Hilary Duff @ NASCAR Nationwide Series Meijer 300, Sparta, Kentucky, June 13

Hilary Duff headed to the Kentucky Speedway in Sparta on Saturday to serve as the grand marshal for the NASCAR Nationwide Series Meijer 300.

Hilary Duff was at the event on behalf of Blessings in a Backpack, the charity organization that helps feed children over the weekend. The organization partnered with Meijer for the race weekend – raising more than $50,000 and collecting new and used backpacks for students.

During the race outing, Miss Duff and twenty-four students from Gallatin County Schools participated in several activities at the track, including a pit-road bike relay race before Hilary delivered the well-known command, “Gentlemen, start your engines!”

As for “Blessings in a Backpack,” the goal is to collect new and used backpacks, which will be filled with donated food items, for students in kindergarten through fifth grade who are enrolled in Title 1 public schools that qualify for the Federal Free and Reduced Meal Program.

News Source: http://www.hilarynews.com/, http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/

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