Autobahn Motorcar Group hosts 15th Annual Limited Edition Raffle Benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters

FORT WORTH, Texas - Oct. 26, 2013 - PRLog -- Big Brothers Big Sisters is pleased to announce that Autobahn Motorcar Group will once again host its Limited Edition Raffle on Saturday, December 14 at its Fort Worth dealership. For the 15^th year, Autobahn Motorcar Group has donated free-of-charge a new model vehicle from one of its luxury lines to be raffled off on behalf of Big Brothers Big Sisters. This year’s prize is a 2014 BMW X1. Each ticket is $100 and can be purchased at www.bbbstx.org/raffle or at the dealership, located at 3000 White Settlement Road, Fort Worth 76107. In addition to the luxury vehicle, ticket holders also have the chance to win a three-night Caribbean cruise courtesy of Wyndham Jade Travel.

“There are no words to adequately convey how grateful we are to Autobahn Motorcar Group and Wyndham Jade Travel for their generosity,” says Roberta Meyer, Tarrant County Regional Executive Director for Big Brothers Big Sisters. “For every five tickets sold at this raffle, we are able to support a mentoring relationship in North Texas for an entire year. The number of children this one event has positively impacted over the last 15 years is staggering.”

“The Autobahn Motorcar Group is proud of our raffle partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters,” says Larry Barker, Community Service Director for Autobahn. “This event has given countless local children the opportunity to be matched with caring mentors. These relationships inspire the youth, enrich the mentor and strengthen our community.”

About Big Brothers Big Sisters

Big Brothers Big Sisters, the nation’s largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring organization, holds itself accountable for children in its program to achieve measurable outcomes, such as educational success; avoidance of risky behaviors; and higher aspirations, greater confidence and better relationships.  Partnering with parents/guardians, schools, corporations and others in the community, Big Brothers Big Sisters carefully pairs children (“Littles”) with screened volunteer mentors (“Bigs”) and monitors and supports these one-to-one mentoring matches throughout their course.  The first-ever Big Brothers Big Sisters Youth Outcomes Summary, released in 2012, substantiates that its mentoring programs have proven, positive academic, socio-emotional and behavioral outcomes for youth (http://www.bbbs.org/site/apps/nlnet/content3.aspx?c=9iILI...), areas linked to high school graduation, avoidance of juvenile delinquency and college or job readiness.

Big Brothers Big Sisters provides children facing adversity, often those of single or low-income households or families where a parent is incarcerated or serving in the military, with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one mentoring relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.  This mission has been the cornerstone of the organization’s 85-year history. Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star serves over 30,000 children, volunteers and families through 20 offices and over 100 counties in Texas. Learn how you can positively impact a child’s life - donate (http://www.bbbstx.org/site/c.8rJOK2MGJhLYH/b.6377647/k.C9...) or volunteer (http://www.bbbstx.org/site/c.8rJOK2MGJhLYH/b.6377649/K.E2...) at bbbstx.org (http://www.bbbstx.org/).

About Autobahn Motorcar Group

Autobahn Motorcar Group is THE exclusive high-line automobile dealership in Tarrant County, Texas. It is a family-owned, authorized new and certified pre-owned car dealership for Porsche, BMW, Volkswagen, Volvo, Land Rover, Jaguar and many other automobile brands that they receive on trade. Call 800-433-5602 or visit www.shopautobahn.com for more information.