Issaquah (July 10, 2007) – Juanita Garrison, daughter of U.S. Senator Warren G. Magnuson ("Maggie" to constituents), will co-host the first annual car show of the Baloney Classic Car Club this Saturday, July 14th at the Issaquah Valley Elementary School located at 555 NW Holly in Issaquah, WA. Proceeds from the event will benefit diabetes research at the Pacific Northwest Research Institute (PNRI, now PNDRI) in Seattle.

"Father died from complications associated with diabetes. More than 20.8 million families in the USA currently live with the disease. As member of the PNRI board of directors and the Baloney Classic Car Club, it is my great pleasure to honor father by supporting PNRI's critical research efforts," said Ms. Garrison.

"Science is our strongest ally in preventing and curing diabetes," she added.

The Baloney Classic Car Show will feature more than 250 classic cars including a 1919 Pierce Arrow and a fleet of Conquest Cars, among others. This roaring good time will also include a variety of food vendors, a 2-part drawing, pastime jewelry, a classic 1950's gas pump, plus Pin stripers and a Too Hot Collectables booth for classic car accessories. Major sponsors include Alki Body Works, Forest Crest Athletic Club, Gordian Brown Associates, and American Tile Services.

"My sister in law and several members of the Baloney Classic Car Club have diabetes so this car show means a lot to us. We want to do our part to find a cure for this disease," said Vickie Belotti, an organizer of the Baloney Classic Car Club Show, member of the Baloney Car Club, and self-described car aficionado.

The first annual Baloney Classic Car Show will run from 9 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. and be followed by an award ceremony. This event is free to the public and promises to be great family fun come rain or shine!

About Senator Warren G. Magnuson: Senator Magnuson represented Washington State in the U.S. Senate longer than any one else in history. He was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1944 and served six terms (36 years) before his 1980 defeat. Throughout his tenure, Senator Magnuson showed courage and commitment to innovative health policy. Shortly after introducing the National Cancer Institute bill in the House, Senator Magnuson sponsored legislation in 1948 that created a National Health Institute. This formed the core of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the world's largest consortium of medical research facilities that would not have been established without the millions in federal appropriations Senator Magnuson later secured as seed money. At the urging of physician William Hutchinson, Sr., Senator Magnuson also helped to establish the Pacific Northwest Research Foundation (now known as the Pacific Northwest Research Institute) from which was born the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

About Pacific Northwest Research Institute (PNRI): PNRI is a 50 year-old independent non-profit biomedical and clinical research center located in Seattle and founded by Dr. William Hutchinson, Sr., who also founded the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The mission of PNRI is to support and conduct basic and clinical studies that lead to the prevention and cure of diabetes and its complications. PNRI's acclaimed team of 85 doctors and researchers is committed to applying scientific discoveries to the real improvement of health for people and families living with diabetes. For more information on PNRI and diabetes, please visit www.pnri.org.