April 23, 2015 Posted by  in News

Rockin’ Music and Lip Smackin’ Food for a Great Cause

20150408_175424_resizedAs the sun begins to set, the music kicks in and the best Bar-B-Q in the area is served. This Meet & Greet that Dylan had set up started with heavy hearts as Lucas and Skyla were not able to attend due to sickness. The atmosphere changed quickly though when little Maci arrived with her contagious precious smile. The patio area filled up quickly. The Nathan Baldwin Band rocked as always. They sure know how to get the crowd into the cause. We had the best turn out yet. There were over 13 gift baskets and 6 gift cards to giveaway in the raffle. Special thanks to Gary’s Oyster Bar, Reiter Electric, Patio 850, Blackwater, Ike’s Eats & Treats and Pinkalious for helping out with the gifts.

It is absolutely amazing to see the community come together to help three ill children. There is no words to express the feelings you get when a complete stranger walks up and hands you $200 and says, “this is for the children and thank you.” This actually happened after a local racing family handed Dylan a hundred dollar bill for the kids and told him thank you for caring about the kids the way he does.

So as the band tears down the stage and the tables are cleared, Dylan gives the final thank you for everyone’s help and support. This little three hour event raised over $1,100 for the C.A.R.S. kids and Hank Longo from PGTV was there to capture it. “I got to witness a great young role model in our community, Stock Car Racing’s Dylan Martin. On Wednesday April 8th Dylan sponsored a “Racing For A Cause” fund raising event at Smokin’ Jim’s House of Bar-B-Q. This was for the C.A.R.S kids to raise money for 3 special kids fighting serious illnesses. The community support and donations to the cause were unbelievable, on top of a fantastic night with music by “The Nathan Baldwin Band” and out of this world Bar-B-Q, by Smokin’ Jim’s, who was gracious enough to donate a portion of all sales to the cause that night. Way to go Dylan!” Hank Longo PGTV Host and Producer of “Polking Around With Hank Longo”.

Dylan will let everyone know when the footage will air.

Skyla, Maci, Lucas and Dylan thank you all for your time and effort given!

THANK YOU!

To give online go to www.GoFundMe.com/DMRkids

(Photos & Press Release Credit – Kim Scheffler)

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE NEXT EVENT TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE C.A.R.S. KIDS… WEDNESDAY, MAY 6TH 6PM TO 9PM

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