UPDATE: To purchase your tickets online, please CLICK HERE to visit our Eventbrite page! Event Will Again Honor Three Courageous Kids The checkered festoons will be waving overhead and the engines will soon be revving up for the last blast of summer – the 15th Racing For Kids to the Hill — Shifting Into High […]
Racing For Kids Shifts Into High Gear as Racing For Kids to the Hill Returns
Catching Up with Our Courageous Kids – Riley Slattery
Riley was one of the first Courageous Kids when Racing For Kids initiated the program in 2017. At the time, she was a brave little 7 year old who had overcome many medical obstacles, including 23 surgeries which had required her to use a wheelchair and later a walker. But she had a undeniable zest […]
Another Great “Kids at the Track” Day in Saint Pete
Racing For Kids got off to a fast start to the 2021 season in St. Petersburg. IndyCar Racer Jack Harvey delighted patients at John’s Hopkins All Children’s Hospital with a ‘Virtual Visit’ on Thursday, April 22. Harvey went on to a strong 4th Place finish Sunday in the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. On […]
Catching Up with Our Courageous Kids-Dylan Drouillard
When Racing For Kids first met Dylan in the summer of 2012, he was a 7 year old out-patient at Children’s Hospital of Michigan. He and his parents, John and Deanna and his big sister, Emily came to our Kids at the Track event at the Detroit Grand Prix on Belle Isle where he met IndyCar […]
Racing For Kids Jumpstarts the holidays with special Christmas Visits
Racing For Kids kicked off the holiday season with two special visits one to Children’s Hospital of Michigan and the other to Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. Both visits were Christmas gift “drop offs” to help brighten a hospital stay for many metro Detroit and Kansas City children. In the Detroit visit, a couple […]
Racing For Kids to the Hill – Shifting Gears 2020 – Virtual Event EXTENDED!
We are so disappointed COVID-19 canceled our annual “last blast of summer” fundraiser this year. But we need to keep helping sick kids in hospitals in our community and across the country. so this year our annual fundraiser is going virtual with an online Luxury Non-Auction and our new Donate & Dine Package. PURCHASE TICKETS and […]
Celebrate the 104th Running of the Indy 500!
Hello Racing For Kids Supporters, We are starting a campaign this week to celebrate the 104th running of the Indianapolis 500 on August 23rd at 1:00 PM ET on NBC and spreading the word about Racing For Kids and the hospitals the NTT Data IndyCar Drivers visit. Please meet “Flat Rosie & Ryder”. Help us color […]
Think about Racing For Kids on “Giving Tuesday”
Today is GIVING TUESDAY. Please consider making a Racing For Kids donation by clicking the DONATE tab at the top of the page to help underwrite the costs of our new COVID-19 Response Program. Our Racing For Kids Team is responding to COVID-19 pediatric needs by: Sending funds (up to $5,000) to support children’s hospitals COVID-19 […]
Update From Racing For Kids
Dear Sponsors, Supporters and Friends: Our Racing For Kids team was deeply disappointed when our 2020 schedule of hospital visits was put on hold last month. But we fully understand why our program was delayed as the country is fighting against the Covid-19 virus. We are joining in that fight as we support the hospital […]
