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Legacy Subaru Mitsubishi Jubilee Cup’s Dinner and Auction “Evening on the Green” May 29^th at Entrada at Snow Canyon Country Club

St. George – May 29th 2008 – The Foundation of Dixie Regional Medical Center announced the 11^th Annual Legacy Subaru Mitsubishi Jubilee Cup will be held on May 29 and 30. The charity golf tournament and auction is a benefit for The Foundation of Dixie Regional Medical Center.

The donations raised at The Legacy Subaru Mitsubishi Jubilee Cup will support The Foundation’s current key initiative: providing $2.3 million to help fund a rotary wing air ambulance (Intermountain Life Flight) to be based at Dixie Regional Medical Center.  

According to Terri Kane, administrator and CEO at Dixie Regional Medical Center, the need for a helicopter is imperative for the hospital whose service area stretches across northwestern Arizona, southeastern Nevada and southern Utah.

“A locally based Life Flight Helicopter will greatly speed the delivery of life-saving care to all residents in our region,” said Kane. “Everyone will benefit because time saved means lives saved. Having the ability to provide care in-flight and on-site, regardless of location, is key.  Our hope is to introduce this service in the next two or three years.”

Kirk Bengtzen, president of Legacy Auto Group and Legacy Subaru Mitsubishi which has been title sponsor of the golf tournament and auction for the past four years, said “This year’s initiative is exceptionally poignant for all of us. We all have friends and family who have been critically ill or injured at some point so we all understand that the best chance of survival and recovery is with a Life Flight Helicopter based in our southern Utah region.”

The Legacy Subaru Mitsubishi Jubilee Cup hopes to raise $200,000 for the Life Flight Helicopter. The golf tournament, taking place at Entrada at Snow Canyon Country Club and Coral Canyon, will be followed by a dinner and auction at Entrada. For ticket information, please contact Ken Wilson at (435) 251-2486.

Utah Area Auto Dealer Nominated for Distinguished Ford Motor Company Award

DEARBORN, Mich., January 28, 2008 – For his dedicated efforts in creating a lasting and positive impact in the community, Kirk Bengtzen, President of Legacy Auto Group in Orem, and St. George, Utah has been nominated for Ford Motor Company’s 2008 Salute To Dealers award. Chosen from a field of more than 6,000 dealerships across the United States and Canada, Bengtzen is one of only 65 dealers to receive this honor.

Salute To Dealers is conducted under the guidance of Edsel B. Ford II, a member of Ford’s Board of Directors. The program was established in 2001 to demonstrate Ford Motor Company’s commitment to its thousands of dealer principals who improve the lives of those in need while providing outstanding products and services.

Each year, hundreds of worthy organizations and thousands of people from coast to coast reap the benefits of the tireless work of the Ford dealer network. This year’s nominees have significantly contributed to a range of diverse causes, from cancer research and hunger relief efforts to youth mentoring programs, educational scholarships and military support initiatives.

Bengtzen was nominated for the award because of his generous contributions to the community, including: The Legacy Auto Group Christmas Wish program which donates over $200,000 in cash and kind in granting Christmas wishes throughout the state; his Legacy Auto Jubilee Cup tournament and auction, which, in three years has raised nearly $1 million dollars for Dixie Regional Medical Center; and donations to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

“I’m honored to be nominated for Salute To Dealers,” said Bengtzen. “Community service is a core value of mine; I believe all business owners have an obligation to change the lives of our fellow neighbors and friends when we can, to help improve the quality of the lives of our employees by giving them service opportunities and to show gratitude to our community for our success. I am proud to be nominated with other dealers who feel that way.

“As the program enters its eighth year, it is quite inspiring to look at the collective body of work attributable to the many individuals recognized by Salute To Dealers,” Edsel Ford said. “The commitment of these dealers to making a difference embodies the spirit of dedicated corporate citizenship; a foundation on which Ford Motor Company was built and has operated for more than a century.”

Eligible dealers included representatives from all Ford Motor Company brands – Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Jaguar, Volvo, Mazda and Land Rover. The 2008 nominees were chosen for exceptional dedication to their communities demonstrated through volunteer and philanthropic activities, with consideration given to extent of involvement, length of participation and dealer motivation.

Legacy Auto Group asking community members to nominate friends and neighbors who have fallen on hard times this year.

November 19^th 2007 – Legacy Auto Group kicked off its annual Christmas Wish program today. The program, which is funded by Legacy Auto Group dealerships Legacy Mazda in Orem and Legacy Subaru Mitsubishi in St. George, will run from November 13^th through December 24^th 2007.

The Legacy Auto Group Christmas Wish program grants wishes to families throughout Utah who have fallen on hard times and need help getting through the holiday season.

For Kirk Bengtzen, Legacy Auto Group president and Christmas Wish founder, the Christmas Wish program is a vital core of Legacy’s company philosophy.

“The Christmas Wish program is very close to my heart,” said Bengtzen. “This charity program is our way of showing our customers how much we appreciate all they do for us. But it’s also personally important as well. The program helps all my employees and me get into the true spirit of Christmas - which is priceless.”

The Legacy Auto Group Christmas Wish program is run by Legacy employees and family members of employees who volunteer their time to reading letters, shopping for gifts and delivering presents to families throughout Utah.

For Jeff Davis, General Manager of Legacy Subaru Mitsubishi, the Christmas Wish program gives the best gift possible at Christmas: Love. “By answering these wishes, we are able to give these families more than Christmas presents; we show them they aren’t alone and that people care about them.”

According to Bengtzen, the Christmas Wish program in 2007 will help provide Christmas for nearly 100 families throughout the state of Utah.

To nominate a family for the Legacy Auto Group Christmas Wish program, community members can go to www.legacyauto.com and click on the Christmas Wish logo.