Hyundai Motor America Matches MOLAA's $25,000 Fundraising Effort To
Purchase A Bus To Offer Local Students Access To Modern And
Contemporary Latin American Art
COSTA MESA, Calif.,
Jan. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai
Motor America today announced a $25,000 donation to help the Museum of Latin
American Art (MOLAA) purchase a bus that will enable it to provide
free tours and art workshops to students in the surrounding cities.
MOLAA is the only museum in the United
States exclusively dedicated to modern and contemporary
Latin American art. Located in downtown Long Beach, MOLAA currently serves more than
12,000 students annually. Hyundai's gift will also allow the Museum
to cover the bus' first year of operation, which will serve a
projected 5,000 additional students annually.
(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130124/LA48250)
(Logo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20091001/HYUNDAILOGO)
"The arts play such an important role in the education of our
children and we are thrilled to support MOLAA's efforts to provide
local students from underserved communities this opportunity for an
enriching experience," said Zafar
Brooks, Director of General Affairs, Hyundai Motor America.
"Hyundai has a history of supporting programs aimed at improving
children's education and developing this partnership with MOLAA is
a great next step in our ongoing education and diversity
efforts."
In early 2012, in response to California's ongoing budget cuts in arts
education, which negatively impacted the ability of local schools
to pay for bus transportation to visit museums, MOLAA launched a
grassroots fundraising effort to purchase a bus. Stuart A. Ashman, MOLAA's President and CEO,
stated, "Over the past year, many teachers told us that the cost of
bus transportation is the barrier that prevents them from bringing
their classes to the Museum. It seemed to me, that if we could
raise the money to purchase our own bus, we could provide our
educational school tours and art workshop program to many more
students. Thanks to Hyundai's generous matching contribution of
$25,000 to our bus fund, MOLAA on
the Move, the Museum will now be able to purchase and operate
our own bus."
With its own bus, MOLAA on the Move will target schools
from the Long Beach Unified and Los Angeles Unified School
Districts, as well as other Southern
California school districts, with priority given to Title 1
schools.
If you are interested in supporting MOLAA by making a donation
to fund ongoing operational costs for its new bus, please visit
http://www.molaa.myevent.com/3/donate.htm.
HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA
Hyundai Motor America,
headquartered in Costa Mesa,
Calif., is a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co. of Korea.
Hyundai vehicles are distributed throughout the United States by Hyundai Motor America and
are sold and serviced through more than 820 dealerships nationwide.
All Hyundai vehicles sold in the U.S. are covered by the Hyundai
Assurance program, which includes the 5-year/60,000-mile fully
transferable new vehicle warranty, Hyundai's 10-year/100,000-mile
powertrain warranty, and five years of complimentary Roadside
Assistance.
MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART
The Museum of Latin
American Art (MOLAA) educates the public about modern and
contemporary Latin American art through the presentation of a
significant permanent collection, dynamic exhibitions and related
cultural and educational programs while serving as a platform for
cross-cultural dialogue.
Founded in 1996 in Long Beach,
California, MOLAA serves the greater Southern California region. MOLAA is the only
museum in the United States
exclusively dedicated to modern and contemporary Latin American
art. MOLAA offers an array of programming including K-12 school
tours, workshops and summer art camp and cultural activities
featuring music, dance, literature, film and the culinary
traditions of Mexico, Central and
South America and the
Spanish-speaking Caribbean. The
Museum welcomes over 50,000 visitors annually. To learn more, visit
the MOLAA website at www.molaa.org.
SOURCE Hyundai Motor America