SPEEDWAY, Ind. — The 2010 Prelude to the Dream — featuring more than 25 world-renowned drivers battling for dirt supremacy on the half-mile clay oval on June 9 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio — will have a twist. While there still will be an individual race winner, there now will be a race within the race, with the field broken up into four teams, each representing a children’s hospital.
The all-star dirt Late Model race again will be presented live on HBO Pay-Per-View with proceeds from the telecast supporting four of the nation’s top children’s hospitals:
• Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis
• Cincinnati Children’s
• Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte, N.C.
• St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.
“We wanted to shake things up a little bit this year,” said Stewart, who has won the Prelude three times since its inception in 2005. “The team concept adds another level of excitement  … Details
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May 29, 2010 (Lake Forest, CA) – Today some of the best skateboarders in the world joined Ryan Sheckler at the etnies Skatepark of Lake Forest for the Sheckler Foundation’s first Skate for a Cause event that raised thousands of dollars for the Make-a-Wish Foundation. It was one of those days when the skate community rallied to help others and had a lot of fun granting wishes, with three best trick contests, a demo and a skateboard carnival village with games and activities
Two lucky kids’ wishes were granted this morning at etnies private skateboard training facility too – Jonathon’s wish was to skateboard with Ryan Sheckler, and Marissa wished to skate with Rob Dyrdek … Details
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Please join us, June 5th, 2010 from 11 AM to 4 PM, in remembering Pat Nataro, one of our great supporters and a huge champion for the cause. Surfers Healing invites families with autistic children to spend the day with us, surfing and enjoying the beach. Bring your towel and sun block; we will bring the surfboards, wetsuits and everything else! Lunch will be provided to all participants. Meet at Surfrider Beach in Malibu. Please park on PCH.
We need volunteers!Â
Would you like to volunteer for Surfers Healing? We’re always looking for help of all kinds. Please contact us at (866) 647-HEAL. Or e-mail us at surfcamp@paskowitz.com.Â
For more information, please visit www.SURFERSHEALING.org … Details
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Employees of Richard Childress Racing and ECR Engines will deliver and help distribute donated cleaning supplies Tuesday for residents of the Nashville, Tenn., area who were adversely affected by last month’s devastating flooding.
An RCR show car trailer filled with donated cleaning supplies departed Monday from RCR headquarters in Welcome, N.C., headed for Cat Financial headquarters in Nashville. Nearly two dozen RCR and ECR Engines employees will fly from Smith-Reynolds Airport, in Winston-Salem, to Nashville International Airport. The group will … Details
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