On Saturday, October 29, 2011, Pedal For Puppies will be having it’s 2nd Annual bike ride. Benefitting Austin Pet’s Alive!, this urban charity ride lasts one day and starts and stops at Austin Subaru. Austin Pet’s Alive!’s mission is to promote and provide the resources, education and programs needed to eliminate the killing of companion animals. In 2010, Pedal For Puppies was able to raise $8,500 for Austin Pet’s Alive! Registration for the 2011 Pedal For Puppies ends on October 29th. Register here: http://www.pedalforpuppies.com/registration

Mercedes-Benz of Austin donated $6,300 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas. Over the past four years, the annual Mercedes-Benz of Austin golf tournament held at the Horseshoe Bay Resort has raised $21,900. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas volunteers will provide 90,000 hours of mentoring to 1,500 Little Brothers and Sisters this year. The value of this time is nearly $2 million! The Big Brothers Big Sisters program was started to focus less on specific problems after they occur, and more on meeting youths’ most basic developmental needs.

CAG Community Involement

Macho Marketing has a new image. A special thanks to our graphic designer, Cara Logue for putting this together. Macho Marketing is the in-house Advertising Agency for the Continental Automotive Group.

On Labor Day, September 5th, 2011, Water to Thrive held its 3rd Annual Water to Thrive 5K and Austin Infiniti helped out for this great cause. Water to Thrive was born from a adult Bible study that was conducted at Triumphant Love Lutheran Church (TLLC) in Austin, Texas, in 2007. Over the years, Water to Thrive has provided 12 fresh water wells to 6,000 Ethiopians in the Tigray region, as well as raising money for other commitments. Austin Infiniti is proud to sponsor this great cause!

On August 18, 2011, the Red Bull F1 car paid a visit to Austin Infiniti, to promote the new Formula One track coming to Austin in 2012. Austin Infiniti and Red Bull have teamed up to bring Infiniti branding to all Red Bull F1 cars. Infiniti picked F1 to establish a global marketing platform for its brand. The deal with Red Bull covers the 2011 and 2012 F1 seasons. The crowd was definitely into the shiny F1 motorcar. The car itself is a 2005 RB1 chassis with the Cosworth V10 and the 2009 aero package.

On August 9, 2011, Army Staff Sergeant James Roach’s homecoming visit to Central Texas was met with more then just rekindling with friends and family. He came home to a refurbished Ford Mustang, thanks to Continental Collision Center. While he was away in Iraq for a year, his friend and doctor, David Butler, had the idea to refurbish his 1997 Ford Mustang which had dents, dings and faded paint. Continental Collision Center helped with the restoration of the Ford Mustang and presented the refurbished ride to SSG James Roach. The link for the video can be found here: http://www.kvue.com/video/featured-videos/Central-Texas-soldier-gets-homecoming-surprise–127346343.html