The Run
I ran the Daytona International Speedway 5K for the second consecutive
year. It was an experience getting up at 5:30am, and then taking a tram to the infield of
the 2.5-mile speedway under the shadow of darkness. As the sun began rising, the run took us down pit road, briefly onto
the infield Rolex sports car course, then onto the inside apron for a full lap on stock car racing's most famous track. And I cannot wait to do it all again!
(The Route)
The Fundraising Campaign
** We raised more than $1,000 to benefit The Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation - thank you to ALL who donated!
I hope you'll consider donating my Daytona 5K run time to The Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation.
With your help, we can take strides toward providing the needed funding for pediatric cancer research and treatment. I ran the 5K in 32 min, 13 sec... so the donation is $32.13.
DONATION LINK
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RAFFLE ITEMS FOR FEBRUARY 3
1. -The Highland Mint - 1994 Jeff Gordon bronze card - Won by Janet Zaruba
2. -Richard Petty autographed card - Won by Marcy Beasley
3. -JGCF 2011 diecast cars (2 winners)- Won by Susan Foster, Sarah Davis
4. -Ricky Hendrick - 1999 DuPont hero card- Won by Cathleen Ricci
5. -Jeff Gordon - Daytona 1994 picture- Won by Sharon Stacy
6. -JG Baby Ruth t-shirt(S)- Front / Back- Diana Ranke
7. -Drive To End Hunger bag- Won by Doris Bartlett
8. -Jeff Gordon Foundation bag- Won by Laura Brown
9. -1997 Winston Cup champion hat- Won by Melissa Van de Wal
10. -JGCF sticker AND #24 sticker- Won by Terri VanderWoude
11. -YOUR choice of hero cards (5 winners) Lynn Brown, Patty Ham, Lynda Roy, Jennifer Price, Sandra Medura
The Reason
The Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation supports children battling cancer by funding programs that
improve patients' quality of life, treatment programs that increase survivorship and pediatric medical research dedicated
to finding a cure. In addition, the Foundation provides support to the Jeff Gordon's Children's Hospital in Concord, NC, which serves children in the community by providing a
high level of primary and specialty care, regardless of their ability to pay. The Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation is 501c3 charity -- all donations are fully
tax deductible under U.S. law.
