"Accept The Challenge" now!
3 Days. 50 Miles. Closer to a cure.
The Walk Will Challenge You,
The Experience Will Change You.
Make an extraordinary difference in the lives of the 6,000 people locally
and 2.5 million worldwide living with multiple sclerosis by participating
in the Dean Team Automotive Challenge Walk MS on June 4-6, 2010.
The 2009 Walk was a big success,
and we look forward to our Sponsorship of the 2010 MS Walk!
More than 200 Americans are diagnosed with MS every week. This is why we walk.
Dean Team Automotive MS
Challenge Walk
Who you are is illuminated by how you help. For those with a passion to make a difference, there is the MS Challenge Walk.
This is YOUR walk because you have the determination to do the right thing: to make the world a better place. You know the enduring transformation begins with a tiny flame and that one long journey over 3 days will shorten the road to a cure for multiple sclerosis.
Among the devastating setbacks for those who have MS is a loss of the ability to put one foot in front of the other. As with other events of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the MS Challenge Walk affirms our commitment to stop MS. When you walk, you move the world closer to a cure.
It's not about being athletic; it’s about showing compassion. This may be the greatest walk you ever take. Through this 3-day, 50-mile event, participants raise money for vital research and programming dedicated to find a cure—and aiding those who live with MS
10
YEARS OF FIGHTING PEDIATRIC CANCER
This year marks the 10th anniversary of Hyundai and
its dealers’ commitment to supporting the fight against
pediatric cancer. What began in 1998 as a local initiative
supported by New England-area Hyundai dealers to raise
funds for the Jimmy Fund at Boston's Dana-Farber Cancer
Institute has grown into a nationwide program supported
by all of Hyundai’s nearly 800 dealers.
Since its inception in 2004, Hyundai Hope on Wheels, which became an independent
501(c)(3) nonprofit organization this year, has donated more than $10 million
to institutions nationwide to help kids fight cancer. The Hope on Wheels Medical
Advisory Board is made up of leaders in cancer research treatment, including
Dr. Leonard Sender, Dr. David Poplack and Dr. Dan Wechsler, and has provided
essential guidance in the development of the Hope on Wheels program.
This summer, the Hope on Wheels Tour will travel to 32 institutions across
the country and donate $1.6 million to support further training and study for
doctors involved in pediatric cancer research. Hope on Wheels has named these
medical professionals the Hope on Wheels Scholars. In addition, Hyundai and
its dealers donated six Hyundai Santa Fe vehicles to select children’s
hospitals.
The 2008 Hope on Wheels Tour will hold ceremonial donation events at 32 pediatric
cancer research institutions and 30 local Light The Night Walks across the
country throughout the summer and fall. Each event will celebrate children’s
lives and treatment milestones by capturing their colorful handprints on a
2008 Hyundai Santa Fe vehicle.
In celebration of its 10th anniversary, Hope on Wheels and Hyundai dealers
will also expand its program to support The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s
pediatric cancer research initiatives. Click
here to learn more about Hyundai Hope on Wheels’ support of the organization’s
Light The Night Walk.
The events of February 7, 2008 affected
the Dean family and their employees directly, as we
have been a business member of the Kirkwood community
since 1995.
We decided to do what we could to help
the families of this tragedy. We have opened an account
at Bank of America to accept donations, and have
placed a donation link on this site below. All funds
collected will go to the families of those lost.
(below is an excerpt from a letter received from Barnes Jewish Hospital
Foundation)
Dear Mr. Dean,
On behalf of the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation, I would like to
thank you, the St. Louis Regional Hyundai Dealers along with the South
Regional Hyundai Advertising Dealers, for the generous donation of $25,000.
The donation will assist in the ongoing efforts to eliminate cancer.
It is the generosity of individuals and organizations such as yours that
help make the difference in the lives of those stricken by this devistating
disease.
Anna Marie Winggron
Officer, Corporate & Foundation Relations
Dean Team Hyundai
and The Central Region Hyundai Dealers
present a check for $100,000 to BJH/Siteman Cancer Center.
Pat Dean (on right), President of Dean Team Hyundai presents a check for $100,000 to a representative from The Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center.
The Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is an international leader in patient care, cancer research, prevention, education and community outreach and a National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center.
Dean
Team Hyundai
and Hyundai Motors of America
present
a new 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe.
Dean Team Hyundai and Hyundai Motor of America donate
a new 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe to St Louis Community College, Forest Park
Campus.
Molly Dean (far left), Service Director for the Dean Team
Automotive Group is handing the keys to Bonita Campbell, Dean of Business,
Math & Technology at St Louis Community College. Barry Garside,
Manufacturers Representative for Hyundai of America, and Mitch Walker,
Department Chair, Automotive & Diesel Technology look on.
The donated vehicle will be used in the automotive technology
program as a lab vehicle for training purposes.
