Dick Sesler named Belk's Project Hometown Hero

What was it like to be in Bank of America Stadium when Belk honored Camp Blue Skies founder Richard Sesler as a Project Hometown Hero during the Belk Bowl? Camp Director Jim Guimond caught all the action on his phone. It's almost like being there. Thanks, Jim!

Belk selected Camp Blue Skies founder Dick Sesler as a Project Hometown Hero for creating camps for adults with developmental disabilities.

It’s the first national honor for Sesler and Camp Blue Skies, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary.

Belk treated Dick like a hero with a free trip to the Belk Bowl on Dec. 31 at Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium.

Belk representatives turned section 206 into a Camp Blue Skies “fan zone” with 35 complimentary tickets for campers, parents/caregivers, volunteers, board members and team members.

In the second quarter, Dick and Camp Blue Skies were featured in a 30-second commercial on ESPN. The commercial was filmed at our weekend camp Dec. 6-8 at YMCA Camp Thunderbird in Lake Wylie, SC.

At the end of the third quarter, Belk officials presented Dick with a $25,000 donation Camper Cat Spantgos accompanied Dick on the field since Brent Sesler – the inspiration for Camp Blue Skies – had to work.

Belkie Bear, Belk’s beloved mascot, helped deliver one more surprise from the Charlotte-based retailer: A new electric golf cart to help transport campers at camp.

Kudos to the Kentucky Wildcats on the 37-30 win over Virginia Tech Hokies.

We are thrilled about the well-deserved recognition of Dick's vision and hard work.

• Click here if you want to email Dick with your congratulations and best wishes

• Click here for Drew Bollea's news report on WCCB, Charlotte's CW

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‪Heroes are all around us. In Charlotte, @richardsesler is making a difference through his work w/ @CampBlueSkies. We are proud to celebrate Dick as a #belkprojecthometown hero and give him a $25,000 donation and a trip to today’s @BelkBowl! Learn more at www.belk.com/projecthometown‬

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Beep beep! 🛺 Belkie Bear had an extra surprise for @richardsesler and @CampBlueSkies! Learn more at https://t.co/kI7PJJ2Xbn pic.twitter.com/PR1LjND2V7

— Belk (@belk) December 31, 2019