Jimmie Johnson Foundation and Blue Bunny Ice Cream Announce Five $25,000 Grant Opportunities The Blue Bunny Helmet of Hope program, which began in 2008, allows fans and consumers across the country to nominate their favorite education-focused charities, including Parent/Teacher Associations, to receive a $25,000 grant, a Blue Bunny ice … The Blue Bunny Helmet of Hope program, which began in 2008, allows fans and consumers across the country to nominate their favorite education-focused charities, including Parent/Teacher Associations, to receive a $25,000 grant, a Blue Bunny ice cream party, and special recognition on Johnson’s race helmet.

PHOENIX, March 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Six-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson announced the launch of the 2016 Blue Bunny Helmet of Hope campaign, which will award $125,000 to five non-profit organizations in May, during a press conference Friday morning at Phoenix International Raceway.

Johnson was joined by Mike Wells, president and CEO of Wells Enterprises, maker of Blue Bunny Ice Cream, and representatives from 2015 Blue Bunny Helmet of Hope recipient organization The Be Kind People Project, to reveal that not-for-profit (501c3) organizations that directly support K-12 public education will be eligible to compete for one of the five available $25,000 grants.

“The generosity and uniqueness of the Jimmie Johnson Foundation Blue Bunny Helmet of Hope program engaged and involved our volunteers, our schools, and our community in a way that no other effort has ever done,” said Bo Whittenton of The Be Kind People Project, a 2015 grant recipient.

The Blue Bunny Helmet of Hope program, which began in 2008, allows fans and consumers across the country to nominate their favorite education-focused charities, including Parent/Teacher Associations, to receive a $25,000 grant, a Blue Bunny ice cream party, and special recognition on Johnson’s race helmet.

To date, the Blue Bunny Helmet of Hope program has contributed more than $810,000 to 81 different charities.

About the Jimmie Johnson Foundation
Chandra and Jimmie Johnson launched the Jimmie Johnson Foundation in February 2006.

About Blue Bunny
Wells Enterprises, Inc., maker of Blue Bunny ice cream, is the largest privately held, family-owned ice cream and frozen treat manufacturer in the United States. Fun Hops Into Nation’s Ice Cream Freezers Courtesy Of Blue Bunny