SurfAid USA announces the launch of its fundraising contest, the Get On Board campaign. The campaign begins December 26, 2011 and ends February 10, 2012.
Funds raised will directly support SurfAid’s humanitarian efforts on the Mentawai and Nias islands in Indonesia. The Get On Board campaign is sponsored by the Quiksilver Foundation, San Diego State University’s Surf Research Center, Quiksilver Travel, and Malaleuca charter boat  … More
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Jay Leno has invited the team from the Iron Men Foundation to detail their lovingly built, new from the ground up, ’32 Ford Roadster. Dubbed the ‘Metal of Honor’, the roadster has been built with new parts donated by American companies and features the signatures of 46 living Medal of Honor recipients.
Volunteers from the Iron Men Foundation then put the all-metal car together piece-by-piece over several months in space donated by Custom Classics Restorations in Island Lake, IL.  … Pictures and more
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TULSA, Oklahoma –
A Claremore high school student is braving the elements on a bike ride across the Sooner State. He’s spending his Thanksgiving break cycling 500 miles from Oklahoma’s southern to northern borders — raising money for cancer along the way.
Alongside all the road warriors, Oklahoma’s highways are making room for one more, and his bicycle.
“The cold’s a little bit more extreme than I thought it would be … MoreÂ
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A couple of years ago, Larry Foyt premiered the Foyt Family Wines label while the IZOD IndyCar Series made its annual visit to Infineon Raceway Sears Point amid the wine-growing Sonoma and Napa valleys.
Using the skills of winemaker Tom Meadowcroft, Foyt Family Wines has produced a chardonnay, a Bordeaux-style meritage and, most recently, a reserve Cabernet Sauvignon.
The intent of the No. 77Â Â Â …Â More
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