2016 Road trip to LA AutoFest?

[Echo]

Hey guys! Echo here. I originally posted this in the mid-atlantic forum cuz there's where I reside, but I plan on making NY my start-location.

I was discussing with a few of my other car enthusiast friends in the area.... and we're thinking about making a trip. Kind of an epic trip, actually. It was going to be just a few of us (an FRS, a Camaro, etc) but then the number of people interested grew, and our potential fleet now has a Mustang, Corvette, a Supra, and WRX. So here's a quick summary of the trip:

BBQ in Atlantic City. Zip it to Chicago for a day and a half. Then, boom! Denver. Then we cruise over to the Grand Canyon for some scenic driving/picture taking/bbq, then crash in Vegas for a night. Then, LA for the 2016 Extreme AutoFest.

On the way back, we take the middle route and cut through Kansas City and Indianapolis. My midwest friends are meeting us halfway in Chicago, some people are making it one way and flying back, or some combination thereof.

My background is in event production, and I spent the last seven years working with k-pop and j-pop artists, as well as government entities to raise funds for various causes (disabilities, etc). So I thought...why not use my background in fundraising....to raise some funds for a charitable cause? SO here's what I'm proposing...

The trip itself, is to be 100% funded by the participants. But leading up to the trip, we'll have promo vids and t-shirts/merchandise. 100% of the proceeds will go to charity. I'm thinking either Red Cross, or Paul Walker's disaster relief charity.

We have a year and two months to save up vacation time, save money, come up with marketing material, and plan. Again, 100% to charity, awesome cruise with fellow FT86ers and other car enthusiasts. Any thoughts?