Thank you to everyone who stayed the course and voted for Jeff each day during this exciting season! We are so excited to announce that our votes paid off and Jeff won NASCAR’s Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award! This is a huge win for Jeff and DSL! The $100,000 will allow us to continue to support, educate, and advocate, and provide Early Education Programming to unreached families in Metro Louisville. We are so proud of Jeff and grateful for his work as a Kindness Warrior, representing DSL and our mission all throughout this race! Thank you to everyone who voted for Jeff each day – we are truly blown away by the support of our community. We could not have won this race without YOU!!
DSL Dad Wins NASCAR’s Humanitarian Award
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