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 […]
Catching Up with Our Courageous Kids – Riley Slattery
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 […]
Remembering Fay Buhl
Fay FitzSimons Buhl, the honorary godmother of Racing For Kids®, passed away on February 25 in Harbor Springs, Michigan. Former board member of Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Fay is the mother of four boys including former IndyCar Racer, Robbie Buhl, who is the national spokesperson and co-founder of Racing For Kids; Tom Buhl, longtime co-chairman […]
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 First Virtual Fundraiser is a Huge Success!!
Our 14th Annual Racing For Kids to the Hill certainly wasn’t the event we had been hoping to stage in 2020. But fortunately we were able to “Shift Gears” and ended up having a wonderfully successful “virtual” event that benefited both our hospital visit program as well as the community restaurants who have been with […]
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 […]
Elkhart Lake “Virtual” Welcome Party Benefiting Racing For Kids
Join us this year on INSTAGRAM LIVE @sibkensresort with host Guy Hobbs interviewing racing celebrity guests and supporting Racing For Kids! About this Event On Saturday, July 11, 2020, from 7 – 9 PM CT, the Elkhart Lake ‘Virtual’ Welcome Party will be coming to you Live from Siebkens Resort. As the NTT Data IndyCar […]
