Smoky Mtn Cannonball Run date is set to fund the Sean Summerfield Scholarship
Maryville, Tennessee – March 26th, 2018 – In early 2017, the Smoky Mountain Harley-Davidson family was rocked with the sudden and untimely death of 23-year-old Sean Summerfield. Sean was a resident of Maryville, TN and graduated from William Blount High School in 2011. Sean “Little Sean” Summerfield practically grew up at Smoky Mountain Harley-Davidson. He began working here at the age of 15 when his father Mike, also a member of the Smoky Mountain family, volunteered him for an open wash bay position. By 16, Little Sean was riding his Sportster every day to school and then working afternoons and weekends at the dealership. It was obvious from the beginning that Harley-Davidson was in his blood. He absorbed everything from those around him, building and modifying his own motorcycle and working on all sorts of special projects for the dealership. Little Sean was the inspiration for Smoky Mountain H-D’s High School Bike Build Off and was a key member in the development and promotion of the Smoky Mountain Scrambler projects. For all that knew him, his “Summerfield Smile” was contagious; his sense for adventure filled others with life. He was a real-life James Dean and his memory will live forever in all of us.
To memorialize his life, Smoky Mountain Harley-Davidson has created the Sean Summerfield Memorial Scholarship to be awarded to a child of a SMH-D employee or resident of Blount Co. The scholarship will continue to be funded by the Spring Smoky Mountain Cannonball Run, which takes place April 14th. We are now taking applications; application deadline is April 30th, 2018. The winner of the Scholarship will be announced here at Smoky Mountain H-D on May 26th, 2018.
The Cannonball Run will consist of teams of motorcycle riders using their navigation skills to hit as many checkpoints as possible within a 6-hour timeframe. Checkpoints are located all over East Tennessee within a 100-mile radius of SMH-D. Registration for riders to participate is $25 and is available online at smh-d.com. The event will occur rain or shine on April 14th with day of registration opening up at SMH-D at 8am. All riders must be registered by 11am to participate. Donations will also be accepted online and the day of the event. The event will conclude that evening with live music at The Shed located next door to SMH-D. Top 5 will win cash and prizes. The concert will be featuring Big Gun, AC/DC Tribute Concert.
Event web listing – https://www.smh-d.com/–xListEvents?CalendarIDs=&id=347990
Application Link – https://www.smh-d.com/–summerfield-sponsorship
-Thanks
Tonya Brown
Marketing Manager
Smoky Mountain Harley-Davidson
(865) 977-1669 x 324
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