-Tuesday, January 9-10, 2017 Industry Preview – Wednesday-Thursday, January 11-12, 2017 Charity Preview – Friday, January 13, 2017 Public Show – Saturday-Sunday, January 14-22, 2017
