Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and Barrett-Jackson Kickstart Funding to Train Youth as Restorers and Mechanics
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif., Aug. 14, 2023 — Auto impresario Don Williams often said he wanted to “touch every great car in the world,” and in the process of doing that—buying and selling, collecting, and sharing great cars—Don touched a multitude of car people too.
“Friendship is the glue that connects the car world globally,” said Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Chairman Sandra Button. “The word ‘friend’ doesn’t seem like a big enough word to describe Don and his influence on the whole of the collector car world. But it describes exactly what Don was: a friend to all.”
Now Don’s friends want to pay tribute to him by funding a program that trains underserved youth to be mechanics and restorers.
The idea to remember Don in this manner emerged in a conversation between Button and her husband, Martin, along with Barrett-Jackson Chairman and CEO Craig Jackson and his wife, Carolyn, the auction company’s Chief Philanthropy Officer.
Don was involved in founding Barrett-Jackson, the Blackhawk Museum, and what is now Dawn Patrol at the Pebble Beach Concours, where he shared his cars for over 50 years.
“Don was a beloved member of our Barrett-Jackson family and the collector car community as a whole,” said Craig Jackson. “For five decades, Don was a vital part of our auctions. A trusted advisor, we shared a love for restoring cars and it’s an honor to make this donation in his memory as we fuel the growth and prosperity of this hobby that Don loved for generations to come.”
The Buttons and the Jackson Family Foundation have made substantial contributions to bring this idea to life—and they invite others to join them.
Their teams went in search of the best recipient for these funds—and found it in an emerging program focused on collector car restoration at Rancho Cielo, one of the Pebble Beach Concours charities. Rancho Cielo was founded in 2000 to provide education, workforce training, counseling, and a variety of services to youth that have not done well in traditional school systems and communities.
Contributions can be made in memory of Don Williams to the Pebble Beach Company Foundation via https://pebblebeachconcours.net/charity-giving/donate-now/ .
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Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and Barrett-Jackson Kickstart Funding to Train Youth as Restorers and Mechanics
皮布尔海滩,加利福尼亚州, 2023年8月14日 — 车界大亨唐·威廉姆斯经常说,他想“触摸这个世界上每一辆伟大的汽车”,在买卖、收藏和分享伟大汽车的过程中,唐不仅“触摸”了许多辆车,也“触动”了许多车迷。
“友谊是连接全球车坛的粘合剂,”皮布尔海滩康考斯主席桑德拉·巴顿说。“‘朋友’这个词似乎无法描述唐在整个收藏车界的影响力。但它完全描述了唐——他是每个人的朋友。”
现在,唐的朋友们想通过资助一个项目来纪念他,这个项目将培养弱势群体青年成为修车工和修复工。
这个想法是在巴顿夫妇和巴雷特-杰克逊主席兼CEO克雷格·杰克逊夫妇的交谈中产生的。
唐参与创立了巴雷特-杰克逊、布莱克霍克博物馆以及现在的皮布尔海滩康考斯黎明巡逻活动,多年来他在康考斯分享自己的车辆。
“唐是我们巴雷特-杰克逊大家庭和整个收藏车界的亲人,”克雷格·杰克逊说。“五十年来,唐是我们拍卖活动的重要一员。作为我们的顾问,我们共同热爱修复车辆,这次捐款将永远铭记唐,并让这项他热爱的爱好传承下去。”
巴顿夫妇和杰克逊家族基金会已经作出重大捐款,支持这个想法的实施——他们也邀请更多人加入。
他们团队寻找最适合接收这笔资金的机构——找到了皮布尔海滩康考斯慈善机构之一兰乔西耶洛的一个新兴收藏车修复项目。兰乔西耶洛成立于2000年,为传统学校和社区无法适应的青年提供教育、职业培训、咨询等服务。
可以通过以下链接向皮布尔海滩公司基金会捐款,以纪念唐·威廉姆斯:https://pebblebeachconcours.net/charity-giving/donate-now/ 。
来源:皮布尔海滩康考斯