Infineon Raceway Chapter of Speedway Children's Charities Distributes Record $458,000

 

SONOMA, Calif. November 29, 2004; The Infineon Raceway Chapter of
Speedway Children's Charities will distribute $458,000 to 36 needy youth
organizations in Sonoma County for the 2004 season. The figure
represents the largest single-year distribution since the Sonoma chapter
was formed in 1996,  and an increase of more than $100,000 over the
chapter's 2003 total grant awards.

 

            The chapter's Board of Trustees recently approved the
distribution of funds at its annual meeting. Speedway Children's
Charities is the primary charitable arm of Speedway Motorsports, Inc,
which owns and operates Infineon Raceway. The Sonoma County chapter has
raised more than $1.2 million over the past four years.

 

           The monies awarded in 2004 were generated through a
combination of Infineon Raceway events, plus a donation by Sonic
Automotive Corporation.  This year's fundraising events included the
NASCAR Grand Marshall's Banquet, Rock-n-Race Auction, NHRA Tour de
Charity, Dancin' & Draggin', the Sonoma Valley Vintage Race Car Festival
and the Classic Sports Racing Group's Charity Challenge.

 

            Thirty-six groups will receive funds, including: Boys &
Girls Club of Petaluma; Boys & Girls Club of Rohnert Park; CARE
Children's Counseling Center; Community Action Partnership; El Nido Teen
Center; Giant Steps Therapeutic Equestrian Center; Grandparents
Parenting...Again; Kenwood Education Foundation; Kid Scoop; La Luz
Center; Loving Paws Assistance Dogs; McDowell Drug Task Force; Operation
Youth of Sonoma Valley; Redwood Empire Council; Redwood Empire Food
Bank; Routes for Youth; Santa Rosa Symphony; Schell-Vista Fire District;
Social Advocates For Youth; Sonoma Children's Cancer Foundation; Sonoma
County Public Library Foundation; Sonoma Garden Park; Flowery School,
Adele Harrison Middle School and Sonoma Valley High School via Sonoma
Valley Education Foundation; Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance;
Soroptimist International of Sonoma Valley; Twin Valley Aquatics; Valley
of the Moon Children's Foundation; Volunteer Center of Sonoma County;
Willmar Center for Bereaved Children; Luther Burbank Center for the
Arts; Boys & Girls Club Valley of the Moon; Court Appointed Special
Advocates of Sonoma County; YWCA of Sonoma County; and Bay Area Sports
Hall of Fame.

 

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.