The tornadoes from a week or so ago in Darlington County were the spark for a new fund at the Eastern Carolinas Community Foundation, which serves the Pee Dee. The fund and a way to expand the fund was developed after former Mayor Frank Willis of Florence talked with Susan Bankston of the ECCF to see if the Community Foundation could help with relief efforts in Darlington County. I am attaching an email that announced to the ECCF board that the fund had been established and that the Darlington Raceway had agreed to allow the fund raising:
It’s official, race fans!! We have established the Disaster Relief Fund and put $2,500 in it. Thanks for your voting responses.
Hats off to Paul DeMarco for giving us 5 hours today to make money collection at the race tomorrow a reality. Not only did he go to bat for us by cold calling raceway officials yesterday, but he received permission for volunteers to stand with buckets just inside the entry gates for collection purposes. THIS IS AN EXCEPTION they are making for us!!
So this morning, Paul and I have been to Darlington and Lowe’s and have put together the buckets w/ our identification. We are in the process of finding volunteers to man the buckets/gates and are hopeful that Boy Scout troops in Florence and Darlington counties will help us tomorrow. I have had three conversations already today regarding scout availability, and Paul is taking it from here. He is even returning early from a family trip tomorrow in order to be at the raceway and coordinate the volunteer effort. Thank you, thank you, Paul!
Please help us spread the word. If you have friends or relatives attending tomorrow, remind them that the ECCF will have tornado relief buckets inside most of the gates and would appreciate donations of any amount. Who knows………………we are probably setting ourselves apart as the first community foundation ever to have a collection process in place at a NASCAR race!
Gentlemen (and ladies), start your engines,
Susan
Susan B. Bankson
Executive Director
Eastern Carolina Community Foundation
234 West Cheves Street
Florence, SC 29501
843-667-1131
Susan@easterncarolinacf.org
For Good. For Ever.
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