The Wendell Scott Foundation has selected FanGirl Consulting & Brand Management, LLC as its global licensing agent.

The Wendell Scott Foundation is a national, not for profit 501c3 established to commemorate the memory of the first African American race car driver to win the Grand National race, NASCAR’s highest level. Wendell Oliver Scott (August 29, 1921 – December 23, 1990) was an American stock car racing driver from Danville, Virginia and the only black driver to win a race in what is now the Sprint Cup Series. Scott broke the color barrier in Southern stock car racing whose career was repeatedly affected by racial prejudice.

“I’m excited for the opportunity to supply Wendell Scott fans all over the world the level of merchandise and apparel that they deserve. We are excited to be represented by Fan Girl and the amazing work that they do,” Warrick Scott, CEO of the Wendell Scott Foundation.

“We are honored and thrilled that the Wendell Scott Foundation has selected the FanGirl team to be its global Licensing Agent. Wendell Scott’s story is a racing story which has the civil rights movement as its backdrop. He was a talented driver and a trailblazer in NASCAR. We look forward to working with the Foundation to celebrate his legacy and build this licensing franchise,” says Anita Castellar, CEO of FanGirl Consulting & Brand Management.

The Wendell Scott brand is a call to action to those who not only desire to compete at the highest level, but desire to be the best at the highest level. Wendell Scott embodied a competitive credence that giving up is way harder than trying. Wendell Scott believed that there is no such word as “can’t”.

FanGirl Consulting & Brand Management will oversee the following activities as the licensing program kicks off

• Ιdentifying Licensing and Retail opportunities in all Consumer Product categories
• Building a Direct to Consumer retail program and Ecommerce strategy

• Collaborating with Promotional Partners to celebrate key anniversaries in Wendell Scott’s career and to and promote diversity.

The FanGirl team will be attending the Festival of Licensing kicking off October 6th and are actively setting appointments to discuss Licensing and Retail opportunities.

About the Wendell Scott Foundation:

The Wendell Scott Foundation is a national, not for profit 501c3 established to commemorate the memory of the first African American race car driver to win the Grand National, NASCAR’s highest level, Wendell Scott. Wendell Scott Foundation has provided mentoring, job skill training, educational opportunities as well as supportive services, that rely on applications of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (“STEM”) to at-risk, under-served youths between the ages of 8 – 18 years of age. The Foundation is most distinguishing for the depth of its mentoring, after-school and summer programs.The Foundation also strives to make certain that Wendell Scott’s determination to accomplish goals despite all challenges will be carried on among the lives it serves. http://www.wendellscott.org/

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