Sport Clips Haircuts and
the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States have announced the return of
the VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series event at
Darlington Raceway on Friday, May 10, 2013. It is the second consecutive year
the two organizations have partnered to sponsor the Nationwide Series event at
Darlington.
Sport Clips and the VFW will continue to use their NASCAR
partnership to raise awareness about the struggles many military families are
facing and the VFW’s mission to support active-duty military, veterans and
their families.
As the “Official Haircutter” of the VFW, Sport Clips has donated
almost $2 million to the organization’s Operation Uplink free call days program
through its annual “Help a Hero” campaign. Since the first contribution of more
than $80,000 was made in 2007, Sport Clips’ donations have increased annually.
The company’s most recent donation of a record-breaking $500,000 was presented
to the VFW at the national headquarters on December 10, 2012.
To raise funds, Sport Clips locations nationwide collect donations
at check-out during October and November and donate $1 from every hair care
service on Veterans Day, November 11 – what the company calls “The Biggest
Haircut Day of the Year.” “We look forward to this year’s Help A Hero campaign,
and expanding our support of the VFW and its work to serve those who so
honorably serve our country,” said Sport Clips CEO and Founder Gordon Logan. To
learn more about Help A Hero, visit www.sportclips.com/hero.
Founded in 1899, the VFW is America’s largest major combat
veterans’ organization. The VFW offers several assistance programs to lessen
the burden on active-duty military, veterans and their families; offers counsel
and assistance to military veterans to navigate VA entitlement and disability
claims; and actively lobbies Congress and the administration on issues that
impact the lives of our nation’s veterans.
“As a veteran of the Air Force, I understand first-hand the value
of having a support system while serving abroad and at home. The VFW was then,
as it is now, a very important part of my life,” said Logan. “Sport Clips is
proud to join forces with the VFW for a second year to communicate its
important mission through the VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200.”
“We’re tremendously pleased to have such a
wonderful opportunity to help inform and educate other concerned citizens about
the needs of those who deserve it most,” said VFW National Commander John E.
Hamilton. “As an organization of combat veterans, VFW deeply appreciates Sport
Clips’ continuing efforts and their assistance in helping to raise public
awareness as it relates to the needs of those who serve our country.”
Sport Clips is also a partner of Joe Gibbs Racing and will sponsor
a total of nine races during the 2013 NASCAR season, including both the
Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series races at Darlington with Elliott Sadler and
Denny Hamlin, respectively.
With many surrounding bases in South Carolina, Darlington Raceway
has been a proud supporter of the military since its doors opened in 1950. Many
military personnel and their families attend racing events each May at
Darlington and the track recognizes the importance of assisting the men and
women of the United States armed forces that have fought and dedicated their
lives to protecting our country and its freedoms.
The track offers all current and retired military personnel a
half-price ticket for any adult admission to either the VFW Sport Clips Help a
Hero 200 or NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bojangles’ Southern 500 by calling
843-395-8802 or visiting the ticket office during normal business hours.
“Having Sport Clips and
the VFW partner together to sponsor our Nationwide Series race shows you the
commitment both groups are making to honor and help our military personnel who
have protected our country here and abroad,” Darlington Raceway president Chris
Browning said. “We are proud of the fact that Sport Clips and VFW view Darlington
Raceway as a continued opportunity and platform to raise awareness for our
military heroes. Many military veterans and their families, as well as our
troops who are currently fighting overseas, have given their lives to protect
the freedoms of this country and we will make sure they are recognized during
the race weekend here in May!”
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