NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team MB Motorsports and long-time team sponsor, Dave Porter Trucks Sales, announced today they have teamed up with St. Louis's Voice of NASCAR, 93.7 FM "The Bull", to "Fill the Hauler" with aid supplies for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Representatives of MB Motorsports and Dave Porter Truck Sales will join 93.7 "The Bull" with the MB Motorsports team hauler and show truck in an effort to collect bottled water and non perishable food items, as well as donations to the Red Cross. Dave Porter Truck Sales will then transport those items to a designated drop point for redistribution to those in need.
Donation Times and Locations:
Tuesday - September 6th
11 am - 1 pm Lowe's in St. Charles, MO
3 pm - 6 pm Home Depot in Florissant, MO
Wednesday - September 7th
7 am - 9 am Ruby Tuesday's at Mid-Rivers Mall in St. Peters, MO
Dave Porter, owner of Dave Porter Truck Sales in Wright City, Missouri and long-time sponsor of MB Motorsports, witnessed the devastation on TV and saw an opportunity to help.
"This is a terrible disaster," said Dave Porter. "We are going to help in anyway we can."
Mike Mittler, owner of MB Motorsports, wanted to get his team and Mittler Brothers Machine and Tool, the business he owns and operates with his brother Paul Mittler, involved.
"We are fortunate to be in a position to help," said Mike Mittler. "Teaming up with 'The Bull' and Dave Porter is a tremendous opportunity for us to get the public involved and enable everyone to do what they can to assisting families that need our help."