MONSTER ENERGY GIVES BACK PARTNERS WITH MUSIC SAVE LIVES TO HOST A CELEBRITY K1 KART RACE FUNDRAISING EVENT TO RAISE AWARENESS AND GIVE BACK TO THE ORGANIZATION

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MONSTER ENERGY GIVES BACK PARTNERS WITH MUSIC SAVE LIVES TO HOST A CELEBRITY K1 KART RACE FUNDRAISING EVENT TO RAISE AWARENESS

AND GIVE BACK TO THE ORGANIZATION

RACE AND PARTY WITH THE STARS

SAVE LIVES, CHANGE LIVES, GIVE, ROCK

CORONA, CALIF (March 12, 2012) – Monster Energy is excited to partner with Music Saves Lives for a special evening to host a Celebrity K1 Kart Race event on April 1 at the K1 Speed in Irvine, CA featuring celebrities, athletes, media and industry influencers.  Red carpet starts at 6:30 pm.

Music Saves Lives (MSL) is a nonprofit organization that focuses its main efforts on blood donation and marrow registration, reaching out by sharing facts and educating young people on music tours nationwide.  MSL began in 2006 and has reached over 2 million youth blood donors and registered over 20,000 for the marrow program saving as many as 15 people with leukemia.  Their efforts have changed lives across the US and Canada.

"Music Saves Lives is excited to have the Monster Energy Gives Back Program support the Music Saves Lives Fundraiser, the first annual Celebrity K1 Kart Race,” said Russel Hornbeek, Director of Music Saves Lives.  Our life saving programs reach thousands each summer and the proceeds from this unique benefit will provide the needed resources to save lives year round.”

Rick Thorne, professional BMX rider, musician, actor, and TV and radio personality will host this amazing event, act as a celebrity driver and perform with his band, Good Guys in Black.  Other celebrities will include the cast from the reality shows, Millionaire Matchmaker and Storage Wars, as well as Monster Energy’s professional skateboarders Jake Brown and Pierre-Luc Gagnon (PLG), Jason Britton – stunt rider, Joslyn Davis - Clevver TV Host, Kyle Mohan - pro formula drift driver who will be bringing his Mazda RX8 to display, Anastasia Ashley - pro surfer and Jeremy Wright – professional body border to name a few.

“In an effort to give back Monster Energy created The Monster Energy Gives Back Program to support nonprofit organizations through fundraisers and charity events,” said Terri Sacks, director and founder of the Monster Energy Gives Back Program.  Music Saves Lives is the perfect organization to align with since we both share a common passion for music and how it connects and inspires us all.”

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Sponsors include: Prodigy Entertainment who will be supplying the DJ and event production. All Smiles Solutions will set up a mobile photo booth where guests will receive printed photos. Evan’s Lager, Status Vodka, Karma Tequila, The Wine & Artist & PRP Wine as well as Socially Sweet Events featuring delectable gourmet cupcakes while incorporating Monster beverages and signature cookie sandwiches, and Night & Day Productions will be staffing expert mixologists to craft innovative drinks.

For ticket purchase and information visit: http://msl.ticketleap.com/k1fun/.  For more information on Music Saves Lives visit: www.musicsaveslives.org.  For more on Monster Energy Gives Back and our athletes visit our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/MonsterEnergyGivesBack or check out www.monsterenergy.com.

For further information, bios and images please contact Kim Dresser at (949) 300-5546 or kimpaigedresser@att.net.

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