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Camping World Fights North Carolina City Over Massive American Flag

Camping World Fights North Carolina City Over Massive American Flag

Camping World is embroiled in a fight with the city of Statesville, North Carolina over their massive American Flag that flies over their Gander RV lot. The city has imposed a $50 per day fine for leaving it up, according to the Daily Caller.

“I don’t care if the fine gets to $500 a day… It’s not coming down!” Marcus Lemonis

The company flies the flag to honor veterans and military service…

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Billionaire steps up for national parks, offering employment opportunities, army of volunteers 

Philanthropist Marcus Lemonis is offering work at his Camping World stories and access to an army of volunteers to national parks in need.

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Billionaire steps up for national parks, offering employment opportunities, army of volunteers

Philanthropist Marcus Lemonis is offering work at his Camping World stories and access to an army of volunteers to national parks in need.

Excerpt from this Mother Nature Network story:

Marcus Lemonis, a self-made billionaire, philanthropist and host of the CNBC reality series "The Profit," is tired of waiting on Washington to act. He's rallying his employees and others to help make a difference.

During a Jan. 8 live stream on Facebook, Lemonis — owner of Camping World, the the nation's largest retailer of RVs and RV accessories — launched a campaign to not only offer part-time work at his hundreds of dealerships and retail stores to furloughed park employees, but he also offered a considerable force of volunteers to help clean up parks in need.

"If you are watching this video and you work at a national park and you're furloughed right now, I am offering some hours at our Camping World locations, our dealership locations our Gander locations around the country," he says in the video. "Give you a couple hours here and there to try and fill in some of the gaps."

In addition, Lemonis is also calling on park officials to leverage the volunteer activism that's woven into his company's culture. In 2013, Lemonis launched The Good Samaritan Program, which enables his team of more than 7,000 employees to enjoy 32 paid hours per year volunteering for causes they're passionate about.

"I've had a lot of employees reach out to me," he adds in the video below, "and what we want to do is if you are at a national park today and you need additional labor or additional help, our employees are willing to volunteer their time inside of their program and probably in addition to that, to come help you clean that up."

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Monster Energy Series: David Ragan, #38 2017 Camping World Retro Ford, Front Row Motorsports.

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Thoughts on those potential new manufacturers:

DODGE:

Sergio Marchionne is full of it, so Dodge could return or could not. He's been looking to boost Chrysler's nameplate in hopes of selling it off to someone. GM balked at the opportunity, but VW called his bluff last week. Who knows what Dodge will do, but I honestly wouldn't count on them returning based solely on Marchionne's history. Still, it would be cool to see them return. They killed the Viper and the Viper racing program, so perhaps they might be looking to drop some cash in NASCAR again. Outside of the Marchionne variable, what team would become the Dodge factory team? They made a play for Childress back in '12, but Childress declined.

VW/Audi:

VW was looking to get into NASCAR back in '10, going so far as repeated meetings with NASCAR brass and visits to several races. They walked away and later announced plans to return to F1, which was axed by Dieselgate. Dieselgate also took down Audi's motorsports program. It would make for good public relations if Audi/VW made a push into NASCAR. Still, it's a long shot.

Buick:

This one makes a lot of sense. They could benefit from the exposure, as they've quietly been making a comeback in the industry. 1: They have a checkered history in NASCAR, winning three championships in a row in the early '80s. 2: They could bring back the Grand National nameplate to much fanfare from the Old Guard. 3: A Buick program would have immediate access to Chevy's R&D, chassis, and engine. It would be pretty easy for Buick to slide back in and be accepted into the sport. The question is, which currently floundering team would Buick sink it's $ into as their flagship? Answer: Roush-Fenway. Jack wants out, but he's not going to go cheap or quietly. Buick could make him an offer he can't refuse.

Nissan:

They could dip their toes into NASCAR by running the Titan. Truck sales have been lagging, and the standard Titan is no slouch. If the program went well, they could expand into Xfinity and Cup with the Altima and Maxima to combat rival Toyota on American soil. I can't see longtime fans accepting Nissan any easier than they did Toyota, so it probably wouldn't go over too well. Thoughts?

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“TOYOTA: Let’s Go Places”

OMG. Best product placement EVER.