Welcome to RacingAwareness.com

RacingAwareness.com Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the lives of children and their families coping with the illness or injury of the child. RA strives to achieve this through the unique niche centered around auto racing. RA engages families in visits to the race track, meet and greets with drivers, and the opportunity to divert their attention from the health care process to share time together and experience their favorite sport or possibly a brand new experience.

December 12, 2012

For the third year in a row, RacingAwareness.com, to be the day sponsor of the STAR 105.7 FM Think Outside Yourself Radiothon supporting Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital.

Join RA.com, its volunteers, STAR 105.7 FM and the entire family from Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital on Friday December 14 for the Think Outside Yourself Radiothon supporting HDVCH. The RA.com volunteers will be staffing the phone bank beginning at 6:00 am (to 5:00 pm), taking pledges to help the sick and injured children of West Michigan and surrounding areas. We invite you to listen to holiday music all week leading up to this very special day. Tune into West Michigan’s STAR 105.7 FM on your radio or listen online at www.westmichiganstar.com

Every donation from pennies to dollars will change a child’s life. During this holiday season, we ask for your pledge of support. Donate on this site by selecting the DONOATE TODAY text and the HDVCH logo on the right hand side of this page or at https://donate.spectrum-health.org

Who is RacingAwareness.com?
Established in March of 2010, by Jeff Striegle and Norm Jelsma, RacingAwareness.com is a Michigan based 501 c3 nonprofit charity based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. RacingAwareness.com’s efforts are focused on raising awareness and funds to launch and sustain programs and services provided by Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Foundation.

Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital is considered to be one of the finest pediatric healthcare facilities in the nation. First opened in 1973 as a small neonatal intensive care unit, to today’s state of the art facility (opened 1-11-11) marking a new era of children's health care in West Michigan. The 212-bed, 14-floor, 464,000 square foot facility represents more than four decades of steady progress in improving pediatric care and bringing pediatric specialists to the region.

RacingAwarenes.com achieves the goal of awareness and funding, through the unique niche centered around auto racing and various other charitable fundraising programs. In tandem with Racing Awareness Inc, RacingAwareness.com provides patients and their families with an opportunity to experience auto racing as a diversion from the stress and rigors of the healthcare process.

Through collaborative partnerships, RacingAwareness.com has provided unique racing experiences to over 2,500 people associated with HDVCH patient families. In addition, RacingAwareness.com has been able to reach a distinctive and loyal audience to raise awareness for the hospital as well as raise and donate 100% of its proceeds to HDVCH since its inception.

Who is Racing Awareness Inc.?
Established in March of 2010, Racing Awareness Inc. is a motorsports team based in Grand Rapids Michigan. In 2012 Racing Awareness built, maintained and operated two race teams that competed at the Berlin Raceway in Marne Michigan. The teams competed in the Modified division with driver Kevin DeGood + and in the Super Late division with 3-time Berlin Track Champion Dave Lake.

In addition to being a championship winning race team, the Racing Awareness team exists to market and promote RacingAwareness.com supporting Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Foundation. Both cars run under the HDVCH logo and colors.

Racing Awareness Inc. follows a traditional calendar for its business operations with activities throughout the year. Competition for the race teams begins in April and runs weekly through September. A complete schedule can be found at www.RacingAwareness.com