Paint the Town
FERRARI RED
at
CONCORSO FERRARI & FRIENDS
June 23, 2019
LaSalle Road, West Hartford, CT
Your support helped us raise over $190,000 to benefit Connecticut Children’s Family Support Fund and have a profound impact on our patient families.
Concorso Ferrari & Friends 2019 featured a record number of supercars that thrilled spectators. It was an honor to have Connecticut basketball legend Jim Calhoun and Jillian Duffy—Miss Connecticut and a former Connecticut Children’s cancer patient—greet each of the 40 patients from the patient parade as they walked the red carpet. These incredible kids are cared for by a variety of specialists at Connecticut Children’s. On June 23, though, they had the opportunity to step away from their diagnoses and simply enjoy their childhood.
History
Concorso Ferrari & Friends was created by a group of owners who wanted to use their exotic automobiles to put smiles on the faces of patients at Connecticut Children’s. Looking forward to 20th year in 2020, Concorso Ferrari & Friends is the signature automobile event for Southern New England. It celebrates all makes and models of Italian automobiles—from vintage Alfa Romeos, Fiats and Lamborghinis to the supercars of Ferrari, Pagani and Maserati—while raising awareness and critical funding to support Connecticut Children’s.
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Attracting more than 10,000 Spectators and Car Enthusiasts
Sponsors, car owners and spectators can visit the many unique shops and restaurants on LaSalle Road while viewing the wide array of autos, shopping at one of the many vendors and listening to the music and driver interviews featured throughout the day.
The highlight of the event is the Patient Parade in which 40 Connecticut Children’s patients take a ride in these incredible cars into the heart of West Hartford on LaSalle Road, where thousands of cheering spectators greet them with a red-carpet welcome.
“If you can dream it, you can do it”
– Enzo Ferrari
Enzo Ferrari watched his first race when he was ten years old in Bologna (won by Felice Nazzaro) and immediately fell in love with racing. After serving in World War Ι and recovering from a serious illness, Ferrari started living his dream. In 1919 he was hired as a test driver for Costruzioni Mecanniche Nazionali. In the same year he debuted as a racing driver in a hill climb race, and by 1924 he earned his fame by winning the Coppa Acerbo driving an Alfa Romeo RL. A child’s dream came true, and the Ferrari name was put on the map.
The Impact of the Family Support Fund
The stress of a child’s illness and the associated expenses put a strain on any family—financially and emotionally. The Family Support Fund allows us to help families with expenses that insurance will not cover, such as:
- Transportation to and from medical appointments
- Medication
- Medical alert bracelets to identify patient’s diagnosis
- Food and clothing assistance, when families have redirected their funds to support other priorities like housing, transportation and medical support needs
- Medical or safety equipment (IV poles, wheelchairs, car seats)
- Freezer to store breast milk, especially for premature or more fragile babies
- Weighted blankets and sensory toys for patients with autism or high anxiety