Infineon supports local youth

Speedway Children’s Charities, founded in 1984, raises money at motor racing events at the six tracks owned by Speedway Motorsports across the country: Atlanta, Bristol (Tenn.), Las Vegas, Concord (N. Car.) Ft. Worth (Tex.), and Sonoma. Each track has its own Charities chapter, and 13 events were held here at Sonoma in 2007, including the Grand Marshal’s Banquet and the Race & Rock Charity Auction, both held during the NASCAR Nextel Cup weekend event in June.
Some $524,050 was just awarded for the 2007 season by the Infineon Raceway chapter. This is the third year in a row that Infineon has topped the half-million mark.
The money this year went to 67 different youth organizations in Sonoma County. Among the recipients active in Sonoma Valley are:
Court Appointed Special Advocates; Hanna Boys Center; La Luz Center; Operation Youth; Sonoma County Public Library Foundation; Sonoma Ecology Center; Sonoma Valley 4-H Club; Sonoma Valley Education Foundation; Sonoma Valley Film Society; Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance; Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau; Summer Search North Bay; Twin Valley Aquatics; Valley of the Moon Aquatics; Boys & Girls Club Valley of the Moon; Valley of the Moon Children’s Foundation; Valley of the Moon Education Foundation; Valley of the Moon Teen Center; Valley of the Moon Teen Parent; WillMar Center for Bereaved Children; YWCA of Sonoma County.
For more information on the Sonoma Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities, e-mail Denise Silver at dsilver@infineonraceway.com or call 707.933.3950.