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Nine13sports & Flight1 Team Up for 3rd Annual “Wheels & Wings” Benefit
INDYCAR driver Charlie Kimball and TV Host Larra Overton Partner with Indianapolis-based nonprofits to help raise funds for youth-centric charities

WHO:

-Tom Handley, Founder and Executive Director of Nine13sports
-Marcus Strawhorn, Founder and President of Flight1
-Charlie Kimball, driver of the No. 83 car for Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing in the Verizon IndyCar Series and is the first licensed driver with diabetes in the history of INDYCAR.
-Larra Overton, Reporter on Fox59 & CBS4, Host of Colts UpClose and Pacers Emcee

WHAT:

Celebrate two local nonprofits that are making a profound difference in the lives of Central Indiana youth. The event will feature live-music provided by MidTown Mad Men, Sun King beer, and other interactive activities provided by community partners.

WHEN:

Saturday, March 5th, 2016
7:30-10:30pm

WHERE:

The Speak Easy Indianapolis
5525 Winthrop Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46220

WHY:

Flight1 and Nine13sports are dedicated to making a difference in the lives of Indianapolis youth and have found that collaboration is key to building funds and awareness for their organizations. The alliance is fostered by hosting the event at the Speak Easy, Indianapolis’s first collaborative work space that has been an incubator for the Indianapolis entrepreneurship environment. INDYCAR driver Charlie Kimball and TV personality Larra Overton, both long-time supporters of the organizations, will lend their time and support for the good being done by the organizations.

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