Kahne and Fans Sign No. 9 Country Crock Hood Replica to Help Feed Hungry Families
Race fans at Charlotte's Speed Street can help a family and donate a meal just by signing the No. 9 Country Crock Dodge hood.

/Racecar and Racing News Articles/ - CHARLOTTE, NC, May 27, 2007 - As part of this weekend's Speed Street events in Charlotte, fans will have the chance to sign a replica of the No. 9 Country Crock Dodge hood at the Unilever display May 24-26 to help feed hungry families.

The signed hood will be auctioned off on eBay and proceeds will be donated to America’s Second Harvest, the nation's food bank network, to provide meals to hungry families. This effort is part of Shedd’s Spread Country Crock nationwide campaign, Spread the Sharing, which aims to raise one million meals¹ by Thanksgiving 2007 by collecting stories of sharing across the nation at www.spreadthesharing.com.

Heading up the Race to Share effort, Kasey Kahne will join fans in signing the No. 9 hood replica by making an appearance at the Speed Street Unilever display on Friday, May 25 from 3:45pm-4:15 pm. Race to Share helps donate food to America’s Second Harvest by collecting canned goods at the races and is part of the Spread the Sharing campaign.

"Its good to know that the on-track efforts of our Ultimate Chargers team can also help people in need," said Kasey Kahne, driver of the No. 9 Country Crock Dodge. "We want to invite fans to stop by and sign the hood."
Country Crock, the official spread of the Lowe's Motor Speedway and one of the nine Unilever sponsoring brands backing the Ultimate Chargers, launched the Race to Share program at the Talladega race on April 28, 2007. Affixed on the hood of the No. 9 Dodge was the "Please Share" logo to promote the Spread the Sharing campaign.

People nationwide can participate in the Spread the Sharing campaign just by going to www.spreadthesharing.com. No story is too big or small to share. For every story, Country Crock will donate a meal through America's Second Harvest. This campaign was kicked off with a one million meal¹ donation in April. For every story told, Country Crock will donate another meal¹ with the hopes of reaching two million meals by Thanksgiving 2007. So far 24,540 meals¹ have been donated.
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¹For every shared story, Country Crock will donate the equivalent amount to secure and distribute one meal (1.28 pounds of food according to the USDA Thrifty Food Plan).

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Country Crock is one of nine Unilever sponsoring brands that back the Ultimate Chargers. Visit www.ultimatechargers.com to access behind-the-scene photos, special offers and great tailgating recipes.

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