Harvest Sows $$ for Biz in M-HC

NASCAR: FLAG DROPSONMARTINSVILLE’SFIRST CUPNIGHT RACE » SPORTS THE VOICE OF THE COMMUNITY FOR 130 YEARS Thursday, June 11, 2020 •MARTINSVILLEBULLETIN.COM•Martinsville,Virginia $1.50 All is quiet on the racing front BILL WYATT/MARTINSVILLE BULLETIN/ Harvest Foundation Program Of- ficerIndia Brown. Harvest sows $$ forbiz in M-HC TheHarvestFoun- dation makes $1 milliongifttohelp small businesses in Martinsville-Henry Countythrough the Virginia 30 Day BILL WYATT/MARTINSVILLE BULLETIN Martinsville Speedway severalhoursbeforeracetime. Fund. Race dayatMartinsville this time is justlikeany other Wednesday. By KimBarto Meeks No one could attend the race,and the activityaround it wasnormal. [email protected] The Harvest Foundation By Bill Wyatt on Wednesday announced [email protected] adonation of $1 million in emergency relief funds to Wednesday afternoon in Martins- help small businesses in Mar- ville,just afew hours beforethe green tinsville and HenryCounty flag flies for the Blue-Emu Maximum weather the pandemic. Pain Relief 500 NASCAR CupSeries The foundation is partner- race at the Martinsville Speedway, ing with the Virginia 30 Day therewas little evidence that ana- Fund to launch the “Pay It For- tionally televised race was about to wardMHC” program, officials occur. said in aZoom call. Two flashing signs,each placed Local for-profitbusinesses about amile north and south of the that havebetween three and entrance to the speedway on U.S. 30 employees areeligible to 220, flashed “access is limited”and receivefunds up to $3,000 to then “thank youfans.” help them make payroll, pay Therewerenohelicopters in the sky bills,and savelocal jobs. BILL WYATT/MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY “Small businesses arethe SEE QUIET |A5 Entrancetothe Martinsville Speedway. heartand soul of our community,” Harvest Program Officer India Brownsaid. “Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’vereally been hon- ing in on small businesses and trying to decide what we as a foundationcan do.Wewant to make surethey still havethe resources to keep their employees working.” The Harvest Foundation cannot make direct grants to for-profitentities,sothey are BILL WYATT/MARTINSVILLE BULLETIN working with the Virginia 30 “Access is limited” sign before entrancetoMar- DayFund specifically to help BILL WYATT/MARTINSVILLE BULLETIN tinsville Speedway. Essential worker parking at Martinsville Speedway. businesses in Martinsville and HenryCounty.Harvest made the $1 million gift in honor of health careworkers and first responders who areonthe NASCAR bans Confederate flag front lines of the pandemic, officials said. Bulletin Staff Report mitment to providing awelcoming and in- The Virginia 30 DayFund clusiveenvironment for all fans,our compet- was created by Charlottesville NASCAR announced Wednesday that it is itors and our industry,”the statement read. technology entrepreneur Pete banning the display of the Confederate battle “Bringing people together around alovefor Snyder and his wife,Burson, flag at all of its events and properties. racing and the community that it creates is in response to the COVID-19 The announcement came in areleased what makes our fans and sport special.” crisis.Itismeant to provide statement about two hours beforethe start The ban comes after Bubba Wallace,the immediaterelief while many of the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 at only African-American driver in NASCAR’s ThE ASSOCIATED PRESS small businesses wait for fed- Martinsville Speedway. top-3 racing series,this week called for AConfederate flag fliesinthe infield eral relief like the Paycheck “The presence of the Confederate flag at before aNASCARXfinity autorace at DarlingtonRaceway in Darlington, NASCAR events runs contrarytoour com- SEE FLAG |A5 SEE HARVEST |A6 S.C.,in2015. INDEXWEATHER Cases surge in Calendar...............A2 Lottery..................A2 Sports..................A7 Mostly cloudy with storms possible HenryCounty, Classified............A10 Nation...................A6 Television .............A9 throughout the dayand evening. Martinsville. Comics.................A8 Obituaries............A5 84 60 Crossword............A8 Opinion ................A4 HIGH LOW Fordetailed weather information, seePageA2 Page A3 6 5652510671 2.

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