Ryan Justice visits
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
at Scottish Rite - 9/26/05
Children’s Healthcare
of Atlanta. Ryan Justice and retired Indy Car Driver and
National Spokesperson Robbie Buhl made an appearance for the
kids at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite.
Representing “Racing For Kids®”, they made the Monday
afternoon appearance together to bring some higher spirits
to the children in the not-for-profit Atlanta hospital. And
what do you think the most commonly asked question from the
children was? You got it, “How fast do your racecars go?”
The response from the children was tremendous. Children and
their parents came from several areas of the health care
center to get autographed cards, hats and just have a
friendly visit with the racecar drivers. For some children,
there were even special room-to-room visits made by Ryan and
Robbie. “Being there and uplifting the spirits of those kids
really made me feel good”, says Ryan Justice of Canby,
Oregon. “I really enjoy giving back to communities that have
supported me in my racing efforts.”
The two
organizations:
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, one of
the leading pediatric healthcare systems in the country, is a not-for-profit organization that benefits
from the generous philanthropic and volunteer support of our
community. With 430 licensed beds in two hospitals and more
than 450,000 annual patient visits, Children’s is nationally
recognized for excellence in cancer, cardiac, neonatal,
orthopaedic and transplant care, as well as in many other
pediatric specialties. Child magazine ranks
Children’s as one of the top 10 children’s hospitals
nationwide and Children’s is among U.S.News & World
Report’s top pediatric hospitals. To learn more about
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, visit www.choa.org or call 404-250-KIDS.
Racing For Kids®. Founded in 1989 at Children's Hospital
of Michigan, Racing For Kids® is designed to use the
increasing popularity of motorsports to bring public
attention and funding to the health care needs of children.
The hospital visits form the heart of the program. Each
Racing For Kids® driver and rider visits children in
Children's Hospitals where they race. They spend time with
each sick youngster answering questions about their sport,
handing out the distinctive Racing For Kids®/Aventis hats
and signing autographs.
Racing For Kids® representatives have visited with more than
15,000 young patients in over 240 hospitals in the United
States, Canada, Mexico, Japan and Australia. In addition, over $2.5
million has been raised through donations and specific fund
raising events for children's hospitals across the country.
Although Ryan’s relationship with Racing For Kids® started
this past week, Ryan has made other appearances with the
same mission in mind, uplifting the spirits of children in
need. For more information on Ryan Justice, Racing For Kids®
or Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, check their websites at www.northwestautosport.com/Ryanjustice.htm www.racingforkids.org and www.choa.org Based in Milwaukie, Oregon, Northwest Autosport is one of the top teams participating in the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear, which will feature twelve races across the United States and Canada supporting the American Le Mans Series, ChampCar and the GrandAm series. For more information please visit www.northwestautosport.com.
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