FOR RELEASE:
April 16th, 2004

FIVE MILE POINT SPEEDWAY VOLUNTEER DAY TOMORROW - SATURDAY, APRIL 17TH.

Five Mile Point Speedway is holding a volunteer day tomorrow (April 17th) at the speedway. A lot of projects have already taken place with many started as well.

Items that we are hoping to work on Saturday with volunteers:

· Bleacher replacement and repair.

· Interior concession building painting.

· Shrub and overgrowth removal.

· Replacing and repairing concrete bleacher steps.

· Bleaching(pressure washing) the V.I.P deck.

· Oil and filter change in water trucks.

· Roof work on some concession buildings.

Projects already completed:

· Race track prep work.

· Guardrails removed.

· Concrete Blocks put in place.

· Infield hub removed and tapered.

· Embankment of speedway tapered and reshaped.

· Concession buildings relocated.

Current and upcoming projects to be completed by speedway and contractors:

· Repairing and adding speedway lights.

· Running new electrical lines.

· Repairing the speedway message board.

A professional painter has been hired to strip and repaint all of the exterior areas of the concession stands. We will still need assistance in painting the interior.

Items provided/available to work with at the speedway:

· paint, scrapers, brushes, rollers, paint trays

· some brush cutters

· concrete and concrete drum mixer

· all bleacher materials

Items volunteers may want to bring:

· cordless drills/screw guns

· any brush cutters or trimmers

The speedway will be providing pizza, soda and water throughout the day and thanks everyone in advance for any contribution they are willing to make.