KRFK donated another $4,000.00 while in Indianapolis, Indiana August 28th & 29th.  The money was donated to the Lutheran Child and Family Services Center and was designated for Resident Supplies.  Lutherwood is a residential treatment center for children who are recovering from the effects of abuse, neglect and/or abandonment.  The center is a state of the art facility and the staff is very passionate about helping to give these children the best possible future.  Dennis Wimer, Executive Director and Jerry Shomali, Therapist, accepted the donation on behalf of the center. 

Our next donation in conjunction with the WKA will be made November 7th & 8th at Lowes Motorspeedway in Charlotte, North Carolina.  Congratulations to our winners from New Castle whose name the money will be donated in:

Yamaha Jr. Heavy -   Karl Weber

Yamaha Jr. Lite -   Sam Beasley

HPV Jr. Lite -   Sam Beasley

Cadet -   Kyle Kalish

Kids Racing for Kids donated another $4,000.00 the weekend of July 10 - 12, 2009.  The money was given to the Milwaukee Children's Hospital, Cancer Care Unit.  The money was donated on behalf of the winners from the WKA race in South Bend, Indiana. 

Congratulations to the following racers who donated the money:

Cadet                                    Aidan Landauer

Yamaha Sportsman Heavy       Kyle Tilley

HPV Jr. Lite                            Sage Karam

Yamaha Jr. Lite                      Trent Hindman

The Cancer Care Unit takes care of Caner, Transplant and Hemotology patients.  They will be using the funds to buy additional toys, games, and educational activites for the kids. 

Our next donation will be made August 28, 2009 in New Castle, Indiana. 

KRFK made a $4,000.00 donation to The Boys and Girls Club of St. Joseph County (BGCSJ) in South Bend, Indiana on May 3 during the WKA Manufacturer's Cup race at Michiana Raceway Park (MRP).  Dan Peck, Executive Director for BGCSJ, was able to accept the donation on behalf of the center.  Dan stated "he was floored by our generosity and was ready to put the funds to good use". 

While visiting the center on Friday, May 1, KRFK also donated new backpacks, t-shirts, water bottles, hats and stickers for all 120 kids at the center. 

The donation to BGCSJ was made on behalf of our class winners from Daytona International Speedway in December.  The winners were:

• Kyle Kalish           Cadet
• Nick Neri              Yamaha Jr. Lite
• Dakota Pesek      Yamaha Jr. Heavy
• Robbie Bujdoso    HPV Jr. Lite

Our next $4,000.00 donation will be to the Milwaukee Children's Hospital, Cancer Care Unit, in July during the WKA Manufacturer's Cup race at Road America in Elk Hart Lake, Wisconsin. 

KRFK would like to thank Impact Race Products as well as Jam Air Paint for donating a Eurosport Helmet and Custom Paint job.  KRFK sold raffle tickets for the helmet at both the Great Lakes Sprint Series and WKA races held at Michiana Raceway Park, South Bend, Indiana in April.  We were able to raise $1055.00 and all proceeds went to purchasing:

• 175 Coloring Books
• 15 Scribble Pads
• 20 Packs of Construction Paper
• 45 Packs of Crayons
• 25 Packs of Colored Pencils
• 3 Crib mobiles
• 1 X-Box Game System
• 9 X-Box Games
• 25 Playstation 2 Games
• 45 DVD's
• Monopoly, Trivial Pursuit and Yatzee

for the Wishard Hospital Pediatric Unit in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Dawn Arnold, Manager of the Peds Unit, was overwhelmed with the amount of donated items.  Also, KRFK would like to congratulate Ross Reznor from Westerville, Ohio.  Ross was the winner of the helmet.