Race For Kids Sake

Kalamazoo, Mi – Race For Kids Sake, Inc. is proud to announce that the Winter Heat Tour is set to invade a town near you this winter. The first event stop is scheduled to be on Saturday, November 17th, at the Otsego Washington Street School (Old Middle School) with a 6:00pm sharp. Other towns that are set to be invaded in the tour are Marcellus, Comstock, and Galesburg.

The WHT kicks off its 4^th season of action, this being the 2nd edition of the newly formed Winter Heat Olympics. The inaugural WHT event was held at Galesburg High School in November of 2004. This historic day for the RFKS saw the Kalamazoo Speedway All-Stars defeat the Galesburg Speedway Hound Dogs in a basketball game that raised nearly $3,000 for an injured race car driver. During that season, the teams consisting of racers, crew members, fans, and family battled WWMT Channel 3, Kalamazoo Valley Community College, and all other comers in basketball games.

The 2^nd Annual WHT saw the teams battle it out on the hardwood, playing tightly contested basketball with teams from WWMT Channel 3, the NFL Detroit Lions football team in a one-of-a-kind basketball game, and 107.7 WRKR radio crew.

In the winter of 2006, short track racer Todd Foote set up a meeting with RFKS President Andy Jach, with an idea that he had called the Winter Heat Olympics. The attendance was slipping on the basketball events at the WHT events, and Todd felt he had an idea to change things up. The WHO was a bracket style tournament with games such as basketball, volleyball, dodgeball, and floor hockey, with six teams earning points toward the season championship. To spice things up a little bit, during intermission of these events there were hot dog eating contests, three-legged races, and other crazy events that the crowd would love. Todd’s vision led to record crowds at two events in Marcellus, Mi.

The WHT will feature the six teams for the 2007/2008 season. The Kalamazoo Speedway Young Guns, led by coach and Speedway owner Gary Howe, the M-40 Speedway Speed Racers coached by racer Scott Rozner, the Galesburg Speedway Hound Dogs coached by Speedway Promoter Ryan Warning, the McDonald’s Towing Mafia led by coach and short-track star Kenny Head, the Race For Kids Sake Invaders led by coaches Luke Krick and Barry Smith, and the defending champions, the Victory Motorsports Vipers led by coach Todd Foote.

"This is the most exciting year scheduled for the Winter Heat Tour," says Andy Jach, "Todd Foote has put a lot of time and effort into this great idea to raise money it was an easy choice to name him the chair of the Winter Heat Tour."

"This is going to be an exciting year with a lot in store for our fans that they will not believe what their eyes will see" says Todd Foote, RFKS Board Member and WHT Chair.

Race For Kids Sake, Inc. is a federally recognized 501c3 nonprofit group which raises funds for The Children's Leukemia Foundation of Michigan, The Jack Hunt Family Relief Fund, The RFKS Scholarship, and other honorable charities.

The Race For Kids Sake Winter Heat Tour will aired on StreamNet Radio

Kalamazoo, Mi – Race For Kids Sake, is proud to announce that we will be joining forces with StreamNet Radio and Video to cover the upcoming Race For Kids Sake events. The first event is scheduled to be aired on Saturday November 17th, from the Otsego Middle School covering the Winter Heat Tour event stop number one at 5:45pm.

StreamNet Radio started out as a Michigan based effort to cover racing in the Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio area but like the Internet, geographic boundaries mean nothing and the phenomenon will soon be broadcasting racing events out of Florida, Georgia, and several other states. Anywhere you can access the Internet, it is possible to broadcast on StreamNet! They have well over 100 channels to bring the world our broadcasts. StreamNet Video has entered into phase two of their plan to bring live racing coverage to the internet. StreamNetRadio.com has had overwhelming success and StreamNet Video hopes to duplicate that success!

The Race For Kids Sake will be joining race tracks like the Kalamazoo Speedway, M-40 Speedway, Springport Speedway, and the Crystal Motor Speedway were it all began.

The Race For Kids Sake will begin broadcasting the Winter Heat Tour games on StreamNet Radio at the first event at the Otsego Middle School. George Kean and Ted Beebe will be the broadcast team for the 2007/ 2008 Winter Heat Tour. The Winter Heat Tour is teams of race car drivers from the Kalamazoo Speedway, M-40 Speedway, Galesburg Speedway, Victory Motor Sports, McDonalds Towing, and the Race For Kids Sake that compete in tournament style events in Basketball, Volleyball, and Dodge Ball. The full event schedule and more information can be found on the Race for Kids Sake's website at www.RaceForKidsSake.org. StreamNet Video and Race For Kids Sake will announce on their websites when the first showing of StreamNet Video will air for the Winter Tour.

"This is going to be a fun way, to market the Race For Kids Sake to the world and help create awareness of our group," says Andy Jach, Race For Kids Sake President. "I have worked for StreamNet Radio at the M-40 Speedway broadcasting the races live to the world and know what Verwayne and Jon Hutson bring with StreamNet Radio with their first class efforts."

"I am excited to be able to help in this very worthwhile endeavor. I hope the increased exposure will bring in more contestants and hopefully more donations for RFKS" says Verwayne Greenhoe, StreamNet Radio and Video creator.

Race For Kids Sake is a federally recognized 501c3 nonprofit group. Race For Kids Sake raises funds for The Children's Leukemia Foundation of Michigan, The Jack Hunt Family Relief Fund, The Race For Kids Sake Scholarship and other honorable charities.