August 22nd, 2009
| Over $43,000 Raised During Big
Brown Truck Pull
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| By WestKyStar Staff |
| PADUCAH, KY - The inaugural Big Brown Truck pull
held Saturday evening in downtown Paducah raised over $43,000 for the
Special Olympics. More than 30 teams of 15 people tried their luck at pulling the UPS semi 12 feet. Dave Kerchner with the Special Olympics, told the Paducah Sun the money will help with costs at the local level, such as uniforms and fees, and costs at the state level, when athletes travel to compete. About 6,000 children and adults with intellectual disabilities across the state participate in 16 sports. Officials say the Fed-Ex "Purple Power" team raised the most money for the event with $4,000. |
(Story courtesy westkystar.com)
Det. Jesse Riddle, Det. Michael Wray, and PPD Officer Chris Baxter give it their all during the Big Brown Truck pull Saturday
The Sheriff would like to thank the following donors:
Bryant Law Center
J. V. Kerley
Edwards & Kautz
Andrew Coiner
Jeremy Smith
Dr. Francis Abell
Emily Roark
Tiffany Poindexter
Supercell
Milner & Orr
Judge R. Jeffery Hines
Billy Harper Motorsports
Rehab Associates
Higdon Furniture
Tod Megibow
Grant King
CSI of Paducah
Bart Young
Lou Zimmerman
Meadow's Body Shop
Allen Auto Sales
Lanny King
James Enterprise Inc.
All these outstanding Paducah/McCracken County businesses helped us raise well over $3,000 for the Special Olympics during the Big Brown Truck pull this weekend.