PORTLAND, Ore. - For the fourth straight summer, representatives from the Portland Trail Blazers - including broadcaster/alum Antonio Harvey, assistant coach Kaleb Canales and ambassador Dale Schleuter - embark on a road trip in Kia Sorentos and head out of town to meet Trail Blazers fans and host youth basketball clinics in Medford and Eugene.
The Trail Blazers will hold camps on Tuesday, Aug. 23, at Kids Unlimited in Medford and Thursday, Aug. 25, at the Boys & Girls Club Emerald Valley in Eugene. The team conducted camps in Woodburn, Tillamook, Portland, Beaverton, Wilsonville, Cornelius and Ridgefield, Wash., earlier this summer.
Kia Motors is the proud partner of the Portland Trail Blazers and the make it better Statewide Summer Tour. The tour is inspired by the organization's early history, when Trail Blazers voice Bill Schonely would drive city to city to visit affiliates and help market the organization throughout the region.
"The Kia Motors Statewide Summer Tour has become an integral part of our summer community programming," Trail Blazers President Larry Miller said. "Our partnership with Kia Motors allows us to cover a lot of miles to make it better throughout the Northwest, while strengthening our corporate relationships and providing us an opportunity to visit our broadcast affiliates."
The 2010 Kia Motors make it better Statewide Summer Tour reached more than 1,000 kids throughout Oregon, Southwest Washington and Idaho. The visits contributed to the 103,458 lives touched by make it better initiatives during the 2010-11 season.
"As the official automotive partner of the NBA, Kia Motors is a fan of the game of basketball and being a part of the Statewide Summer Tour that supports the make it better mission underscores the need to promote physical fitness," said Tim Chaney, director, marketing communications, Kia Motors America.
The schedule for next week's tour is as follows:
| DATE | TIME | COMMUNITY PARTNER | CITY | Tuesday, Aug. 23 | 9a-1:30p | Kids Unlimited | Medford |
| Thursday, Aug. 25 | 10a-12p | Boys & Girls Club Emerald Valley | Eugene |
For more information on the Kia make it better Statewide Summer Tour and other Trail Blazers make it better programs, visit www.trailblazers.com/makeitbetter.
ABOUT KIA MOTORS AMERICA
Kia Motors America (KMA) is the marketing and distribution arm of Kia Motors Corporation based in Seoul, South Korea. KMA offers a complete line of vehicles through more than 740 dealers throughout the United States and serves as the "Official Automotive Partner of the NBA." In 2010, KMA recorded its best-ever U.S. sales and 16th consecutive year of increased U.S. market share. Kia is poised to continue its momentum and will continue to build the brand through design innovation, quality, value, safety features and new technologies.
Information about Kia Motors America and its full vehicle line-up is available at its website - www.kia.com. For media information, including photography, visit www.kiamedia.com.
