Racing For Kids brightened the day and the rooms of more than 100 hospitalized youngsters in Children’s Hospital of Michigan this week. For the 2nd year in a row, the suburban Detroit based auto racing children’s charity delivered individual “Night Light Projector” gifts to the youngsters, some of whom may be spending the holidays in […]
Racing For Kids Lights Up The Rooms For Kids At Children’s Hospital Of Michigan
Racing For Kids to the Hill Shifts Into High Gear for a Fully Charged Return to the Hill
The long awaited return of Racing For Kids to the Hill was all the more thrilling and enjoyable this year because of all the obstacles that needed to be overcome to bring it back for its 15th year! Uncertainty over the pandemic, a fire in our building the week before – we had a lot […]
When there are weeks between NTT INDYCAR SERIES races
Racing For Kids Team members took advantage of the mid-summer break in IndyCar Racing for a fishing excursion on the cool waters of Northern Lake Michigan. Good News! The fish were biting: Steelhead, King Salmon and Lake Trout. From left to right, Andy Muzingo, Rick Muzingo, Ben Muzingo and Pat Wright.
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 […]
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 […]
