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My name is Scott A. Rodbourn and each year I sponsor an annual event created by myself which I have named “Racing for a Reason”. As the owner and driver of the #12 Ford that I pilot at Black Rock Speedway located in Dundee N.Y. (a dirt track) on Friday & Saturday nights.

The event actually started back in 2006 following the death of N.Y.S. Trooper Andrew J. Sperr whom was fatally shot and killed following a bank robbery near Big Flats that year on July 8th I chose to take the track in my car with a special paint scheme which bared resemblance of a New York State Trooper car with the hood bearing words of remembrance of Trooper Sperr. Originally I intended to do so only to raise awareness but the outpouring was so great that I put together a raffle and raised nearly $1200. All of the money was donated to the memorial park located at the location where Trooper Sperr lost his life which is now a family park with a monument marking the exact spot.

I suddenly realized that the money I raised helped to turn a tragedy into something positive for our community. In 2007 on August 31st I again took to the track in my car painted red and yellow bearing the logo of the Children’s Miracle Network at Arnot Ogden Hospital and was able to donate $1615 to that charity hopefully assisting in saving the lives of children and families.

On March 29-30, 2008 I will be unveiling my car for the year with an amazing paint scheme honoring the service men and women whom are currently serving in Iraq. I am calling this project Operation: Phone Home as 100% of the money I raise from the unveiling at the annual Arnot Mall car show that weekend until August 1st will go toward the purchase of international phone cards to be sent over to our soldiers allowing them to “Phone Home”.

Carrying this project out should create a lot of media attention, I am assuming more so than the previous years. Each year there is coverage of this on WETM and WENY TV, the Corning Leader, Elmira Star Gazette, The Hornell Tribune and WINK 106 Radio. This year I have already had interest from media (TV, radio) as far away as Rochester New York. I am hopeful that you will consider assist me with this project and help make it the most successful to date! Please contact me if you have any questions or wish references from previous events, simply click on the contact link near the top right of the page.

Thank you!