The Martin Truex Jr. Foundation - Helping Children in Need is proud to announce it’s first foundation event to be held in the NASCAR star’s home town of Mayetta, New Jersey on Thursday, September 18th, 2008 at the Sea Oaks Golf Club. The day will begin with an invitation-only First Annual Martin Truex Jr. Foundation Golf Tournament, and will be followed by a fan appreciation dinner open to his fans and the public. The fan appreciation dinner will be hosted at the Sea Oaks Resort, and is a public event, which will feature a silent auction, raffle, door prizes, live entertainment and autograph session. Tickets are available online here or by calling the business office 704-664-1113. There are only 300 tickets available for this dinner.
TRUEX TAKING PART IN OPRAH'S BIG GIVE (see the TV spot)
Truex finds himself amid other things while fielding questions about his contract negotiations this weekend; but none as unlikely as being a part of Oprah's "BIG GIVE." The 27-year old NJ native was one of the first to step up to the plate to answer the call to help local Charlotte ABC affiliate WSOC-TV with their Oprah challenge as part of her now famous, BIG GIVE TV series. After receiving $10,000.00 from Oprah's show, WSOC-TV challenged local businesses to donate items to fill back packs of almost 1,500 children in the Charlotte area through the Second Harvest Metrolina Food Bank. The driver and his staff at the Martin Truex Jr. Foundation quickly donated diecast, hero cards and sought cash and product donations from other drivers in the NASCAR Community. The station has garnered almost $40,000 to date, so much that Oprah's staff chose the top-3 ABC affiliates across the country that raised the most money and gave them another $30,000 to see how far they could take their giving. Other drivers have stepped up to the challenge with pallets of Gatorade, board games, books, and canned goods for the kids. A little giving in our own backyard could do us all a little good.
The Martin Truex Jr. Foundation is helping Dove House Children's
Advocacy Center raise funds for its new facility. Dove House provides
services for the well-being of sexually abused and sexually assaulted
children; simply said, these children and their non-offending family
members are in crisis, and Dove House is there to help them.
The MTJF has purchased the first engraved brick paver to line the
walk-ways of the meditation gardens at the new Dove House facility; we
are permanently etching our name in the history of Dove House. All of
the proceeds go directly to the Dove House Building Fund. The "TAG,
You're It!" campaign is a simple way for you to help; just fill out
the form for the engraving of your custom brick paver at www.DoveHouse.us, and then "TAG" other
people you know in the NASCAR community (team owners, drivers, fans,
crew chiefs, etc.) to do the same thing. If we all pitch in for a small
contribution of $1,000 per engraved brick paver, we will raise
significant dollars for a cause that should be dear to all of us... local children in crisis.
Visit www.DoveHouse.us and click on the "TAG, You're It!" campaign; you will find the form for your brick
paver, as well as an updated list of everyone that has already purchased
their paver. Dove House hopes to build this new facility without a
mortgage, and we can each play an important role in making this happen.
Support the Martin Truex Jr. Foundation by shopping online! You can
donate up to 30% of your purchase to the MTJ Foundation.
As of 05.01.08, MTJF has earned $30.62.
You can visit GiveBackAmerica.org, choose your home state and the MTJF
to benefit from your online shopping. GBA takes the commission from the
retailer and shares it with the MTJF.
As of 05.01.08, MTJF has earned $89.00.