Headline Surfer multimedia / Pic: Shown above are Chip Wile, president of Daytona International Speedway, and Daytona Beach Police Chief Craig Capri, who helped load 400 cars with a total of 32,000 pounds of food. Video: Feature presentation - Wiles and Capri 'Get Together' to help load food into cars.
By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Two of Daytona's most prominent newsmakers shook hands - yes they were wearing gloves - and then went about lending their hands to a worthwhile endeavor amid this dreadful COVID-19 pandemic.
These two newsmakers were Daytona Beach Police Chief Craig Capri and Daytona International Speedway President Chip Wile who volunteered volunteered Friday to help load over 400 cars with 32,000 pounds of food at the Food Drop at One Daytona.
Talk about a back-breaking experience for the tall, lanky Wile and the stocky Capri! But this was a worthwhile cause organized by the Daytona Dream Center and Second Harvest Food Bank.
Talk about a back-breaking experience for the tall, lanky Wile and the stocky Capri! But this was a worthwhile cause organized by the Daytona Dream Center and Second Harvest Food Bank.
The reaction in social media was mostly positive with a dozen or so people saying "thank you" or "awesome" in response to the two prominent public figures helping out for such a great cause.
Sigrid Newbury wasn't as enamored by the DBPD Facebook posting on the cause Friday.
The Palm Coast resident wrote: "1/2 those people are probably working and don't need it, meanwhile those without transportation have no access to the help."
Maryjo Manley took the opposite view on the event, writing: "It was fantastic! Thank you to every volunteer!
About the Byline Writer:
Henry Frederick is publisher of Headline Surfer, the award-winning 24/7 internet news outlet launched 12 years ago that serves greater Daytona Beach, Sanford & Orlando, Florida via HeadlineSurfer.com. Frederick has amassed more than a hundred journalism industry awards in print & online -- more than than all other members of the working press combined in Central Florida since the mid-1990s. He earned his Master of Arts in New Media Journalism with academic honors from Full Sail University in 2019. Having witnessed the execution of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Florida's death chamber and other high profile cases, Frederick has appeared on national crime documentary programs on Discovery ID and Reelz for his investigative reporting and cops & courts breaking news stories.
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