Pictured: Dr. Vanderpool and his son David working on-site in Ghana.In honor of Father’s Day, Dr. David Vanderpool was selected as Darrell Waltrip Automotive’s Hometown Hero for the month of June.
Vanderpool was nominated by his son for his passion to improve the lives of others. “I have been profoundly influenced by my father and his selfless giving, and am grateful that others see him as the hero that I know him to be,” says son, David Stalling Vanderpool. From Ghana, Haiti, Honduras, and Mozambique to New Orleans, Alabama and Nashville, Vanderpool works to build the infrastructure to combat global poverty and devotes his time and talents toward worldwide disaster relief.
In 2005 he founded Mobile Medical Disaster Relief (MMDR), an international non-profit that works to serve the destitute in areas left impoverished by natural disasters and human oppression. The $500 donation from Darrell Waltrip Automotive will go toward MMDR’s next campaign, which aims to provide medical care and clean water projects in Ghana to leverage the release of children from slavery.
Darrell Waltrip Automotive’s Hometown Heroes is a monthly event honoring Middle Tennessee residents who have made a positive impact on their community. Nominate your hero at www.darrellwaltrip.com. If you are inspired by this story and would like to get involved in your community, please visit http://www.givingmatters.com/.
About MMDR
MMDR uses medicine, community development, and micro-enterprise to help fulfill the medical needs of vulnerable and under-served people in the United States and throughout the world. MMDR continues to aid Haiti’s post-earthquake recovery, taking monthly medical teams into the neediest areas, providing free medical care and partnering with communities for development. In the US, following the devastation of the Tuscaloosa, AL tornado, MMDR was quick to respond with medical supplies, food and water. MMDR has programs in 14 countries and is constantly expanding to encompass the growing effects of global poverty. For more information, please visit http://www.mmdr.org/.
