Northeast Professional Truck Drivers Charity Challenge

A professional truck driving skills competition to benefit the Kids at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Last Updated
July 30, 2011

visitors since
September 14, 2011

Welcome to the 13th annual Northeast Professional Truck Drivers' Charity Challenge!

The 2011 Charity Challenge scores are in!
Class Scores Special Awards

Hello Everyone! What an amazing weekend for the 13th Annual Charity Challenge. Perfect weather and a great turnout made for another very successful truck driving competition and fundraiser for St Jude Children’s Research Hospital. I will be specific about naming all the volunteers within the next week. But for now Nick and I wanted to get the scores to you as quickly as possible.

For the first time since 2002 we broke the 100 driver mark! Exactly 100 drivers participated this year. Again John Hoffman, Sysco Boston and Ozzy Bartlett, Bozzuto’s Connecticut, ran neck and neck for the High Fundraiser Award. John topped the ticket with $3,755 and Ozzy was a whisker away with $3,550! I honestly do not know how these two do it year after year.

The 13th Charity Challenge saw 100 drivers raise $20,256 and the Company contributions, raffle and food brought our total fundraising efforts to $34,432!!!!!! The net to St. Jude after the expenses will be $24,000. FedEx was again our top contributor as they have been for every Charity Challenge event. They are truly committed to St Jude.

The donations for this year bring our grand total since 1997 to: $419,661 raised and a net contribution to St Jude of $252,295.

Please check back in a few days as I will go into more detail about the event. But for now check out the scores and the awards. We will have an online survey so you can make comments and suggestions for next year.

I can not say enough about the best group of volunteers ever. Without you it does not happen. Thanks to the companies that contributed with cash, merchandise and/or equipment. We could not do this without your generosity. And the drivers……..From all over the northeast and New Jersey and Pennsylvania, many have been here right from the beginning. Thanks for making it possible to send so much hard earned cash to a special place for sick children on the mend.

Couldn’t make it this year? Help push the total contribution even further! The secure St Jude web pay site is: http://www.stjude.org/necharitychallenge.

On behalf of the Charity Challenge committee, thank you.

Sincerely,

Fred

The Charity Challenge is a truck driving skills competition similar to the state and national ATA competitions. All proceeds benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis Tennessee, and all contributions are tax deductible. A minimum donation of $75.00 is required to register for the Charity Challenge, and donations can be fundraised. Any current or retired driver with a valid commercial drivers license can register to compete! You do not need to bring equipment.

Fun for the whole family! We have plenty of activities to keep the kids busy too, including a bike competition. Kids can compete against others in their age group to win free bikes! Check out the Fun For Kids page for a growing list of activities. Cool raffle prizes, food and refreshments are also available all day Sunday!

If you are arriving on Saturday night, please join old friends and new for a relaxing evening at Devens Grill across from Springhill Suites.

After you have browsed the site, click the Take the Challenge! page to get started.

If you cannot attend this year's Charity Challenge, will you consider making a donation to St. Jude? Donations can be made in your name or the name of another contestant. Click here to make a donation.

Whether you are planning to compete or would just like to make a donation to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, thank you in advance for helping make the 13th Annual Charity Challenge a success!

Fred Schenk, Chairman

EVENT SPONSORS

The annual Northeast Professional Truck Drivers Charity Challenge is sponsored by the following organizations from across the Northeast region of the country. Their efforts continue to make this a successful event each year.

Massachusetts Professional Truck Drivers Association
Maine Professional Drivers Association
Champions Council of New York
Connecticut Professional Drivers Association
New Hampshire Professional Drivers Association