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Infineon Raceway fans donate $273,000 for kids' charities

By Debbie Arrington
darrington@sacbee.com
Published: Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011 - 11:52 am

Fans went the extra mile to help children's charities during Infineon Raceway's annual fund-raising campaign.

Auctions of autographed helmets and other memorabilia, gala dinners with drivers and a classic sports car rally helped raise $273,072 for children's charities, track officials announced Wednesday.

In all, 38 non-profit organizations - from the Boys and Girls Club of Sonoma Valley to the Salvation Army - will receive funds from the Sonoma chapter of Speedway Children's Charities, the charitable arm of track owner Speedway Motorsports Inc.

The biggest windfall - more than $85,000 - came from the Children's Champions Grand Marshal's Banquet and the KFOX Race & Rock Charity Auction, both held in June during the Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series weekend at the Sonoma track.

The seventh annual Classic Sports Racing Group's (CSRG) Charity Challenge raised an additional $42,000.

Events were also held in conjunction with IndyCar and NHRA weekends at Infineon Raceway, Northern California's major motorsports facility. Since 2001, the Sonoma branch of Speedway Children's Charities has distributed more than $3.9 million to area organizations.

Among other groups receiving funds this season are: California Parenting Institute; California Youth Outreach; Catholic Charities; Committee on the Shelterless (COTS); Community Action Partnership; Conservation Corps/North Bay; Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA); DeMeo Teen Club; Individuals Now (SAY); Hanna Boys Center; La Luz Center; LifeWorks of Sonoma County; Martial Arts Youth Institute; Matrix A Parent Network & Resource Center; McDowell Drug Task Force; Mentor Me Petaluma; North Bay Children's Center; PDI Surgery Center; Petaluma People Services; Redwood Community Health Coalition; Redwood Empire Food Bank; River to Coast Children's Services; Roseland Charter School; Sonoma Teen Center; Sonoma Valley Education Foundation; Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance; Southwest Community Health Center; Sunny Hills Services; The Living Room; Verity; Valley of the Moon Children's Foundation; Willmar Center; Worth Our Weight; and the YWCA of Sonoma County.

For more information about the program, visit www.infineonraceway.com/scc or contact Denise Silver at dsilver@infineonraceway.com or (707) 933-3950.

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