It’s probably difficult to surprise a driver like Dale Earnhardt Jr. who’s used to lightning quick movements in a NASCAR race, but that’s exactly what Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, did when it named an activity room after Earnhardt and his wife Amy on Saturday.
Both went on social media to share their appreciation for the honor:
Blown away by @Nationwide gift to me and @AmyEarnhardt. They renamed the @nationwidekids Activity Room in our honor. Incredibly humbling. pic.twitter.com/cqBBx3Cfob
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr)
January 22, 2017
Humbling to say the very least. Thank you so much for all you do for the many treated @nationwidekids ! We will come back to visit soon! https://t.co/WFMDpYjDGN
– Amy Earnhardt (@AmyEarnhardt)
January 22, 2017
But that’s not all that made it a special weekend for the Earnhardts. Junior auctioned off cars at Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale, Arizona, and raised $400,000 for @Nationwidekids. That’s a lot of zeros and a good weekend of work for the driver of the No. 88 Nationwide Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports.
A big check with lots of zeros. #ForTheKids #NW88JR pic.twitter.com/gSpytkPAhT
– Nationwide 88 (@nationwide88)
January 22, 2017