Thanks to you, chili heads, gear heads and a couple of Said Heads, approximately $2,000 was raised for the Emmons Benefit Fund to help our neighbors displaced by the building fire a month ago.
You came out in full force, opened your hearts and wallets and really came through.
Special kudos to Chili Willi's president Ron Smith, his lovely assistant (and wife) Joanna, Dr. David Mallory and his wife Kim for all their hard work in making the Outlaw Chili Cookoff a rousing success. The Mallorys not only were organizers and cooks, but donated some very nice merchandise - lik the NASCAR Vault book - for raffle.
Also a hearty round of thanks to the Official NASCAR Members Club and National Advisor Paul Mullins of St. Albans for donating an autogrphed Dale Earnhardt Jr. trading card, NASCAR books and trackbag.
The good folks at Eagle Distributing came through in a big way, too. They sent along Junior standups, Junior replica car hoods, Bud mirror and a great Budweiser neon sign. The local Miller distributor also send along some car hoods to add into the mix.
There were also dinner and wine packages raffled from Chili Willi's, the Blackhawk Grille and Rocco's
It was a win-win situation. Fans had great gear and a heck of a finish to the Daytona 500. Everyone ate great chili, even pumpkin chili (no offense to the other cooks, but that became my favorite.)
NASCAR fans are incredible with how much they care, not just for themselves, but their communities.
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