December 17, 2013 - NASCAR Tech Hosts 25th Annual Stocks-For-Tots Event
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. joins Don Miller, president of the North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame, Amy Eisele from Stop Child Abuse Now, and John Dodson, NASCAR Tech’s director of NASCAR Relations, for the NASCAR Tech check presentation at Stocks-For-Tots. |
On Tuesday, December 10, NASCAR Technical Institute served as host to one of the community’s biggest annual fundraisers to help children. More than 1,000 guests showed up to the Mooresville campus for the 2013 Stocks-For-Tots event, which raises money annually to support Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN), a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping children, supporting parents and improving the community.
Stocks-For-Tots was created by the North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame 25 years ago as a way to bring together stock car racing and its fans, while assisting SCAN in its mission to raise awareness, prevent and treat child abuse and neglect. Specifically, funds raised go toward providing parenting classes and organizing a parent support group, as well as enabling SCAN to work in the homes of families who need more intensive help. Since 1989, the event has raised more than $1 million and collected more than 50,000 toys to aide raising awareness for child abuse in North Carolina.
The 2013 holiday fundraiser offered NASCAR fans an opportunity to give back to their local community while having the chance to meet and receive autographs from many of the most-well known drivers and personalities in the motorsports industry – and history, including the legendary Dale Earnhardt Jr., “The King” Richard Petty, Hall of Famers Bobby Allison and Rusty Wallace, Ryan Newman, Joe Nemecheck, Mike Wallace, David Regan, David Gilliland and Mike Bliss. NHRA Drag Racers Doug Herbert, Greg Anderson and Jason Line were also at the event taking pictures with fans and signing autographs. Also in attendance was renowned NASCAR Live radio host, Eli Gold, who broadcasted live from the event to a nationwide audience.
In exchange for a cash donation of $10 and a new unwrapped toy with a $10 value, attendees enjoyed several celebrity autograph sessions, a silent auction and a chance to visit with Santa Claus. They also had the opportunity to purchase items from the Stocks-For-Tots memorabilia store, including autographed sheet metal, wheels, and crew shirts donated by several NASCAR teams.
All toys collected at Stocks-For-Tots are given to a child of one of the 100 or so families served by SCAN. Any extra toys go to the Department of Social Services where they are distributed among other families seeking assistance.
“Stocks-For-Tots is the perfect family-friendly event, bringing together race enthusiasts eager to support a good cause and NASCAR Tech was honored to once again be a part of this special holiday tradition,” said John Dodson, NASCAR Tech’s Director of NASCAR Relations. “On behalf of NASCAR Tech students and staff, we are proud to have served as the venue for an event that continually helps to improve the lives of so many young individuals in our community.”
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