The Las Vegas Chapter of Speedway Children's Charities

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Speedway Children’s Charities gears up for second half of 2008

After a successful beginning to 2008, the Las Vegas Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities is gearing up for a busy second half of the year. 

The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway will host a charity dunk tank during the Night of Fire on July 3.  Bullring drivers and a few special guests will take turns sitting in the dunk tank to raise money for SCC. 

Cowboy Night at the Bullring will also benefit SCC, giving fans the opportunity to become a desert cowboy on a mechanical bull provided by Stoney’s Rockin’ Country. 

The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series rolls into town on Sept. 20 and SCC is planning several fundraisers throughout the weekend featuring drivers that will be participating in the Qwik Liner Las Vegas 350 at LVMS.

The highlight of the fall fundraising season is the Fifth Annual “Cards for Kids” Poker Tournament with Stars of the NHRA on Oct. 29.  Race fans and poker players will have the chance to try their bluffing skills against professionals from the NHRA.  Top Fuel pilots Brandon Bernstein, J.R. Todd and Morgan Lucas and Pro Stock driver Justin Humphreys have already signed on to test their poker abilities against their fans.

For more information on any Las Vegas Chapter events, or to make a donation, please contact Janae Melvin at (702) 632-8242 or jmelvin@lvms.com

 

2008 Schedule of Events

October 29, 2008- Fifth Annual "Cards for Kids" Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament with Stars of the NHRA

(tentative as of February 9, 2008. Events and dates subject to change)

 

Speedway Children's Charities has successful NASCAR weekend

Speedway Children's Charities had a successful 2008 NASCAR weekend, raising more than $120,000 for children of Las Vegas and Southern Nevada. The weekend began with the 10th Annual NASCAR Driver Auction on Feb. 28, at Sam's Town Live!, in Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall. more

 

Las Vegas Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities to grant $299,000 to 64 local children’s causes

The Las Vegas Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities will hold its annual Grant Distribution and Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Tuesday, Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. in the Busch garage in the infield of the superspeedway.

The Las Vegas Chapter will grant $299,000 to 64 local children’s charities at the ceremony. The list of grant recipients includes: Candlelighters for Childhood Cancer of Southern Nevada, Down Syndrome Organization of Southern Nevada, Greater Las Vegas After-School All-Stars, “I Have a Dream Foundation”, Inc., Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation, Miracle Flights for Kids, Las Vegas Sun Summer Camp, Positively Kids, and Shade Tree. more

 

 

Speedway Children's Charities is a non-profit foundation based in Charlotte, N.C., that distributes funds to charities and foundations providing medical, emotional and social services to children in need.  Founded in 1984 by O. Bruton Smith, chief executive officer of Speedway Motorsports, Inc., Speedway Children's Charities has grown into a national foundation with chapters located at each of the six Speedway Motorsports Inc., facilities, including Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway, Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C., Texas Motor Speedway in Dallas-Ft. Worth and Atlanta Motor Speedway. Each chapter's objective is to assist as many children as possible.