In honor of the 40th Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, the nonprofit, volunteer-driven Committee of 300 will present a kickoff party with a preview of the Paddock Club at the Gaslamp, 6251 E. Pacific Coast Highway, on Thursday, Feb. 27 starting at 6pm. The Gaslamp will provide free appetizers along with a no-host bar. The public is invited.
Each year the “Redcoats,” as this all-volunteer group is known, start the racing festivities off with an event geared to introduce the public to aspects of the race, and this year will provide a sneak peak at what goes on in the VIP Paddock Club at the race. After Party, one of the bands playing throughout race weekend, will provide music while attendees browse through a portion of the Hall of Fame, highlighting 40 years of racing in Long Beach. Past queens and princesses will be available to autograph posters, and the Sultans Car Club will have several cars on display along with the Indy show car from the Toyota GPALB.
There will also be a silent auction with a large assortment of items including trips, restaurant meals, spa treatments and tickets to the Grand Prix Foundation Ball. Also included will be a signed lithograph of the Dan Wheldon tribute picture “Godspeed” by artist Holden Van-Howe created in memory of Dan who was killed October 16, 2011 at the Las Vegas Speedway.
Each year the Committee of 300 picks a community charity to support by donating to it all the proceeds from the silent auction. This year’s charity is the Long Beach Police Foundation.
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(562) 981-9200
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