I am Vice President of the MBCA Educational Foundation and have recently been named chair for the Teen Driving Program for the Educational Foundation. Teenage traffic fatalities are at an all time high in our neighborhoods and across our country. Teens are not bad drivers; they just need more experience behind the wheel to know what to do when an unsafe situation occurs. That is exactly what BMW CCA Foundation’s Street Survival Schools do for teens.

Street Survival School is a one day classroom and hands-on course sponsored by Tire Rack that creates a group of exercises that replicate adverse conditions and circumstances encountered in daily driving. Street Survival provides students a safe environment in which to learn and practice proper responses.

MBCA’s Educational Foundation has partnered with BMW CCA and SCCA and will be offering our help with the Street Survival Schools across the United States. MBCAEF would like to invite you to get involved. WE NEED YOUR HELP TO MAKE THIS PROGRAM SUCCESSFUL. Help will be needed in registration, tech inspection, picking up cones and instructing students. MBCA members and others interested in volunteering his or her time at any of the following schools, please contact Mary Alice Cozza or call 330-222-1106.

Please share this information and encourage others to help save a life. Thank you.

APRIL

• Jupiter, FL. 4/19
• South Bend, IN. 4/19
• Dallas, TX 4/19
• Milford, Oh 4/19
• Daytona, Fl 4/19
• Gypsum, Co 4/26
• Knoxville, TN 4/26

MAY

• Champaign, IL. 5/3 or 10
• Madison, IL. 5/10
• Independence, MO. 5/10
• Loudon, NH. 5/11
• Aurora, CO. 5/17
• Wilkesboro, NC. 5/17
• Richmond,VA 5/31

JUNE

• Loudon, NH 6/21
• South Bend, IN 6/21
• Zionsville, IN 6/21
• Topeka, KS 6/28

JULY

• North Charleston, SC. 7/12
• Rosemount, MN. 7/19
• South Bend, IN. 7/19

AUGUST

• Lexington, KY 8/3
• Jupiter, FL 8/9
• Waterloo, IA 8/9
• South Bend, IN 8/16

SEPTEMBER

• Norfolk, VA. ?
• St. Louis, MO. ?
• Aurora, CO. 9/6
• Fresno, CA. 9/6
• Louisville, KY. 9/14 & 9/15
• Rosemount, MN. 9/20
• Loudon, NH. 9/21

OCTOBER

• Reno, NV 10/4 & 10/5
• Dallas, TX 10/4

Schools have been held at the following locations during 2007; however, not all schools for the list below have been confirmed for 2008:

• Simsbury, CT
• Ft. Wayne, IN
• Dulles, VA
• Watkins Glenn, NY
• San Francisco, CA
• Sykesville, MD
• Plymouth, MI. Runnels, IA
• Puunene, HI. Holmdel, NJ
• West Allis, WI. Milford, OH
• Rochester, NY. Denver, CO
• Edison, NJ. Houston, TX
• Blue Bell, PA. Ridley Park, PA
• Lawrenceville, GA. Chattanooga, TN
• Colorado Springs, CO
• Uniondale, NY

Thank you for your support,
Mary Alice Cozza
V.P. MBCAEF

The Mercedes-Benz Club of America Educational Foundation is a sponsor of this important driving program. We invite you to join us in our efforts to save lives. View Street Survival video…

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Our Community

• Serving all Mercedes-Benz enthusiasts
• Recognizing Mercedes-Benz enthusiasts and their contributions

Education

• Promote safe driving through hands-on education
• Promote educational scholarships for the restoration and preservation of MB automobiles

Preservation

• Encourage the preservation and act as a repository for MB vehicles, literature and memorabilia

Fund Raising

• Donations: We encourage all forms of donations (please contact us for more info).
• Automobiles: We accept donations of Mercedes-Benz and other vehicles, which may be sold or preserved.
• Memorabilia: Mercedes-Benz related books, sales literature, technical manuals, service manuals, posters, magazine collections, etc.
• Estate Planning and Gifting
• Contributions are tax deductible under IRS regulations 501(c)3

Driver Education

• Teach defensive driving through programs such as StreetSurvival ®
• Train volunteers and instructors to participate in our defensive driving programs

Scholarship Programs

• Provide educational assistance to students involved in the restoration, preservation, and/or engineering of Mercedes-Benz automobiles

How can you help the Foundation serve the community?
Sponsor a program in you name by making a donation.

Volunteer opportunities include:

• Serve on a EF committee
• Defensive driving instructors and event volunteers
• Fund raising volunteers

MBCAEF is a 501 (c) 3 Non-Profit Organization

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The first recipient of the MBCA Educational Foundation’s scholarship award was Chris Seymour, as reported and described in the July/August 2001 issue of The Star. Automobile restoration students at the college who compete for the Nitske-King Award would receive a grant of $1,000 for the best Mercedes-Benz related research paper. Committed to support students at the McPherson College restoration program, the foundation has already recognized six students with more to come.

Article by Nathanael Lander, Mercedes-Benz Restoration Begins at McPherson College