Jennifer Jo Cobb, a race car driver from Kansas City, Kan., and her racing team have joined with the Used Truck Association to encourage fans to sponsor a remembrance wreath for a fallen veteran at the Arlington National Cemetery for $15 each.
All proceeds will go to Wreaths Across America as a charitable donation.
For every wreath sponsored between now and Veterans Day through the UTA website or at a Cobb appearance, Cobb will sign the name of each donor on a wreath decal and place it on her truck. Cobb has been racing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series this year.
“We felt it was appropriate to kick this off on the 4th of July and we’re going to offer this opportunity through Veteran’s Day weekend. We will add the donation wreath decals to each truck I will race in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series between now and the race on November 7 at Phoenix International Raceway.” Cobb said. “I’d love to meet our goal to Cover Arlington as well as cover our #10 Driven2Honor race truck with remembrance wreath decals and names of donors.”
Approximately half of Arlington National Cemetery was covered last year and Cobb and the UTA announced in February a goal to cover the remaining grave sites at Arlington with remembrance wreaths through WAA.
Approximately 100,000 more donors are needed to cover Arlington than what participated in 2013.
Wreaths Across America Day is Dec. 13. WAA is a nonprofit 501(c)3 charity in Columbia
Falls, Maine, that delivered more than 540,000 such wreaths in all fifty states last year to veteran cemeteries including 142,700 at Arlington. Fans who sponsor a wreath will also be recognized with a personal thank you on the Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Facebook page as well as the honorary wreath decal. To learn more, go to www.uta.org/driven2honor or to sponsor a wreath go to www.uta.org/driven2honor/join_our_group.