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Prendeville Announces 'Racing Laps for Best Friends' Program
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05/21/2007
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Campaign Will Raise Funds
For America's Largest No-Kill Animal Sanctuary
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By Linda Mansfield, Restart Communications
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INDIANAPOLIS, May 21 - Indy Pro Series driver
Andrew
Prendeville and officials of Best Friends Animal
Society
announced today a major new fund-raising program
for
the not-for-profit organization. Centered around
Prendeville's race car, it is called
Racing Laps for Best Friends.
A special Web site (this website) at
www.racinglapsforbestfriends.com has been
established to accept monetary donations online
for
Best Friends, which operates the largest no-kill
animal
sanctuary in the United States. Donations may
also
be made by telephone at (435) 644-2001,
extension 4801;
by mail; or at the Racing Laps for Best Friends
donation
centers at Indy Pro Series races.
Best Friends Animal Society supports animal
welfare
programs throughout the world. At any given time
it is
caring for approximately 1,500 animals at its
sanctuary in
Kanab, Utah. Best Friends hopes the exposure to
racing fans
will raise awareness of the organization and
gain support for animal welfare.
 Prendeville,
25, of Morristown, N.J., will make his first
start at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the
Freedom 100 Indy Pro Series race on Friday, May
25, during Miller Lite Carb Day.
Mari Hulman George, the chairman of the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway and a life-long
animal lover, is helping Prendeville get the
Racing Laps for Best Friends program off to a
great start. She has given him permission to set
up a tent in the parking lot of the Hall of Fame
Museum on the Speedway grounds from May 23
through May 27 to accept donations from fans
attending the Freedom 100 and the Indianapolis
500. Fans are urged to look for the program's
representatives under a red, 10-foot by 20-foot
tent.
In addition to making straight donations to Best
Friends in any amount, fans can pledge an amount
per lap based on the number of laps they predict
Prendeville will complete in each Indy Pro
Series race remaining this year, starting with
the Freedom 100 at IMS. Individuals pledge a set
amount for each lap that the Best Friends Animal
Society/RLR Andersen Racing No. 5 completes
during each race. At $1 per lap for a 40-lap
race such as the Freedom 100, the donation would
be $40. If the car would only complete 25 laps,
then the donation would be $25.
In the 137 laps run in the series' first three
races this year, Prendeville has only not
completed two.
"Best Friends Animal Society and I are very
pleased to announce this program.", Prendeville
said. He continued, "We believe that we have
created a very unique sponsorship program with
the per-completed-laps calculation. By having
amounts ranging from 25 cents to $10 per lap, we
feel that we're providing the opportunity for
fans of all financial means to donate to Best
Friends. We also believe that it is a great way
to build awareness for Best Friends, the Indy
Pro Series, and open-wheel racing at large."
"After visiting the sanctuary in Kanab, Utah, I
have to say that it is one of the most peaceful
places I have been to in this country.",
Prendeville continued. "There is an interesting
history to the area dating back to Native
American times, and being in the high desert
creates a favorable climate for the animals year
round. I am very impressed with the scientific
approach that Best Friends uses to bring injured
and traumatized animals back to good health."
The Freedom 100 is scheduled to start at 12:30
p.m. Eastern time. Fans unable to attend the
race in person can still be part of the action
by watching it on ESPN2 at 4 p.m. Eastern time
that day.
Donations may be made using MasterCard, Visa,
American Express or Discover credit cards.
Fans may also make donations by mailing checks
payable to "Racing Laps for Best Friends" to:
Best Friends Animal Society
5001 Angel Canyon Road
Kanab, Utah 84741-5000
Click Here to Learn More about Best Friends
Animal Society!
Click Here to view the IMS Autograph Session
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