There are many associations, companies, and volunteers who through donations have made this event a huge success over the years. These donations have come in the form of fund raising, products, equipment, employees, and personal time. Without their efforts and dedication to the Charity Challenge, this event would not be what all of you have helped it to become.
EVENT SPONSORS
The annual Northeast Professional Truck Drivers Charity Challenge is sponsored by the following organizations from across the Northeast region of the country. Their efforts continue to make this a successful event each year.
Massachusetts Professional Truck Drivers Association
Maine Professional Drivers Association
Champions Council of New York
Connecticut Professional Drivers Association
New Hampshire Professional Drivers Association
CONTRIBUTORS
All the company contributors are listed under the COMPANIES tab
VENDORS
Devens Recreation Center -- Jane Witherew has taken care of everything we need as far as site rental.
Big Top Party Rentals (Tewksbury, MA) -- Bob Cooper and crew have supplied the tents since the beginning.
Paul Attridge (MA) -- As Vice President at Deland Gibson Insurance in Wellesley MA and MPTDA member, Paul has supplied the insurance policy for the event through Hanover Insurance. This event would not be possible without this policy.
Roger Bastarache, R & W Engraving, Inc. (Biddeford, ME) -- Supplying trophies and belt buckles.
F.J. Ratta (Ayer, MA) -- Supplying the portable trailer bathrooms.
Dunkin' Donuts, Catalano Companies, Devens, MA -- 400 cups of coffee
Dunkin' Donuts, Park St. Ayer, MA - 25 dozen donuts
Dunkin' Donuts Northeast DCP - coffee supplies
Say It With Magic - Jason Kallio - Magician
jeanniemack, Performer for Kids
VOLUNTEERS
The Charity Challenge competition is a huge undertaking that takes many months of preparation and planning. It also takes a small army of volunteers the weekend of the competition to make this event a success. We have learned a lot since our first event in 1997. Many of the following have been involved since the beginning. As chairman of the Charity Challenge I would like to recognize and thank the following people:
For much time and effort long before the event date.......
Bob Darling (MA) -- Co-chair of the event, site and field, equipment procurement, course design, phone calls and everything else that needs to be done.
Don Herzog (MA) -- Treasurer of the event since the beginning and course set up
Nick Schenk (MA) -- Webmaster and score keeper
Denis Litalien (ME) -- Complete trophy ordering, set up and registration booth
Warren Lewis (ME) -- Preparing the written tests
Nate & Anna Marie Lewis (ME) -- Raffle item procurement and Non-CDL drivers’ challenge.
Jim Dolliver (MA) -- Phone calls and visits to companies to promote the Charity Challenge and the official announcer.
Jim Hosey (CT) -- Course Design
Brian Singelais (MA) -- MPTDA Trailer, Judge Chairman
Doug Francey (MA) -- Equipment crew chief
Sarah Ladd, Rebecca Nicolas, Jill Workman (St. Jude) -- Lots of preliminary work.
On the weekend of each Charity Challenge...
Lowell Crouse(MA), Rich Sweeney (MA), JR Noel (MA), Karen Tierney (MA)-- Managing the equipment area with 100+ drivers
Debbie Schenk & Sandy Herzog (MA) -- verifying the thousands of dollars the drivers have raised
Debbie Litalien (ME), Claudette Lewis (ME), Anna Marie Lewis, Linda Rafeal, Registration
Roland Bolduc (CT) -- Course steward and the Master of Ceremonies for the award presentation. Roland also made the Charity Challenge video.
Bill & Barbara Pooler (NH) -- The Poolers have dragged the four golf carts to every competition and have helped with transportation around the event
Bill Blanchette (MA) -- Course steward. Bill procured all of the food for the event and is on hand for set up the day before the event.
Benny Zadrozny, Dale Willson & Tim Carlin (CT) -- The Connecticut drivers association sets up and runs the Pre-trip Inspection.
Mickey & Linda Rafeal (NH) -- The Rafeals take care of the raffle table for the day.
Al & Lynn Charbonneau, Pete & Cynthia Mesick, and Bob & Carol Lyman (NY) -- The New York drivers association mans the food tent
Randy DeVault (ME) - supplying the MMTA trailer for the office
Ed Bacon & JR Noel (MA) -- They spend a few days cutting the weeds at the site. Both are on hand for the course set up.
Bob Quinn (MA) -- Bob has run the kids bike competition every year.
Barbara Pooler (NH) -- Jim Dolliver’s assistant in the announcer’s tent.
Nina & Beverly Darling (MA) -- Planning and running the kid’s craft area and activities.