Now entering its 36th year, the Committee of 300 of Long Beach (C-300) Inc., – the famed “redcoats” are a non-profit organization that is instrumental in the promoting, planning and staging of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.

And, they’ll be the first to tell you they’re having fun doing it!

Working closely with the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach, C-300 members on race weekend serve in a variety of capacities, most notably as official grandstand supervisors, their red jackets a beacon to fans who are lost, need a restroom or ATM or want information about downtown restaurants.

As the “fun” part of the weekend, the C-300 hosts hundreds of race fans in the Paddock Club, which just happens to be one of race weekend’s hottest entertainment spots! The Paddock Club’s garden-party atmosphere offers the perfect setting for race fans to enjoy the three-day package of reserved pit row grandstand seats, catered breakfast and lunch on Saturday/Sunday, closed-circuit TV, live entertainment, full no-host bar, and admission to the IndyCar Paddock.

To order Paddock Club tickets, go online at www.gplb.com/ticket_prices.html

However, the C-300′s responsibilities don’t stop when race weekend is over. C-300 members staff the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach booth at the Los Angeles Auto and Orange County Auto Shows and the local Belmont Shore Auto Classics Show. We also march in the Seal Beach, Belmont Shore and Daisy Lane Christmas Parades accompanying the Grand Prix Pace car.

The Committee has been involved in the decoration of the City of Long Beach Tournament of Roses Parade entry. Other non-race related community services are encouraged and have included National Night Out with the Long Beach Police Department, Habitat for Humanity, Special Olympics and the Long Beach Woman’s Shelter.

Each year the group adopts a local charity, helping those less fortunate through a wide variety of year-round fund-raising events.

Check our activities section for meetings, membership mixers, or other fun events in the area.

If you’d like to be part of one of Long Beach’s most dynamic organizations (not to mention joining in on all the fun!) call the Committee of 300 at (562) 981-9200 or e-mail us at office@redcoat.com

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