Photo Credit: Vettes4Vets
We were recently turned on to a great non-profit service organization in Alabama called Vettes4Vets that supports a variety of veteran services. What makes the Vettes4Vets organization unique is that they raise funds through entertainment events centered around automotive enthusiasts with a focus on Corvettes.
Vettes4Vettes puts on an annual Memorial Day fundraiser at the Talladega Superspeedway with the two-day event drawing over 250 Corvette and muscle cars and upwards of 700 participants from around the nation and the world. By making a modest donation, Corvette owners can drive their cars on the Superspeedway at Talladega at “safe speeds,” which are normally higher than what you drive on the highway. One of the organizations that have stepped up and made the annual event possible is the Hendrick Chevrolet Hoover in Hoover, AL, located outside of Birmingham.
We turned to Gary Nelson, who runs the Corvette department at Hendrick Chevrolet Hoover. A …