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06/22/2012 |
SPEEDBOWL AND
MR. ROOTER PARTNER WITH
THE HOLE IN THE WALL GANG CAMP SATURDAY
NASCAR Whelen
Modified Tour Event Will Benefit Youth Camp |
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Waterford
Speedbowl and Mr. Rooter of Connecticut are proud to
announce a partnership with The Hole in the Wall
Gang Camp, founded by late actor and auto racing
enthusiast Paul Newman. Saturday’s racing
event at the Speedbowl will welcome representatives
from The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp and provide an
opportunity for race fans to support another of
Newman’s passions - providing seriously ill children
the fun-filled experience of camp. Saturday’s
partnership is centered around raising awareness for
the Camp in addition to a fundraising challenge to
patrons of the Speedbowl. The goal, to raise enough
funding to send one or more youths to camp, will
hopefully be met with rousing success.
The Camp is nestled not far from the Speedbowl in
Ashford, Connecticut, and is dedicated to providing
a “different kind of healing” to seriously ill
children and their families throughout the
Northeast, free of charge. ,Through the
generosity of others, The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp
community enables this unique healing experience to
occur through the world of possibilities that camp
has to offer. Race fans have a unique opportunity to
assist those efforts at the Speedbowl on Saturday.
Fans may donate to The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp at
the speedway Box Office and also by visiting the
Camp’s display on the midway during the event.
Saturday’s event sees the return of the NASCAR
Whelen Modified Tour to the Speedbowl for the first
time since 2006, competing in the Mr. Rooter
sponsored 161-lap race. Track promoter Terry Eames
cites the event as “the most prestigious that can be
booked here”. In addition to the NASCAR Whelen
Modified Tour, the track’s weekly NASCAR Whelen
All-American Series races will also be held.
Newman’s dedication to campers was extraordinarily
evident by the days he spent on the lake fishing
with campers to the pirate flag he raised on the
Camp’s tree house. Another of Newman’s passions,
auto racing, even transcended to taking in private
recreational laps at the Speedbowl on occasion. The
famed shoreline oval has hosted numerous memorable
moments over its six-decade plus timeline, but Eames
calls arranging laps for Newman “one of the track’s
highlights”.
Mr. Rooter of Connecticut is an ardent supporter of
the Camp and its efforts. The challenge to fans on
Saturday will be to see if enough financial support
can be raised to cover the expenses of sending a
youth to Camp.
Founded in 1988 by Newman, The Hole in the Wall Gang
Camp is a nonprofit, year-round center serving
children and their families coping with cancer,
sickle cell anemia, and other serious illnesses.
Through summer sessions and family weekend programs,
plus year-round outreach to hospitals and clinics
throughout the Northeast, the Camp will service more
than 20,000 children and their families in 2012. All
services are offered free of charge.
Grandstand gates open at the Speedbowl at 1:30pm
Saturday for Mr. Rooter 161 practice. Time Trials to
set the starting lineup for the Mr. Rooter 161 take
the green flag at 5:00pm. Main events begin at
6:30pm beginning with the track’s weekly SK
Modified® race. The Mr. Rooter 161 expected post
time and pre-race ceremonies is set to begin at
8:30pm. The detailed event schedule for the Mr.
Rooter 161 can be found online at
Speedbowl.com. |
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Source: Brian Darling / Waterford Speedbowl
Posted: June
22, 2012 |
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