Capping its third year as a leading fundraiser for children in need, Speedway Children’s Charities, Dover Motor Speedway chapter today donated $90,000 to 20 Delaware and mid-Atlantic-based entities who emphasize the health, safety, welfare and development of children.
The Speedway Children’s Charities, Dover Motor Speedway chapter’s focus is raising funds for Delaware and mid-Atlantic-based non-profit organizations with a focus on assisting Delaware children in need. Through three years, Speedway Children’s Charities, Dover Motor Speedway chapter (SCC-Dover) has distributed nearly $200,000 to area groups.
Today, during a celebratory luncheon, the following organizations were presented with donations on behalf of SCC-Dover:
- A Better Chance for Our Children, Inc. (Wilmington/Milford): Helps young trauma survivors develop emotional regulation.
- Autism Delaware (Newark): Provides expanded social recreation activities to Delaware children.
- Caring Hearts, Helping Hands (Camden-Wyoming): Holiday gifts for children of financially challenged working families.
- Elizabeth W. Murphey School (Dover): Houses children and young adults from ages 8-21.
- Embrace Delaware (Dover): Create community, inclusion, relationships and support for families with children with disabilities.
- Exceptional Care for Children (Newark): Provides mobility equipment to medically fragile children.
- Family Hope Coalition (Hockessin): Provides tangible necessities to foster and kinship families.
- Fostering Wishes Foundation (Dover): Grants birthday, holiday and everyday wishes to children in Delaware foster care.
- Free Bikes 4 Kidz Delaware (Selbyville): Free bicycles for children in need in Kent and Sussex counties.
- Green Beret Project (Dover): Empowers youth through sports, education, and mentorship.
- Jason Anderson Foundation for Youth Sports (Nassau): Assists with participation in youth sports.
- Jewish Family Services of Delaware (Wilmington): Addresses youth mental health with counseling, case management and referral services.
- Kind To Kids Foundation (Wilmington): Helps children in foster care succeed in life.
- Mark Dombroski Foundation (Media, Pa.): Funds organizations that support youth education, athletics, safety and well-being.
- Neighborhood Ninjas (Wilmington): American Ninja Warrior-inspired organization which gives at-risk youth the mindset to overcome obstacles with programs in modern playgrounds.
- PAWS for People (Newark): Provides pet therapy to improve mental wellness and learning for children.
- Read Aloud Delaware (Dover): Brings regular reading and language activities to underserved households, along with one-on-one training.
- Reading Assist (Wilmington): Organizes tutoring opportunities to children in need.
- Sam’s KIDS (Newport): Provides new coats, scholarships, nutrition education and animal programs for youth in need.
- Shoes That Fit (Newark): New sneakers for underserved children.
Evergreen Farms in Dover hosted today’s event, with Nemours Children’s Health serving as the luncheon sponsor.
“Our board of trustees has the great privilege of rewarding the critical efforts of these fine organizations that work every day to provide meaningful assistance to the children in need within our community,” said Gary Camp, the director of Speedway Children’s Charities, Dover Motor Speedway chapter and Dover Motor Speedway’s vice president for marketing and communications. “We are already getting ready for 2025 and working on plans to add more fundraising opportunities to our schedule of events, including during our upcoming July 18-20 NASCAR tripleheader weekend.”
Speedway Children’s Charities, Dover Motor Speedway board of trustee’s members include:
- Craig Amhaus, vice president of corporate partnerships, Philadelphia Union
- Pete Bradley, president, Kent County Tourism Corporation
- Brandon Durk, national team sports specialist, New Balance Athletics
- Joe Heller, senior vice president, marketing and communications, Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Jason Mullen, president, Accelerated Fire Protection, Inc.
- Michael Riemann, principal, Becker Morgan Group
- Vishal Patel, chief medical officer, HealthyPath, Inc.
- Tanner Polce, chief advancement officer, Brandywine Valley SPCA
- Terry Rubritz. professor of marketing and management, West Chester (Pa.) University
- Meghan Walls, director, external affairs, Delaware Valley; licensed psychologist, Division of Behavioral Health, Nemours Children’s Health.
- Brian Washington Jr., director, supply chain operations, Christiana Care Health System
- Kathy Willes, vice president of finance, N.K.S. Distributors, Inc.
For more information on the Speedway Children’s Charities, Dover Motor Speedway chapter, or to donate, email [email protected].
Dover Motor Speedway’s ownership group, Speedway Motorsports, established the first Speedway Children’s Charities (SCC) chapter in 1982. Since then, SCC chapters across the United States have raised more than $72 million in grants for organizations that assist children.
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