卡森·霍切瓦尔 (Carson Hocevar) 成为由 Zeigler Auto Group 主办的龙卷风筹款活动的主角

活动将于 6 月 5 日星期三下午 6:30 在 Zeigler Motorsports 举行

NASCAR driver Carson Hocevar was not in Portage on May 7, when a tornado hit the city. But the Portage native was on the phone with his mother during the storm.

5 月 7 日，当一场龙卷风袭击波蒂奇时，NASCAR 车手卡森·霍切瓦尔 (Carson Hocevar) 不在波蒂奇。但这位波蒂奇本地人在暴风雨期间正在和他的母亲通电话。

"She was on the phone with me, and said 'we just had a tornado warning. Your dad is calling me,'" Hocevar said.

“她和我通电话，说‘我们刚刚收到龙卷风警报。你爸爸正在给我打电话，’”霍切瓦尔说。

Hocevar's father owns a memorabilia, jewelry, and coin business. It sits right in a hard hit part of Portage, and has storm damage.

霍切瓦的父亲拥有一家纪念品、珠宝和硬币生意。它位于波蒂奇受灾最严重的地区，并受到风暴损坏。

"The town is going to rally behind these businesses. I think everyone is going to have the support group they need to get through this," Hocevar said.

霍切瓦尔说：“镇上将团结起来支持这些企业。我认为每个人都会有他们需要的支持团体来度过难关。”

Hocevar is now headlining a tornado fundraiser hosted by the Zeigler Auto Group. It's Wednesday June, 5 at Zeigler Motorsports at 6:30 p.m.

霍切瓦尔现在正在主持由齐格勒汽车集团主办的龙卷风筹款活动。今天是 6 月 5 日星期三，Zeigler Motorsports 下午 6:30

"People need help, and the community has to rally around that," said Aaron Zeigler, President of the Zeigler Auto Group. "99% of the community was not affected by the tornado, but the 1% that was, it's life changing for them. The other 99% of us got to help that 1%, because it could have been any of us."

“人们需要帮助，社区必须团结起来，”齐格勒汽车集团总裁亚伦·齐格勒说。 “社区中 99% 的人没有受到龙卷风的影响，但那 1% 的人却受到了龙卷风的影响，这改变了他们的生活。我们其他 99% 的人必须帮助那 1% 的人，因为这可能是我们中的任何一个人。”

The proceeds from the event will go to the Kalamazoo Community Foundation, a local nonprofit heading up efforts to help community members with tornado damage that is not covered by insurance.

此次活动的收益将捐给卡拉马祖社区基金会，这是一家当地非营利组织，致力于帮助遭受保险未承保的龙卷风损害的社区成员。

If you want to help, tickets cost $100, or $200 for VIP admission, which includes a chance to meet Carson Hocevar.

如果您想提供帮助，门票价格为 100 美元，VIP 门票价格为 200 美元，其中包括与卡森·霍切瓦 (Carson Hocevar) 见面的机会。

There will be a dinner and silent auction items to help raise money, including 2 VIP tickets to Michigan's International Speedway Race, with a chance to meet Hocevar at that race.

届时将举行晚宴和无声拍卖物品来帮助筹集资金，其中包括两张密歇根国际赛道比赛的 VIP 门票，并有机会在比赛中见到霍切瓦尔。

You can go to Zeigler.com to order tickets for the tornado relief event.

您可以访问 Zeigler.com 订购龙卷风救援活动的门票。

"Carson called up me up as soon as it happened," Zeigler said. "His dad is a small business owner, his shop was damaged. He said let's do something together to help out."

“事情发生后，卡森立即给我打电话，”齐格勒说。 “他爸爸是个小企业主，他的店被毁了。他说我们一起做点什么来帮忙。”