Racing for Kids has donated $50,000 to the Cherese Mari Laulhere Child Life Program at Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital, honoring the life and legacy of Les Unger, whose more than 25 years of philanthropic support helped benefit the Child Life Program at Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital. Leaders from Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital, […]
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Racing for Kids Honors the Late Les Unger with $50,000 Gift to Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Child Life Program
Michaelian was the longtime CEO of the Long Beach Grand Prix. As the Official Charity of The Grand Prix’s Pro Celebrity Race, Racing For Kids worked with Michaelian and his staff to benefit local Children’s Hospitals. God speed. You will be missed, Jim.
Jim Michaelian: Long Beach lost a giant; I lost a friend
Our Mission
Founded in Detroit in 1989, Racing For Kids® is designed to use the increasing popularity of motorsports to focus public attention and funding on the health care needs of children.
The hospital visits form the heart of the program. Racing For Kids® drivers visit children in Children’s Hospitals wherever they race. They spend time with each sick youngster answering questions about their sport, posing for pictures, signing autographs and handing out the distinctive Racing For Kids® hats, coloring books and assorted memorabilia provide by our sponsors.
Hospital Visits
750+
Sick Children Visited
45,000
Donations Received
$8m
