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Demonstration of the vest and the “sleeve assault” by a K-9 “officer” and his handler. Tony’s sister
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Tony Stewart Dog’s Vest Friend
In July 2001, Mrs. Susie Jean, at home in Atlanta, GA, was watching television footage of a police dog being fatally wounded in pursuit of a criminal suspect. Realizing that canine police “officers” need protection as much as their human officers, Susie began planning and networking that very night for what would become Vest ‘N Police Dog Protection (or Vest ‘N P.D.P), a non-profit organization that donates Kevlar vests to police dogs throughout the United States—free of charge. Through grassroots efforts, Susie has provided 208 vests to police dogs in 14 different states and she’s been dubbed “Dog’s Vest Friend”. Susie expressed, “My efforts are a small price to pay for our police dogs that protect their human partner as well as our communities.”
Now Tony Stewart and Susie have partnered to provide bullet-resistant & knife-resistant vests for all 30 dogs of the Indiana State Police K-9 Unit. These custom-made vests will be presented by Tony to the Indiana State Police on Thursday evening, July 24 at O’Reilly Raceway Park (ORP). The Tony Stewart Foundation extends a heartfelt THANK YOU to Jim England, President, J.D. Byrider and his staff for their hospitality in hosting our guests including Mrs. Susie Jean, her co-founder Mrs. Roz Schmitt and 28 members of the Indiana State Police with 10 of their K-9 “officers”—Kody, Gaston, Zeke, Hondo, Boss, Justice, Camo, Mojo, Andy & Shadow.
The 8:00 p.m. opening ceremonies for the USAC Midget & Silver Crown Double Header will feature a demonstration of the vest and the “sleeve assault” by a K-9 “officer” and his handler. Tony’s sister, Natalie Repenning, has graciously volunteered to play the role of the perpetrator!
Our Indiana State Police
The Indiana State Police marks 75 years of providing extraordinary law enforcement services to citizens, visitors and highway travelers of Indiana. Although much has changed since the Bureau began in 1933 with 66 men, the Indiana State Police exemplify the same mission—providing the most professional, effective and courteous police service possible at all times and with every endeavor. For more information about the Indiana State Police, visit www.isp.in.gov.
J.D. Byrider 100 USAC Silver Crown at O’Reilly Raceway Park
Tickets are available to attend the J.D. Byrider 100 USAC Silver Crown Race to be held Thursday evening, July 24, at O’Reilly Raceway Park. Reserved seats are $27.00 with General Admission tickets at $20.00; children 12 and under are admitted free of charge.
Tickets can be purchased by calling 317-291-4090 or online www.oreillyracewaypark.com.
Discount tickets can be purchased at all Indiana O’Reilly Auto Parts stores.
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Tony Stewart Foundation Equips ISP K-9's with Bullet Resistant Vests
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – What do Tony Stewart, Susie Jean and the Energizer bunny have in common? They keep going and going. Tony and Susie have partnered to provide bullet-resistant & knife-resistant vests for all 30 dogs of the Indiana State Police K-9 Unit. These custom-made vests will be presented by Tony to the Indiana State Police on Thursday evening, July 24 at O’Reilly Raceway Park (ORP). J.D. Byrider is providing hospitality for the presentation beginning at 5:15 p.m. EDT. Opening ceremonies for the USAC Midget & Silver Crown Double Header will feature a demonstration of the vest and the “sleeve assault” by a K-9 “officer” and his handler.
In July 2002, Susie was watching television footage of a police dog being fatally wounded in pursuit of a criminal suspect. Realizing that canine police ”officers” need protection as much as their human officers, Susie began planning and networking that very night for what would become Vest ‘N Police Dog Protection (or Vest ‘N P.D.P), a non-profit organization that donates Kevlar vests to police dogs throughout the United States – free of charge.
Through grassroots efforts, Susie has provided 169 vests to police dogs in 22 different states and she’s been dubbed “Dog’s Vest Friend”. Susie expressed, “My efforts are a small price to pay for our police dogs that protect their human partner as well as our communities.”
