10-4 Magazine November 2021

22 10-4 Magazine / November 2021 During the awards, someone from Stay Loaded Apparel went up to the stage with a clear plastic bag full of cash. SLA had designed and printed a special shir t, just for this event, and all of the sales (which were actually donations) went directly to TFK. They raised an astounding $7,000 for the cause. Also, Erica Tarascou put together a beautiful 40th Anniversary bouquet of red flowers and presented it to Frank and Dianna. She did a great job! Toward the end of the awards, a bunch of us from 10-4 Magazine went up on stage and presented our cash donation from the BBQ to Frank and Dianna. We also gave the couple a large picture of themselves, printed on metal by Carl at Rockwood Products, in honor and recognition of their decades of service to TFK and the entire trucking community. After that, we confirmed that the rumors were true and that we in fact were taking over the show in 2022. Everyone was very excited and suppor tive of this announcement, and several said, “I can’t think of a better group of people to take this show over!” Wow, what a great compliment. After being involved with this event as vendors, media par tners, consultants, and sponsors for almost 30 years, I suppose it did make a lot of sense for us to grab the torch and carry it on. We are humbled and proud to take on this huge responsibility, and vow to work our butts off all year to make it even bigger and better. During much of the day on Sunday, John Testa (and Miss Julia) were livestreaming from the event, capturing the fun and excitement, and sharing with everyone who could not be at the show. We would like to thank all our livestream sponsors, including Dickerson Custom Trucks (who sponsored the Saturday night light show exclusively), along with Commercial Tire, Diesel Exhaust & Emissions, Dynaflex Products and Big Strappers Apparel, who collectively sponsored all the livestreams on Sunday. After almost 40 years, it was time for the show to end, and we’re sure it was bittersweet for Frank and Dianna Pangburn, as it was their last one. They are dear friends of ours, and we can’t wait to make them proud next year by hosting the best TFK ever! Dates for 2022 have not been determined, but we are fairly cer tain the venue will stay the same and the event will still be held near the end of September or the beginning of October. As one era of Truckin’ For Kids comes to an end, another is just beginning, and we couldn’t be more excited. n