Professional race car driver, Lyn St. James enjoying the Prancing Ponies Car Show 2017

CAR SHOW WITH A CAUSE

“Empowering Women – Inspiring Girls”

This is the first time since its inception that Women will have their own car show during the #MontereyCarWeek! Thanks to the City Council of #CarmelbytheSea, we are excited to be a part of hosting our second all-woman car show on August 22nd but we know we would not be here if it weren’t for so many courageous women car enthusiasts that have endured before us and we want to thank you all!

The idea for the Prancing Ponies Foundation, Rally, and Car Show stems from an experience in San Francisco where I was at a stop sign next to a bus stop watching 3 teenage girls and reminiscing about my own experience as a teenager.  The girls suddenly grew silent and I noticed they were looking at me.  One of the girls said ‘Miss, I like your car’ and I said ‘I expect you to get one too’.  Our eyes locked and I’ll never forget her little face as she slowly nodded in agreement.  I knew in that moment there was a real connection made with her and that I could use my Ferrari to inspire young girls.  The Car Show provides an opportunity for young girls to be inspired to pursue careers in the automotive/motorsports industry and be empowered by seeing other women car enthusiasts like yourself.

All proceeds are donated to the Prancing Ponies Foundation to help ‘Create Women Leaders One Girl at a Time’. We do this by accepting girls to our Leadership-Academy each summer on scholarship.  In 2017 we graduated our first 4 girls from our Paris Academy.  This year we will have six 2nd & 3rd year University girls intern at a company and learn fundamental leadership skills in Northern California.  You can find out more information about our Academy here.

This year we will honor Professional Women Race Car Drivers!

This year we honor Women Race Car Drivers!  There will be a special appearance by the Professional Race Car Driver LYN ST. JAMES!  Amongst her many career wins she is also been an important role model for women in the racing world, mentoring race car drivers like Danika Patrick – who is the only woman to qualify for Indy 500 this year!  We are thrilled to have Lyn be honored at this year’s Car Show!  She exemplifies why Prancing Ponies Foundation exists…Women supporting the ‘Creation of Future Women Leaders One Girl at a Time’!

PRANCING PONIES COVERED BY OVER 50+ MEDIA OUTLETS

Prancing Ponies receives monthly media coverage and has been covered by 50+ media outlets including: NBC, CBS, ABC, KTVU Channel 2, KION, KSBW, San Francisco Chronicle(cover), Marin Independent Journal(cover), Haute Living, Business Journal, and Bloomberg TV, Bloomberg Pursuits and MonacoLife Magazine. We have 7 different social media sites with over 3K followers and growing.  We also have a distribution list of over 10K email addresses to which we share updates regularly.

As a VIP Sponsor you will receive significant exposure through print, social media, and international press coverage leading up to and during the Car Show.

A film crew and photographers will document the event capturing this exclusive experience for showing during the gala and for future branding/marketing opportunities.

Prancing Ponies Press Coverage – Full Listing

WHY SPONSOR THE PRANCING PONIES CAR SHOW?

Prancing Ponies Leader, Michelle Marcial being interviewed at our graduation ceremony by Baroness Floella Benjamin of the House of Lords UK.

Sponsors may select from an array of sponsorship opportunities for the Car Show that best suit your specific marketing goals and target audience.

Partnering with the Prancing Ponies Foundation and its All-Woman Car Show will provide not only brand awareness and global recognition, but also the opportunity to host valuable Clients at the event, and interact one-on-one with the distinguished and influential guests and exhibitors.

Your sponsorship will help us ‘Create Women Leaders One Girl at a Time’ and demonstrate your company’s commitment to support the “empowerment of young women” to creating tomorrow’s leaders who will ultimately help shape a brighter future for the next generation.

The Prancing Ponies Foundation’s Leadership Academy is a 6-week intensive and internship that focuses on teaching fundamental leadership skills like:

• How to run an efficient meeting
• Time management
• Creating and giving presentations
• Salary negotiation
• Conflict resolution
• Managing a P&L
• ….and much more

‘POSITIVE BRAND RECOGNITION’

• Create a buzz introducing your products and services to an international audience during Monterey Car Week through direct contact, traditional (print, broadcast), and social media coverage.
• Reinforce your brand awareness with existing customers.
• Connect with potential high-end customers, business leaders in person, one-on-one at exclusive venues.
• Present your brand to trendsetters, celebrities, and highly influential individuals.