May 1, 2008: We need your help: Volkswagen owners have always been people with a heart, and that's why we really need your help. SuperBeetles was approached by Mitch Petty to help out with a fund raiser for the Hospital for Sick Children located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), affiliated with the University of Toronto, is Canada's most research-intensive hospital and the largest centre dedicated to improving children's health in the country. As innovators in child health, SickKids improves the health of children by integrating care, research and teaching. With a staff that includes professionals from all disciplines of health care and research, SickKids provides the best in complex and specialized care by creating scientific and clinical advancements, sharing knowledge and expertise and championing the development of an accessible, comprehensive and sustainable child health system.

Mitch's inspiration comes from his 8 month old daughter (Veronica) who got a bad blood infection (possibly Meningitis) and has spent a lot time in the Hospital. She has since been diagnosed with a kidney abnormality which means she will be a regular visitor to SickKids for monitoring. Needless to say, he TOTALLY believes in Sick Kids and wants to raise money and have some fun at the same time. The fund raising event is a 40 hour drive-a-thon featuring an 'Eye Catching' vintage Volkswagen Baja Bug followed by a charity Picnic. The drive-a-thon route will take the ‘Punch Buggy’ up and down Toronto’s busiest streets and will offer great visibility and exposure for Punch Buggy 4 SickKids. The event will begin in the very early morning hours of Thursday May 29th and will end after 40 hours of driving on Saturday May 31st at 1:00pm with the ‘Punch Buggy Picnic’ and 'Beetle Invasion' of Coronation Park.