The Indy Family Foundation will again host the popular Jeans and Jewels gala on May 20 to support the Benevolent Fund of Motorsports and its mission of providing financial support to participants in the motorsport community who have needs arising from death, injury or illness.
The Indy Family Foundation, a committee of the Benevolent Fund of Motorsports, was formed in 2007 to allow the IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights community to serve in the social and development activities of the fund.
The “Jeans & Jewels” gala event is the unofficial kickoff to the Indianapolis 500 race weekend and will be held at Mo’s “A Place for Steaks” in downtown Indianapolis. The one-of-a-kind event will be a fun, casual event with 2009 Indianapolis 500 field and Firestone Freedom 100 drivers as the honored guests.
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“This is a chance for fans and drivers to mingle while wearing their favorite jeans and raising money for a great cause,” said Heather Carpenter, wife of IndyCar Series driver Ed Carpenter and president of the Indy Family Foundation board. “It’s the fashionably casual event to be at during race week.”
During the event, guests will get to sample the elegant jewelry with a percentage of sales going to the Indy Family Foundation and The Benevolent Fund of Motorsports and the Women’s Fund of Central Indiana. Honorary chairs for the evening are reigning IndyCar Series and Indianapolis 500 champion Scott Dixon and his wife, Emma. The event is chaired by Lauren George, daughter of Indy Racing League founder and CEO Tony George.
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