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ARDC CHAMPION PROMOTES SAFETY WITH
"THUMBS UP" CAMPAIGN
Drew Heistand is a father, a policeman and the 2011 ARDC
Champion.
And he has found a way to bring these three roles together to help to promote safety among school age children.
The students of the Wrightsville Elementary School were paid
a visit this week by Sergeant Drew Heistand of the Wrightsville Police
Department. Heistand spoke to the students about the importance of following
the rules of safety. Heistand emphasized the importance of wearing a helmet
when riding a bike or a skateboard. He spoke to the more than four hundred
students about how important it is that they wear their seat belt whenever they
are riding in a car. The students were urged to give a "thumbs up" when they
see a police officer to indicate that everyone in the car is wearing their seat
belt.
If the students were willing to make a commitment to follow
these few simple rules, the 2011 ARDC Champion invited them to place their
thumbprint on his #1 ARDC Midget as Heistand and his fellow competitors prepare
to return to action this weekend at the Williams Grove Speedway.
Wrightsville Elementary School Principal, Don Gillette is,
himself, an avid racing fan so he decided to add his own stipulation to the
program. Gillette promised his students that he would shave his head and
mustache if Heistand wins the ARDC race at the Williams Grove Speedway this
weekend. Gillette was willing to take the chance of being clean shaven for the
first time in nearly forty years even though Heistand is the most recent ARDC
winner at Williams Grove and has three consecutive second place finishes to show
for his three previous efforts at Williams Grove.
Of course, there are more than twenty other ARDC competitors
who will have something to say about Heistand's ability to pull off a back to
back performance at Williams Grove but there are more than four hundred
Wrightsville Elementary Students cheering him on. That's a pretty good
incentive and he's got the thumbprints to prove it!
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