Tony Stewart loves animals. He has dedicated a portion of his foundation to supporting organizations which provide care for abused, endangered or homeless animals as well as supporting programs that provide animal welfare through specific programming. Susie, with great optimism, submitted a grant application to the Tony Stewart Foundation to request funds to provide vests for the current 14 Indiana State Police K-9 ‘officers’. Tony, upon learning that the state’s K-9 program was expanding to 30 units, responded with funds for 40 vests – 30 to protect all K-9 units of the Indiana State Police plus 10 additional vests for dogs waiting in Georgia, New Mexico, North Carolina and Minnesota. Today, Susie’s count for vests donated is 209… and she’s racing off to continue her work to provide vests in more communities.
Indiana State Police Superintendent Dr. Paul Whitesell stated, “On behalf of the Indiana State Police, I wish to offer my most sincere appreciation for the Tony Stewart Foundation and their generous donation to our K-9 program. Their generosity has enabled the purchase of K-9 vests that will greatly enhance the safety of our work dog program. The nature of their duties routinely puts them at physical risk of death and injury. Police work dogs give everything they have in the service of mankind. How nice it is to be able to give them something in return. I speak from experience when I say that nobody loves their dog more than a police K-9 handler. For all of my Troopers – two legged and four, thank you, Tony Stewart Foundation.”
The Indiana State Police marks 75 years of providing extraordinary law enforcement services to citizens, visitors and highway travelers of Indiana. Although much has changed since it began in 1933 with 66 men, the Indiana State Police exemplify the same mission – providing the most professional, effective and courteous police service possible at all times and with every endeavor.
To learn more about Vest ‘N P.D.P. visit Susie’s web site, www.vestnpdp.com.
To catch up with Tony and his philanthropic work, visit www.tonystewartfoundation.org.
For more information about the Indiana State Police, visit www.isp.in.gov.
Source: Indiana State Police
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Kevin Harvick to headline Night of Victory at Deer Creek Speedway!
Stop by the Night of Victory tent today at the Gopher 50 at Deer Creek Speedway to get your tickets for this great event! $60 includes your VIP meet and greet with Kevin and other drivers (which includes Q & A with the drivers and autographs), a fantastic meal, chance to bid on great NASCAR and other series memorabilia, pit pass for the evening of September 17th and your grandstand ticket to watch Kevin Harvick and others in a 20-lap shoot-out against the USMTS drivers and other modifieds!
For More Information Contact:
Rachel Twait Dean | RLD Marketing
712.339.9064 office | 704.200.3034 mobile
EMAIL: racheltwait@mchsi.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Kevin Harvick to Headline “Night of Victory”
Spirit Lake, Iowa (July 3, 200 -- The 2008 “Night of Victory” is excited to announce that
Kevin Harvick, driver of the Sprint Cup Series No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet, will be attending
this year’s festivities to raise money for the Victory Junction Gang Camp. The “Night of
Victory” will be held at Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn. on Wednesday,
September 17, 2008.
Kevin will be racing a 20-lap shoot-out with the United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS)
and other modified drivers at the track that evening to kick-off the Featherlite Fall Jamboree at
Deer Creek that weekend.
Tickets for this event go on sale July 9, 2008 at the Gopher 50 race at Deer Creek Speedway, or
can be ordered by calling 712-339-9064 or visiting www.nightofvictory.com or
www.deercreekspeedway.com.
If you’re a company and would like to participate in this event, please contact Rachel as well.
You don’t have to be a NASCAR fan to have a great time at this event!
We hope you will attend and support this great charity!
ABOUT VICTORY JUNCTION GANG CAMP:
Victory Junction Gang Camp is located in Randleman, North Carolina. The camp enriches the
lives of children with chronic medical conditions or serious illnesses by providing life-changing
camping experiences that are exciting, fun, and empowering, in a safe and medically sound
environment.
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