Eurocar Gives Back to the OC Community, Honoring Childhelp & The Joyful Foundation

Jan. 6, 2011 - PRLog -- Eurocar, Orange County’s destination for luxury automotive shopping, opened its doors Friday December 17th, 2010 to host its Fourth Annual Holiday GALA benefiting Childhelp and The Joyful Foundation. Despite heavy rains, over 400 guests attended the black tie affair, generously donating hundreds of new unwrapped toys for the children at Childhelp’s Costa Mesa group homes, while the luxurious silent auction pulled in close to $10,000 for The Joyful Foundation. High-fashion handbag designer, Andre Soriano, displayed his latest collection and generously donated 30% of the evening’s purchases back to charity. Guests enjoyed delicious catered food and festive hosted cocktails, while Dance Asylum’s team of international ballroom dance professionals dazzled the audience with four stunning performances including a Rumba, Cha Cha, Paso Doble and Jive. “We are truly grateful for the support of the Orange County community. The overwhelming generosity of our devoted clientele is inspiring and is a motivating factor behind this heartfelt annual community event.”-Tilo Steurer, Owner, Eurocar. For additional information on Eurocar’s Fourth Annual Holiday GALA, please contact Paula Steurer at Sterling Public Relations.

About Childhelp: Childhelp exists to meet the physical, emotional, educational, and spiritual needs of abused, neglected and at-risk children. We focus our efforts on advocacy, prevention, treatment, and community outreach. Childhelp believes that every child has a unique contribution to make to the world. They do everything in their power to help each child heal and develop self-esteem to reach their God-given potential. Chidlhelp believes unconditional love is the foundation upon which all healing begins. The entrance of each Childhelp facility features the words "All Who Enter Here Will Find Love." For additional information on Childhelp, please visit www.childhelp.org.

About The Joyful Foundation: Founded in 2005 by Sandy Berg-Whiley, The Joyful Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charity based in Tustin, California. The 100% volunteer based  foundation offers comfort to individuals in their time of illness or hardship by providing hand-made blankets created by Joyful volunteers to various hospitals, cancer centers and individuals receiving long-term medical treatments such as chemotherapy or renal dialysis, as well as victims of spousal abuse and their children. 100% of every dollar donated goes directly to fund blanket supplies, with foundation chapters now operating all over California, Utah, Texas and North Carolina. Each chapter hosts multiple “Cut & Sew Days” each month where volunteers gather together to make blankets that are specially processed to comply with strict hospital regulations and are then taken to a donation center in their area. The infectious message of joy cultivated at the foundation by the volunteers, advisory board, and board of directors, has resulted in tremendous growth for the foundation on an annual basis, with over 11,000 blankets donated in 2009 alone. Corporate partners include Centaurs Financial, Squar Milner, The Lost Bean, Employees Community Fund of Boeing California, Golden State Foods, The Anaheim Ducks and Ancon. For more information on how you can contribute to The Joyful Foundation and its cause, please visit www.joyfulfoundation.org

About Eurocar: Eurocar, located in Costa Mesa, CA, is owned and operated by Tilo Steurer, a master mechanic from Germany with over 25 years of experience with high-line vehicles.  As the West Coast’s largest independent pre-owned luxury and exotic automotive dealership, Eurocar caters to a diverse clientele both nationally and internationally, shipping vehicles all over the world including: Canada, Europe, Spain, Dubai, and China. Eurocar continues to distinguish itself in the auto industry by offering superior customer service coupled with the most coveted inventory in the marketplace. Dealing exclusively with exotic and luxury brands including Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Mercedes-Benz, Maserati, Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, BMW, Audi, Hummer and Range Rover, there is virtually no vehicle Eurocar is unable to deliver. The service provided by each member of the Eurocar team is second to none, making www.eurocaroc.com the destination for pre-owned luxury and exotic vehicle shopping worldwide. Eurocar continues to extend its reach into the community by developing relationships with charitable foundations that meet standards of excellence. Annually, Eurocar holds two major charity gala’s which raise funds for non-profit foundations including Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), Childhelp, the Joyful Foundation, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), and Mercy House. Eurocar’s new US Showroom is located at 2920 Red Hill Ave, Costa Mesa, CA 92626.