Black Tie Tailgate Raises $600,000 for CHOP’s Department of Nursing

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Group photo from Black Tie Tailgate The Auto Dealers CARing for Kids Foundation is proud to announce its donation of approximately $600,000 to the Department of Nursing at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). The donation is a result of the fundraising efforts and record-setting crowds that supported the 2018 Black Tie Tailgate. More than 5,000 people attended the event, which took place on Jan. 26 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

The Auto Dealers Association of Greater Philadelphia (ADAGP), producer of the Philadelphia Auto Show, has supported Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia since 1986. With this donation, the ADAGP and its Auto Dealers CARing for Kids Foundation will have donated more than $8.1 million to CHOP. Details on the 2019 Black Tie Tailgate at the Philadelphia Auto Show will be released this fall. Monitor phillyautoshow.com for updates.

Contact: Jennifer Lee, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 267-426-6084 or leej41@chop.edu