Florence & White Ford of Smithville presented checks in the amount of $6,020 to the DCHS football program Wednesday afternoon.

The money, raised during the recent Ford Drive event at the high school, was given to Tiger Football Coach Steve Trapp and DCHS Quarterback Club President Darrell Gill by Jimmy White of Florence and White Ford. Florence and White brought several new Fords to the school parking lot, during Family Football Night at DCHS, and money was donated for each vehicle test-driven by the community before DeKalb faced Friendship Christian.

Trapp said he was thankful for the support of both the Ford dealer and the people of DeKalb County.

“We appreciate our entire community and all their support. The Ford Drive Program is something new we kind of found in the last couple of years, and it has really helped our program. Florence and White Ford has really supported athletics in DeKalb County, including football,” Trapp said. “It wouldn’t work without the community coming out to test drive the cars. Our Quarterback club put together a barbecue dinner, and we called it Football Community Night. It came together really well with a lot of great people, and if you know me, it’s all about the people. We really appreciate the support of our whole county, especially Florence and White Ford, and the money will be put to good use in support of our program.”

“This Test Drive for Ford is great for our football program, Gill added. “It’s great for our community fans to come out, enjoy barbeque, and help kick off the football season. We look at doing this as an annual thing now, and if you’re going to buy a new Ford make sure you go to Florence and White Ford and give these guys the first chance.”

“We’re just happy to be able to help out and give back to the community,” remarked Jimmy White of Florence and White Ford.