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Sheriff Chitwood to be honored at SMA Healthcare Foundation’s annual dinner

The dinner will feature former NASCAR champion Michael Waltrip as emcee.

By Cyndi Hines, SMA Healthcare Foundation
| 10:00 a.m. August 15, 2023

Sheriff Chitwood to be honored at SMA Healthcare Foundation’s annual dinner. Courtesy photo

Ormond Beach Observer
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The SMA Healthcare Foundation will honor Volusia County Sheriff Michael Chitwood at its annual dinner celebration and auction on Wednesday, Aug. 23, at the DAYTONA 500 Club.

Chitwood has been a longtime advocate for behavioral healthcare, ensuring law enforcement officers receive crisis training, building strategic partnerships with community organizations and providing financial support for prevention and treatment programs, according to a press release.

“We are so pleased to honor Sheriff Chitwood at this year’s dinner, and to recognize his support of SMA Healthcare and other organizations in his community over the years.” said Andrew Gurtis, SMAHF board member and annual dinner co-chair.

The theme this year is Cruisin’ Into Victory Lane.

Past honorees have included Richard Petty, Darrell Waltrip, the late Reverend Hal Marchman, Vince Carter, and most recently Mike Helton. The dinner will also feature former NASCAR Champion Michael Waltrip as Emcee and steel drums by Ed Anderson.

Sponsorship tables are available starting at $2,000 and individual seats are $250. For more information about sponsoring the event or to purchase seats, contact Jennifer Secor at [email protected] or 386-254-1139 or Cyndi Hines at [email protected].