WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. (May 14, 2011) – Last season Operation Homefront was present at Dells Raceway Park on Military Salute Night to administer the 50/50 raffle. This season OH will return each week to take care of those duties.

This season, however, the group hopes to get more involved with race fans, said Darcy Clardy, Chapter President of Wisconsin. Clardy said she hopes to have people on site to answer any questions people may have about Operation Homefront and its mission.

Operation Homefront was formed nationally in 2002 in response to the 9/11 attacks. Wisconsin chapters formed in 2005 and 2006 in LaCrosse and Milwaukee. In 2009 the two chapters combined to provide their service state-wide and set up the office in Madison.

“Our primary mission is to provide emergency financial assistance to military members and their families during times of deployment,” Clardy said. “But we also do care packaging, family fun nights, parades and other community activities.”

Clardy has been involved in the organization since 2006 where she began as a volunteer in the La Crosse chapter. In August of 2010 she accepted a position as Chapter President for Wisconsin.

A veteran herself, Clardy said she is happy to continue in the organization.

“This is our way of generating and continuing the community support and acknowledgement of the sacrifices that have been ongoing from our military,” she said. “A lot of us involved with Operation Homefront are military veterans ourselves. It’s kind of our way of continuing to give back to our current military and our veterans.”

A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Operation Homefront was formed in February 2002. It was developed to support the families of deployed service members immediately following 9/11. Operation Homefront is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, and has evolved into a major nonprofit. The organization currently provides services to military families across the nation with 23 chapters serving 32 states.

Dells Raceway Park gets its 49th season of racing under way on Saturday, May 21. The evening's events begin with the Automotion Burnout contest at 5:30. In addition, the Vintage Cars will be joining the four weekly DRP classes. Qualifying is at 3:30, Racing is at 6:30.

Dells Raceway Park is located at N1070 Smith Road five minutes north of downtown Wisconsin Dells, Wis., off highway 12-16. For more information including the latest news, the 2011 schedule and more visit www.dellsracewaypark.com.