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07-22-2011, 10:15 AM
STAFFORD SPEEDWAY NOMINATES KEITH HERZIG OF WISHES ON WHEELS FOR BETTY JANE
FRANCE HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Stafford Motor Speedway has nominated Keith Herzig
for the NASCAR Foundation’s Inaugural Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award.
Herzig is the Founder and President of Wishes On Wheels, an annual
fund-raiser for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Connecticut. Each year since
2000, Herzig organizes the family friendly Wishes On Wheels Convoy on the
third Sunday in September. To date, Wishes On Wheels has raised in excess
of $670,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of CT. Most recently Herzig was
involved in the CARQUEST Champions For Charities Event held at Stafford
Speedway. He assisted Keith Rocco in raising funds for Make-A-Wish of CT
for the Charity event, and together they raised $4,230 for the Wishes on
Wheels program.
“We believe Keith Herzig exemplifies the true meaning of the Betty Jane
France Humanitarian Award,” said Stafford Speedway Executive Vice President
/ CFO Lisa Arute. “Through his Wishes on Wheels event, Keith has
demonstrated an ongoing commitment to the Make-A-Wish foundation of
Connecticut and has helped grant over 100 wishes to Connecticut children
with life-threatening illnesses. His volunteerism and charitable work has
made a significant impact on the lives of children and Stafford Speedway is
proud to be affiliated with Keith and Wishes on Wheels.”
Thirteen years ago, as an owner-operator truck driver, Herzig participated
in a small truck convoy in Massachusetts and immediately felt the need to do
something similar in Connecticut. In September of 2000, he organized a
small group of close friends in the trucking industry for the first convoy.
With help from the CT State Police, Department of Motor Vehicles, and FedEx
of Willington, CT, he held the first Wishes on Wheels Fund-raiser for
Make-A-Wish of CT. The inaugural Wishes On Wheels convoy hosted 160 trucks
and the event has grown to a staggering 490 trucks. Herzig hopes with the
support of the community he will be able to meet an ambitious goal of
raising $1,000,000 by the 15th anniversary of the convoy.
Make-A-Wish grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical
conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy.
According to the National Make-A-Wish President, David Williams, a child's
wish is granted once every 40 minutes.
As part of The NASCAR Foundation’s new NASCAR Unites campaign, the Betty
Jane France Humanitarian Award has been established to pay tribute to Mrs.
France’s philanthropic efforts and to acknowledge fans who share Mrs. France
’s same spirit of generosity. Applicants for the Betty Jane France
Humanitarian Award will be narrowed down to four finalists and then the four
finalists will be featured in an online vote and a text-to-vote campaign to
determine the winner. The winner will receive an all expense-paid trip to a
NASCAR race weekend in October 2011, a $100,000 donation from The NASCAR
Foundation to a children’s charity of their choice (must be a public
registered, 501c3 tax-exempt organization in the United States), a 2012 Ford
Explorer, and an all-expense-paid trip to the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Champion's Week in Las Vegas in December.
For more information, contact the Stafford Motor Speedway track office at
860-684-2783 or visit us on the web at www.staffordspeedway.com (http://www.staffordspeedway.com).
Scott Running
FRANCE HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Stafford Motor Speedway has nominated Keith Herzig
for the NASCAR Foundation’s Inaugural Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award.
Herzig is the Founder and President of Wishes On Wheels, an annual
fund-raiser for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Connecticut. Each year since
2000, Herzig organizes the family friendly Wishes On Wheels Convoy on the
third Sunday in September. To date, Wishes On Wheels has raised in excess
of $670,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of CT. Most recently Herzig was
involved in the CARQUEST Champions For Charities Event held at Stafford
Speedway. He assisted Keith Rocco in raising funds for Make-A-Wish of CT
for the Charity event, and together they raised $4,230 for the Wishes on
Wheels program.
“We believe Keith Herzig exemplifies the true meaning of the Betty Jane
France Humanitarian Award,” said Stafford Speedway Executive Vice President
/ CFO Lisa Arute. “Through his Wishes on Wheels event, Keith has
demonstrated an ongoing commitment to the Make-A-Wish foundation of
Connecticut and has helped grant over 100 wishes to Connecticut children
with life-threatening illnesses. His volunteerism and charitable work has
made a significant impact on the lives of children and Stafford Speedway is
proud to be affiliated with Keith and Wishes on Wheels.”
Thirteen years ago, as an owner-operator truck driver, Herzig participated
in a small truck convoy in Massachusetts and immediately felt the need to do
something similar in Connecticut. In September of 2000, he organized a
small group of close friends in the trucking industry for the first convoy.
With help from the CT State Police, Department of Motor Vehicles, and FedEx
of Willington, CT, he held the first Wishes on Wheels Fund-raiser for
Make-A-Wish of CT. The inaugural Wishes On Wheels convoy hosted 160 trucks
and the event has grown to a staggering 490 trucks. Herzig hopes with the
support of the community he will be able to meet an ambitious goal of
raising $1,000,000 by the 15th anniversary of the convoy.
Make-A-Wish grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical
conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy.
According to the National Make-A-Wish President, David Williams, a child's
wish is granted once every 40 minutes.
As part of The NASCAR Foundation’s new NASCAR Unites campaign, the Betty
Jane France Humanitarian Award has been established to pay tribute to Mrs.
France’s philanthropic efforts and to acknowledge fans who share Mrs. France
’s same spirit of generosity. Applicants for the Betty Jane France
Humanitarian Award will be narrowed down to four finalists and then the four
finalists will be featured in an online vote and a text-to-vote campaign to
determine the winner. The winner will receive an all expense-paid trip to a
NASCAR race weekend in October 2011, a $100,000 donation from The NASCAR
Foundation to a children’s charity of their choice (must be a public
registered, 501c3 tax-exempt organization in the United States), a 2012 Ford
Explorer, and an all-expense-paid trip to the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Champion's Week in Las Vegas in December.
For more information, contact the Stafford Motor Speedway track office at
860-684-2783 or visit us on the web at www.staffordspeedway.com (http://www.staffordspeedway.com).
Scott Running