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Ryan Newman Announces Charity Fishing Tournament
Fans
of NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver Ryan Newman know that when he’s not
racing, the driver of Penske Racing’s #12 Alltel Dodge likes to take a
break from his fast-paced life by fishing. He is inviting NASCAR fans
and fisherman to join him and fellow NASCAR drivers Martin Truex, Jr.
and Regan Smith at the second annual Ryan Newman Foundation Charity
Fishing Tournament sponsored by Ranger Boats on Saturday, December 8,
2007 at Queen’s Landing on Lake Norman in Mooresville, NC.
The foundation’s weekend of charity events will be kicked off on the
evening of Friday, December 7, 2007 with the Ryan Newman Foundation’s
third annual Charity Dinner and Auction, which will be held from 6 to 8
p.m. at the Charles Mack Citizen Center in Mooresville, NC and is
sponsored by Alltel and Outback Steakhouse. Guests will enjoy an
Outback Steakhouse dinner and will have the opportunity to meet and
mingle with NASCAR drivers and pro fisherman. Charity auction items
will include autographed NASCAR memorabilia from Ryan Newman, Tony
Stewart, Martin Truex, Jr., autographed sports memorabilia, rods and
reels, outdoor sporting equipment and more.
Newman says, “Conservation is very important to me, which is why my
foundation has recently partnered with The Conservation Fund to develop
a program we call Racing For Wildlife. Krissie and I want to be able
to help more conservation groups, as well as animal welfare
organizations, in the future. That is why we are building the Ryan
Newman Foundation Endowment by raising funds with our special events.
This year we decided to combine our two annual fundraisers into one fun
weekend, so we’re holding our charity dinner and auction on Friday
night and our charity bass tournament the next day. We’re excited about
Ranger Boats’ sponsorship of our tournament and their donation of the
Ranger Boat as the grand prize again this year. It’s a great boat!”
The bass tournament will be facilitated by FLW Outdoors. Fisherman
will compete for the grand prize of a 198VX Ranger Boat with a 200 HP
Evinrude motor, Minn-Kota Maxxum 80 trolling motor, Humminbird 767
depth finder and single axle trailer valued at $38,000. Other prizes
include cash awards, trolling motors, GPS systems, depth finders, rod
and reel combos, digital cameras and more.
Registration in the bass tournament for a team of two fisherman is $150
on or before November 8 or $200 after November 8. Fisherman may also
enter a Big Fish Contest for $40 per team. The maximum is 250 teams.
For complete event details, tournament rules, to download a flier and
registration form, or to register online, visit
www.ryannewmanfoundation.org. Those wishing to receive a printed
registration form by mail should send a self-addressed, stamped
envelope to Ryan Newman Foundation, Fishing Tournament Form Request, PO
Box 5998, Statesville, NC 28687.
Tickets to the Ryan Newman Foundation Charity Dinner and Auction are
$100 per person or $175 per couple. For complete event details, to
download a ticket order form or to purchase tickets online, visit
www.ryannewmanfoundation.org. To receive a ticket order form by mail,
send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Ryan Newman Foundation,
Charity Dinner Form Request, PO Box 5998, Statesville, NC 28687.
Newman’s wife, Krissie, says, “Our charity dinner and auction and our
fishing tournament are fun ways that NASCAR fans, fisherman, animal
lovers and conservationists can get involved in making a difference by
helping the Ryan Newman Foundation fulfill our mission. When we all
come together for shared causes, we make a larger impact. We
appreciate the support fans have given our foundation in the past.
Their donations have made a big difference to humane societies,
spay/neuter programs and conservation groups across the country.”
NASCAR driver Ryan Newman and his wife, Krissie, established the Ryan
Newman Foundation in January 2005. The mission of the foundation is to
educate and encourage people to spay/neuter their pets and to adopt
dogs and cats from animal shelters; to educate children and adults
about the importance of conservation so the beauty of the great
outdoors can be appreciated by future generations; and to provide
college scholarship funding through the Rich Vogler Scholarship program
to students interested in auto racing careers. Proceeds raised at the
fishing tournament will be used to build the Ryan Newman Foundation
Endowment that will be a source for grants to nonprofit organizations
that fulfill the foundation’s mission. |
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