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Grant distribution provides support to more than 49,000 children<\/p>\n Grant distribution provides support to more than 49,000 children<\/p>\n
LOUDON, N.H. (December 11, 2012) \u2013 The Christmas spirit was alive and well in Manchester, N.H., on Tuesday, as New Hampshire Motor Speedway and the New Hampshire Chapter of the Speedway Children\u2019s Charities donated $169,710 to 44 local non-profit organizations as part of its third annual grant distribution presentation at Manchester City Hall.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo have the opportunity to make a difference \u2013 no matter how big or small \u2013 for these programs certainly makes a day like today so worthwhile,\u201d said Cheryl LaPrade, director of the New Hampshire Chapter of SCC. \u201cWe\u2019re happy to help you fulfill the things you do to help kids.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Representatives from nearly all of the 44 organizations, scattered across New England, were on hand to receive a check from Jerry Gappens, executive vice president and general manager of the speedway. The funds will provide assistance to more than 49,000 underprivileged children. Since its inception in 2009, the SCC and NHMS have raised more than $450,000, which has supported the needs of more than 88,000 children.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s the time of year where everyone wants to help out and this year I\u2019m very pleased with the effort that was put forth to raise nearly $170,000 for children-related causes in and around New Hampshire, up into Maine and of course into Massachusetts,\u201d said Gappens. \u201cThe race fans were very generous this year, coming to our events and contributing. That\u2019s the mission of the SCC, to help a child in need, and that\u2019s what we\u2019ve done here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Money is raised through events such as celebrity dinners, golf tournaments, track walks, silent auctions, the Red Bucket Brigade and the Ride of a Lifetime, which allows fans to bid on a chance to ride with their favorite NASCAR driver at different Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (SMI) tracks.<\/p>\n
Chris Emond, executive director of the Concord Boys and Girls Club in Concord, N.H., said that the money will provide scholarship money to about 330 kids so they are able to attend the Club\u2019s after-school and summer day camp programs.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe donation is very important because approximately half our budget comes from charitable activities, contributions from individuals and foundations such as the SCC,\u201d said Emond.<\/p>\n
Dawn Stanhope, executive director of David\u2019s House in Lebanon, N.H. David\u2019s House provides a home-away-from-home and support for the families of children receiving treatment at the Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe money we receive from Speedway Children\u2019s Charities helps us keep that home environment,\u201d said Stanhope. \u201cDavid\u2019s House relies 100 percent on donations from the community to help support over 13,000 square feet of housing for these families.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mayor Ted Gatsas noted that he met with several children from the The Birchtree Center in Newington, N.H. prior to the check distribution ceremony. Gatsas and Gappens then gave the three children a sled that they all sat on together.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is what the holiday season is all about,\u201d said Gatsas. \u201cJerry and New Hampshire Motor Speedway and the SCC don\u2019t have to give $450,000 away, but they do because of how much they care for the welfare of children like the ones we have here today.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOne hundred years from now it will not matter what your bank account was, what sort of house you lived in or the kind of car you drove,\u201d added LaPrade, \u201cbut the world may be different because you were important in the life of a child and all of you hear today emulate that.\u201d<\/p>\n
The money was raised during the 2012 LENOX Industrial Tools 301 and SYLVANIA 300 NASCAR weekends, as well as several other events held throughout the season. The 44 non-profit organizations include:<\/p>\n
Mayhew, Bristol, N.H.<\/p>\n
Camp Sunshine at Sebago Lake, Inc., Casco, ME<\/p>\n
Riverbend Community Mental Health, Concord, N.H.<\/p>\n
Concord Boys & Girls Club, Concord, N.H.<\/p>\n
Concord Family YMCA, Concord, N.H.<\/p>\n
Concord Hospital Trust, Concord, N.H.<\/p>\n
The Friends Program, Inc., Concord, N.H.<\/p>\n
The Children’s Museum of New Hampshire, Dover, N.H.<\/p>\n
Zebra Crossings, Dover, N.H.<\/p>\n
Copper Cannon Corporation, Franconia, N.H.<\/p>\n
Crispin’s House, Inc., Goffstown, N.H.<\/p>\n
UpReach Therapeutic Riding Center, Goffstown, N.H.<\/p>\n
New Generation, Inc. , Greenland, N.H.<\/p>\n
BMW Car Club of America Foundation, Greenville, S.C.<\/p>\n
Shared Gifts, Hopkinton, N.H.<\/p>\n
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western New Hampshire, Keene, N.H.<\/p>\n
Lakes Region Community Services Council, Laconia, N.H.<\/p>\n
Family Service, Inc., Lawrence, Mass.<\/p>\n
Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Lebanon, N.H.<\/p>\n
David’s House, Lebanon, N.H.<\/p>\n
Injury Prevention Center of N.H., Lebanon, N.H.<\/p>\n
SHINE Initiative, Leominster, Mass.<\/p>\n
Boys & Girls Club of the North Country, Lisbon, N.H.<\/p>\n
New Hampshire Aviation Society, Londonderry, N.H.<\/p>\n
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell, Lowell, Mass.<\/p>\n
Merrimack Valley Food Bank, Inc., Lowell, Mass.<\/p>\n
City Year, Inc., Manchester, N.H.<\/p>\n
Young Men’s Christian Association, Manchester, N.H.<\/p>\n
Easter Seals New Hampshire, Inc., Manchester, N.H.<\/p>\n
Webster House, Manchester, N.H.<\/p>\n
Child & Family Services of New Hampshire, Manchester, N.H.<\/p>\n
New Hampshire Catholic Charities, Manchester, N.H.<\/p>\n
Boys & Girls Club of MetroWest, Inc., Marlborough, Mass.<\/p>\n
SADD, Inc., Marlborough, Mass.<\/p>\n
Children’s Dyslexia Centers, Inc., Nashua, N.H.<\/p>\n
Lil’ Iguana’s Children’s Safety Foundation, Nashua, N.H.<\/p>\n
The Birchtree Center, Newington, N.H.<\/p>\n
Kismet Rock Foundation, North Conway, N.H.<\/p>\n
Tilton-Northfield Recreation Council, Northfield, N.H.<\/p>\n
SuperSibs!, Palatine, Ill.<\/p>\n
Windy Row Learning Center, Peterborough, N.H.<\/p>\n
Spurwink Services, Inc., Portland, Maine<\/p>\n
Community Cares Services, Inc., Taunton, Mass.<\/p>\n
Kingswood Youth Center, Wolfeboro Falls, N.H.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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