Richard Childress receives 2008 NASCAR Home Depot Humanitarian Award

By SceneDaily Staff

Thursday, December 04, 2008

Team owner Richard Childress of Richard Childress Racing.

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The Home Depot and NASCAR announced Thursday that Richard Childress, owner of Richard Childress Racing, has been named the recipient of the 2008 NASCAR Home Depot Humanitarian Award. The honor was bestowed upon Childress for establishing the Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C.

In 2008, Childress made a $5 million donation to establish the institute, which seeks to lessen the chances of a child dying from a traumatic injury through advancing and disseminating research and knowledge on the treatment and care of children with traumatic injuries. Traumatic injury is the leading cause of death for children in the United States, and the institute focuses on research, education, treatment, prevention and raising awareness of childhood injuries. Childress is currently working with organizations and donors in an effort to raise additional support for the program.

"Richard's generous spirit and commitment to this cause will bring awareness to pediatric traumatic injuries and help save the lives of countless children in the future,” said Frank Bifulco, senior vice president and chief marketing officer of The Home Depot

The other finalists for the award were Artie Kempner, coordinating director of NASCAR for Fox Sports and founder of the Autism Society of Delaware, and Sprint Cup driver Ryan Newman, an animal rights advocate who founded Racing for Wildlife with The Conservation Fund. They received a $25,000 donation each to their designated non-profit organizations while Childress received a $100,000 donation from The Home Depot for the institute for pediatric trauma.

All active employees within the NASCAR industry were eligible to receive the humanitarian award. Nominees were assessed based on their community commitment and dedication, impact on the community and charitable giving of their time and talents.

"Richard Childress is a legend in NASCAR as a team owner, driver and philanthropist," said Marcus Jadotte, managing director of public affairs for NASCAR. "NASCAR is proud to join with The Home Depot in recognizing Richard for his dedication to the cause of pediatric traumatic injuries. Richard’s work with the Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma demonstrates the heart and will to help that exists in our sport, and we are proud of the way our drivers, owners and everyone that is part of the NASCAR family give back to their communities.”

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1 response to "Richard Childress receives 2008 NASCAR Home Depot Humanitarian Award".

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Teema H. said:
Dec 4, 2008 at 5:53 PM
All 3 finalists are to be commended and congratulated...and thanked heartily for their contributions.
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