Charity Distributes More Than $500,000 to Sonoma County Youth Groups

Infineon Raceway Chapter of Speedway Children's Charities Distributes
$524,050 to Sonoma County Youth Groups

 

SONOMA, Calif. (Nov. 26, 2007) -  The Infineon Raceway Chapter of
Speedway Children's Charities will distribute $524,050 to 67 qualified
youth organizations in Sonoma County for the 2007 season. 

 

This marks the third consecutive year the Infineon Raceway Chapter has
topped the $500,000 mark - it distributed a one-year record of $554,045
in 2005. Moreover, the chapter has distributed more than $2.6 million
since 2002 to Sonoma County youth groups. The chapter's Board of
Trustees recently approved the distribution of funds at its annual
meeting.

 

            Speedway Children's Charities is the charitable arm of
Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which owns and operates Infineon Raceway.  

 

            "The entire proceeds from the Speedway Children's Charities
donation goes to providing recreational activities for children with
cancer and life threatening illnesses," said Bob Burke, founder of Bob
Burke's Kid, a SCC grant recipient. "There is a lot of love that goes on
here, and we are so appreciative of the support." 

  

           The monies awarded in 2007 were generated through a
combination of Infineon Raceway events, including the Raceway Builders
Grand Marshal's Banquet and the Race & Rock Charity Auction, which
combined to raise more than $148,000. Both were held during the
raceway's Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series weekend in June.
The 3rd annual Classic Sports Racing Group's (CSRG) Charity Challenge
also generated an additional $66,000. 

 

           In all, the chapter hosted 13 events in 2007, primarily tied
to the raceway's motor racing events. The chapter also received a
donation from Sonic Automotive Corporation, as well as other national
funding.

 

Speedway Children's Charities is a non-profit organization with the
purpose of raising funds to be distributed to qualified children's
organizations. Founded in 1984 by Bruton Smith, chairman of Speedway
Motorsports Inc., Speedway Children's Charities originated at Lowe's
Motor Speedway in North Carolina. 

 

Sixty-seven youth groups will receive funding from Speedway Children's
Charities in 2007:

 

ANOVA Center for Education; Action Network; Bob Burke's Kids; Boys &
Girls Clubs of Petaluma; Canine Companions for Independence; Catholic
Charities; Committee on the Shelterless; Community Action Partnership;
Court Appointed Special Advocates; Giant Steps Therapeutic Equestrian
Center; Grandparents Parenting Again; Hanna Boys Center; Hope Works
Santa Rosa; Hospice by the Bay Foundation; Humane Society of Sonoma
County; KRCB Public Radio; La Luz Center; LandPaths; Life Works of
Sonoma County; Luther Burbank Memorial Foundation; Matrix Parent
Network; McDowell Drug Task Force; Northern California Center for Well
Being; Old Adobe School; Operation Youth of Sonoma Valley; Okizu
Foundation; Petaluma Education Foundation; Petaluma People Services
Center; Redwood Empire Food Bank; Redwood Empire Foster Parent
Association; River Child Care Services; Roseland Charter School; Sonoma
Children's Cancer Foundation; Sonoma County Adult and Youth Development;
Sonoma County Public Library Foundation; Sonoma County Repertory
Theater; Sonoma Ecology Center; Sonoma Valley 4-H Club; Sonoma Valley
Education Foundation (3); Sonoma Valley Film Society; Sonoma Valley
Mentoring Alliance; Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau; Summer Search North
Bay; The Living Room; The Salvation Army; The Literacy Garden; Twin
Valley Aquatics; United Against Sexual Assault; Valley of the Moon
Aquatics; Valley of the Moon Boys & Girls Club; Valley of the Moon
Children's Foundation; Valley of the Moon Education Foundation; Valley
of the Moon Teen Center; Valley of the Moon Teen Parent; Volunteer
Center of Sonoma County; WillMar Center for Bereaved Children; YWCA of
Sonoma County.

  

"It's been so wonderful to have the ongoing support of Speedway
Children's Charities," said Ellen LaBruce, executive director of La Luz
Center. "The grant support allows us to provide healthcare, nutritional
classes, family counseling and mental health services to those who may
not otherwise have access to health services." 

 

For more information on the Sonoma Chapter of Speedway Children's
Charities, email Denise Silver at dsilver@infineonraceway.com or call
707-933-3950.

 

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 John Cardinale

VP, Communications & Marketing

Infineon Raceway

Hwys 37 and 121

Sonoma, CA 95476

707-933-3907

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