In-N-Out cruise brings together car lovers to combat human trafficking
A car show and cruise featuring 120 vehicles rolled through Huntington Beach on Saturday, Jan. 18 as part of an annual fundraiser put on by In-N-Out Burger’s owner and president Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson and her husband Sean Ellingson.
The event, called Cruisin’ 2 Freedom, benefits Slave 2 Nothing, a foundation that combats substance abuse and human trafficking.
Saturday’s event focused on human trafficking. The Ellingsons usually put on a rock show to target addiction in October and this year In-N-Out is partnering on a Tough Mudder challenge in Big Bear Lake as well.
An attendee waves at the crowd during a car cruise hosted by Slave 2 Nothing, In-N-Out Burger CEO Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson’s non profit fundraiser, to combat human trafficking, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Huntington Beach, Calif. (Photo by William Liang, Contributing Photographer)
Cars parked at the OC Fair and Events Center during a car cruise hosted by Slave 2 Nothing, In-N-Out Burger CEO Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson’s non profit fundraiser, to combat human trafficking, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Costa Mesa, Calif. (Photo by William Liang, Contributing Photographer)
Cars cruise down Pacific Coast Highway as In-N-Out employees cheer during a car cruise hosted by Slave 2 Nothing, In-N-Out Burger CEO Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson’s non profit fundraiser, to combat human trafficking, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Huntington Beach, Calif. (Photo by William Liang, Contributing Photographer)
Cars line up during a car cruise hosted by Slave 2 Nothing, In-N-Out Burger CEO Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson’s non profit fundraiser, to combat human trafficking, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Huntington Beach, Calif. (Photo by William Liang, Contributing Photographer)
In-N-Out employees stand to watch cars arrive at the OC Fair & Events Center during a car cruise hosted by Slave 2 Nothing, In-N-Out Burger CEO Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson’s non profit fundraiser, to combat human trafficking, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Costa Mesa, Calif. (Photo by William Liang, Contributing Photographer)
Gregory White examines his 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle, which won best muscle car, during a car cruise hosted by Slave 2 Nothing, In-N-Out Burger CEO Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson’s non profit fundraiser, to combat human trafficking, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Costa Mesa, Calif. (Photo by William Liang, Contributing Photographer)
Cars parked at the OC Fair and Events Center during a car cruise hosted by Slave 2 Nothing, In-N-Out Burger CEO Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson’s non profit fundraiser, to combat human trafficking, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Costa Mesa, Calif. (Photo by William Liang, Contributing Photographer)
Cars cruise down Pacific Coast Highway during a car cruise hosted by Slave 2 Nothing, In-N-Out Burger CEO Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson’s non profit fundraiser, to combat human trafficking, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Huntington Beach, Calif. (Photo by William Liang, Contributing Photographer)
Cars parked at the OC Fair and Events Center during a car cruise hosted by Slave 2 Nothing, In-N-Out Burger CEO Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson’s non profit fundraiser, to combat human trafficking, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Costa Mesa, Calif. (Photo by William Liang, Contributing Photographer)
Cars cruise down Pacific Coast Highway as In-N-Out employees cheer during a car cruise hosted by Slave 2 Nothing, In-N-Out Burger CEO Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson’s non profit fundraiser, to combat human trafficking, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Huntington Beach, Calif. (Photo by William Liang, Contributing Photographer)
Rob Kramig, an In-N-Out employee, takes off cameras placed on certain cars during a car cruise hosted by Slave 2 Nothing, In-N-Out Burger CEO Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson’s non profit fundraiser, to combat human trafficking, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Costa Mesa, Calif. (Photo by William Liang, Contributing Photographer)
Fans and In-N-Out employees cheer during a car cruise hosted by Slave 2 Nothing, In-N-Out Burger CEO Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson’s non profit fundraiser, to combat human trafficking, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Huntington Beach, Calif. (Photo by William Liang, Contributing Photographer)
In-N-Out employees cheer during a car cruise hosted by Slave 2 Nothing, In-N-Out Burger CEO Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson’s non profit fundraiser, to combat human trafficking, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Huntington Beach, Calif. (Photo by William Liang, Contributing Photographer)
George De La Cruz poses for a photo with his 1964 Ford Falcon during a car cruise hosted by Slave 2 Nothing, In-N-Out Burger CEO Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson’s non profit fundraiser, to combat human trafficking, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Costa Mesa, Calif. (Photo by William Liang, Contributing Photographer)
Cars cruise down Pacific Coast Highway during a car cruise hosted by Slave 2 Nothing, In-N-Out Burger CEO Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson’s non profit fundraiser, to combat human trafficking, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Huntington Beach, Calif. (Photo by William Liang, Contributing Photographer)
Cars drive down Pacific Coast Highway during a car cruise hosted by Slave 2 Nothing, In-N-Out Burger CEO Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson’s non profit fundraiser, to combat human trafficking, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Huntington Beach, Calif. (Photo by William Liang, Contributing Photographer)
Gregory White, right, and Hilary Roberts White pose for a photo next to their 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle, which won best muscle car during a car cruise hosted by Slave 2 Nothing, In-N-Out Burger CEO Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson’s non profit fundraiser, to combat human trafficking, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Costa Mesa, Calif. (Photo by William Liang, Contributing Photographer)
An In-N-Out figure is seen on a car during a car cruise hosted by Slave 2 Nothing, In-N-Out Burger CEO Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson’s non profit fundraiser, to combat human trafficking, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Costa Mesa, Calif. (Photo by William Liang, Contributing Photographer)
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An attendee waves at the crowd during a car cruise hosted by Slave 2 Nothing, In-N-Out Burger CEO Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson’s non profit fundraiser, to combat human trafficking, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Huntington Beach, Calif. (Photo by William Liang, Contributing Photographer)
The event began at 1 p.m.with a car show at the beach. At 2:40 p.m., a long line of Corvettes, Mustangs, Bel Airs and other vehicles pulled out of a parking lot at Jack’s Beach Concession and onto Pacific Coast Highway.
A half hour later they began to arrive at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, where drivers and passengers were cheered on by In-N-Out workers. Many of the drivers were also cheering, revving their engines and sounding their horns.
Among them were Gregory White and Hilary Roberts White, part-time Orange County residents who had their 1971 SS Chevrolet Chevelle shipped in from their other home in Texas. It was selected as best muscle car in the car show.
“I just love supporting causes that help people heal from their traumas,” said Hilary Roberts White, a recording artist who identified herself as a trafficking survivor and has her own foundation, Red Songbird, to promote healing.
She heard about the cruise through her network of friends involved in similar outreach.
“This is beautiful, what Lynsi is doing here,” she said.
After the car cruise, the event continued with dinner from a fleet of food trucks and a program in the Hangar with speakers that included Laila Mickelwait, founder and founder and chief executive officer of the Justice Defense Fund,who described her battle to get victims’ videos off of the website Pornhub.
Benjamin Nolot, founder and chief executive officer of Exodus Cry, provided an overview of the global sex industry.
“I never thought my love for classic cars would intersect with my passion to end human trafficking,” he said.
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