Taylor’s Finish Line Festival Recap

Update:

Taylor’s Finish Line Festival raised over $600,000 for the Make-a-Wish Foundation and Levine Children’s Hospital. More than 5,000 guests attended the event, 250 of whom were children undergoing treatment. Congratulations to all involved with the event—the impact will go far beyond the money raised. More here: FinishLineFestival.com

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For the last several months, Carrie and I have been working with the Gibbs family to develop the graphic identity for Taylor’s Finish Line Festival—a celebration of Taylor Gibbs’ triumph over acute lymphoblastic leukemia as well as a huge fundraiser for two of the organizations that played a crucial role in Taylor’s treatment and recovery: Make-a-Wish Foundation and Levine Children’s Hospital.

The event was held this Sunday in Charlotte and was enormous success. A huge congratulations goes out to everyone involved.

Carrie and I went down to Charlotte for the weekend and had an absolute blast. We arrived on Saturday afternoon in time for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race (it was the first race for both of us) and stayed for the festival on Sunday. There were too many wonderful moments mention them all in one post, so we’ve narrowed them down to our Top 10.

And here they are, in no particular order, except for #1, which was the clear-cut highlight of the weekend for both Carrie and me.

10. A tour of Pit Road and the Garage
9. The Finish Line Festival NASCAR
8. Lots and lots of cake
7. M&M tires
6. Watching our first NASCAR race
5. Taylor with our Richmond Show Award
4. Taylor’s custom fire suit
3. Camels and Kangaroos
2. Meeting drivers for Joe Gibbs Racing and Mr. Joe Gibbs himself

And our favorite moment of the weekend—an emotional moment that we’ll never forget…

1. Taylor giving the invocation in front of 140,000 silent fans before the All-Star Race (this will give you goosebumps)

The entire weekend was very special and we’re so proud to have been a part of the team. One last giant ‘thank you’ and ‘congratulations’ to Taylor, Melissa, J.D., the entire Gibbs family and everyone who worked so hard to pull the event off. You’re free to take a nap now…you’ve earned it!

Hunter

For more pictures from our trip to Taylor’s Finish Line Festival, click here.