NASCAR Day May 18

NASCAR Day is fast approaching.

That’s the day some businesses let you wear race gear and a special pin to show your support of the NASCAR Foundation. Each pin is $5 and can be purchased at The Home Depot, NASCAR.com or from Official NASCAR Members Club local chapter presidents like me.

This year, NASCAR Day is Friday, May 18. Many ONMC members will be in Charlotte, N.C. for the second annual convention and the following day’s All-Star Challenge, but that doesn’t mean we can’t be involved in the fund raising effort.

Among charities supported by the NASCAR Foundation are: The Dale Earnhardt Foundation; The Dale Jarrett Foundation; Ernie Irvan Race2Safety Foundation; Formula Smiles Foundation; The Green Foundation; The Greg Biffle Foundation; Hendrick Marrow Program; The Jamie McMurray Foundation; The Jeff Gordon Foundation; The Jimmie Johnson Foundation; The Kasey Kahne Foundation; The Kenny Irwin Jr. Foundation and the Dare to Dream Camp; The Kurt Busch Foundation; Kyle Petty Charity Ride; Martinsville Speedway Children’s Foundation; Racing 4 Literacy; Racing for a Reason, a Ray Evernham Foundation; The Randy Dorton Memorial Fund; Ricky Craven Snowmobile Ride for Charity; Roam for a Home Terry Labonte Foundation; The Ryan Newman Foundation; The Bobby Scruggs Memorial Foundation; Speediatrics; Speedway Children’s Charities; Spirit of America annual blood drive at Michigan International Speedway; The Tony Stewart Foundation; Urban Youth Racing School; and Victory Junction Gang Camp.

Most of those charities involve work with at-risk kids or critically ill children, some deal with bettering the lives of children in Colombia, Habitat for Humanity, Ronald McDonald House, the American Red Cross, registering and testing people to make bone marrow matches, while others raise money for animal rights issues and to build no-kill animal shelters.

To learn more about any of those charities, you can visit their websites and The NASCAR Foundation link through NASCAR.com.

If you, your civic group or your business want to purchase pins go to any Home Depot or send an e-mail to leeannlcp257051@yahoo.com. If you want to be a Crew Chief for your group or business, you can also contact the Foundation directly.