THE CHARITY
DRIVING YOUNG AMERICA (DYA)
Empowering youth through automotive education and community outreach.
The Driving Young America program expands the Festival's commitment to youth and education by providing funding to local youth organizations and regional automotive educational institutions.
Since the event's inception, the DYA fund has provided over $500,000 in grants and scholarships.
Empowering youth through automotive education and community outreach.
The Driving Young America program expands the Festival's commitment to youth and education by providing funding to local youth organizations and regional automotive educational institutions.
Since the event's inception, the DYA fund has provided over $500,000 in grants and scholarships.
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THE MISSION
Scholarship check presentations from Castrol and Michelin at the 2019 Hilton Head Island Concours d'Elegance & Motoring Festival
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1. Support the education, inspiration and creativity of youth who have an interest in the design, performance, restoration, safety, service/repair and historical significance of the automobile.
2. Give back to the community by supporting youth oriented programs sponsored by organizations that provide significant resources critical to the success of the Hilton Head Island Concours d'Elegance & Motoring Festival. |
WHAT Driving Young America DOES
Driving Young America supports, through scholarship awards, students seeking an education to pursue a career in the automotive industry – design, engineering, performance, safety, service / repair, restoration, or historical preservation.
In 2017, the Hilton Head Island Concours d'Elegance & Motoring Festival partnered with Michelin and launched the Michelin Junior Challenge Design program. Modeled after the global Michelin Challenge Design contest, the scholarship program introduces high school students in Beaufort County to mobility design and potential careers in the mobility industry.
In 2019, in partnership with Castrol, the Hilton Head Island Concours d'Elegance offered the Driving Young America (DYA) Boulevard on-site during the events at the Port Royal Golf Club. The DYA Boulevard gave attendees of all ages an eye opening demonstration as to the possible career paths in mobility and included Virtual Reality, seminars and interaction with current automotive designers.
Additionally, DYA supports educational institutions that provide special opportunities for students entering this field through grants, scholarships, and special awards and local Lowcountry youth programs that are sponsored by various organizations that provide substantial support to each year’s events with volunteer manpower, facilities, and in-kind gifts and equipment.
In 2017, the Hilton Head Island Concours d'Elegance & Motoring Festival partnered with Michelin and launched the Michelin Junior Challenge Design program. Modeled after the global Michelin Challenge Design contest, the scholarship program introduces high school students in Beaufort County to mobility design and potential careers in the mobility industry.
In 2019, in partnership with Castrol, the Hilton Head Island Concours d'Elegance offered the Driving Young America (DYA) Boulevard on-site during the events at the Port Royal Golf Club. The DYA Boulevard gave attendees of all ages an eye opening demonstration as to the possible career paths in mobility and included Virtual Reality, seminars and interaction with current automotive designers.
Additionally, DYA supports educational institutions that provide special opportunities for students entering this field through grants, scholarships, and special awards and local Lowcountry youth programs that are sponsored by various organizations that provide substantial support to each year’s events with volunteer manpower, facilities, and in-kind gifts and equipment.
Students present their Michelin Junior Challenge Design entry to the judging panel live at the 2019 HHI Concours
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The Savannah Children's Choir performs live at the 2019 HHI Concours
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Ralph Gilles, Head of Design at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V., reviews the finalists for the 2019 Michelin Junior Challenge Design contest
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free admission
To encourage students to attend the show and visit the Driving Young America Boulevard and explore career possibilities, the Hilton Head Island Concours d'Elegance & Motoring Festival offers complimentary admission for youth 18 years and under (high school aged students must present a Student I.D.) and half off the general admission price for one parent.
WHO & HOW
The DYA Advisory Board focuses on its mission, fundraising, and granting awards and scholarships for automotive oriented education and youth programs of local Lowcountry organizations that substantively assist the Concours d'Elegance & Motoring Festival. Funding is generated from Festival attendees, exhibitors, special friends and through a variety of special events before, during, and after each year’s event.
To donate to Driving Young America, click here.
To donate to Driving Young America, click here.
Grants, SCHOLARSHIPS & COMMUNITY
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2019 GRANTS
Boys & Girls Club Hilton Head Island Heroes on Horseback The League of the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra Hilton Head Island High School - Zero Robotics of HH Rotary Club of Hilton Head Island The Sandbox: An Interactive Children’s Museum Savannah Children’s Choir SOAR - Special Olympics STEPS – Savannah St. Luke’s Preschool |
2019 SCHOLARSHIPS/COMMUNITY
Michelin Junior Design Challenge Program - 21 Student Scholarships Bluffton High School Armstrong State University |
Hilton Head Island Boys & Girls Club
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Hilton Head High School Robotics Club
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Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra's Youth Orchestra
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Heroes on Horseback
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IVolunteer
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Savannah Children's Choir
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SOAR
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STEPS
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