RACERS WHO CARE, INC.

RACERS WHO CARE, INC., IS A HOHENWALD, TENNESSEE-BASED CALIFORNIA 501C3 CHARITABLE CORPORATION WORKING WITH AUTO, BOAT, MOTORCYCLE AND TRUCK RACERS DEDICATED TO MAKING A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE FOR OUR NEXT GENERATION. RWC IS NOW IN ITS 27TH YEAR OF OPERATION IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND ACROSS THE U.S., IN COMMUNITIES SURROUNDING THEIR TRACKS AND NEAR THEIR HOMES, RWC’S RACERS HAVE UNFORGETTABLY IMPACTED KIDS WITH EXCITING OBSERVATIONS ON HOW TO SUCCEED, PRESENTED BY PEOPLE WHO HAVE -- VERY PUBLICLY, AND IN A FIELD PERCEIVED AS RUTHLESS, TOUGH AND UNFORGIVING. PRESENTATIONS, BASED ON EACH RACER'S OWN EXPERIENCES, CENTER ON KEY UNIVERSAL TRUTHS RWC CALLS QUICK TIPS ON WINNING IN LIFE, APPLICABLE TO ALL CHILDREN AND TEENS REGARDLESS OF AGE, CULTURAL BACKGROUND, OR LIFE EXPERIENCE: FIND SOMETHING TO DO IN LIFE THAT YOU REALLY LOVE, STUDY, LEARN THE ART OF TEAMWORK, FIND A MENTOR, TAKE THE LONG VIEW, BE FLEXIBLE WITH YOUR DREAMS AND GOALS, AVOID THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE, AND MORE. BECAUSE OF KNOWLEDGE GAINED THROUGH LEARNING THE ROPES OF RACING, ATTAINING SKILLS AND BECOMING LEADERS IN THEIR FIELD, RACERS ARE UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO FILL A VOID IN YOUNGSTERS’ GENERAL EDUCATION BETWEEN WHAT THEY LEARN IN SCHOOL AND WHAT THEY NEED TO KNOW AS THEY APPROACH THE REALM OF ADULTHOOD AND ENTERING THE WORKPLACE, LIFE SKILLS SUCH AS HOW TO: ESTABLISH WORKING RELATIONSHIPS, DEVELOP COPING SKILLS, LOCATE MENTORS, AND OTHER KEY PRACTICALITIES. IN OPERATION FOR MORE THAN TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS, RWC HAS BUILT UP A PROVEN TRACK RECORD FOR ITS PRACER RESENTATIONS AND ITS FIELD TRIP PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS. IN THE PAST, RACER LIFE SKILLS PRESENTATIONS WERE BEING MADE PRIMARILY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, PORTLAND, PHOENIX, AND INDIANAPOLIS. A RACER PRESENTATION TEAM WITH APPROXIMATELY 20 RACERS WHO COMPETE IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF RACING HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. PLANS ARE IN PLACE TO ESTABLISH SIMILAR TEAMS IN OTHER U.S. REGIONS AND ABROAD OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS BEGINNING IN 2020. IN 2010, RWC INSTITUTED A HIGHLY SUCESSFUL ANNUAL FIELD TRIP PROGRAM INCLUDING RACER PRESENTATIONS AND PADDOCK TOURS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AT THE TOYOTA GRAND PRIX OF LONG BEACH. THIS PROGRAM GREW OVER TIME FROM AN INITIAL 20 STUDENTS TO NEARLY 1,000 IN 2015. ALSO IN 2015, RWC EXPANDED THIS PROGRAM TO INCLUDE THE NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION FINALS IN POMONA, CALIFORNIA. PLANS ARE UNDER WAY TO FURTHER EXPAND THE POPULAR FIELD TRIP PROGRAM TO OTHER MOTORSPORTS VENUES. FIELD TRIP SUPPORTERS HAVE INCLUDED STEVE JOHNSON RACING, THE GRAND PRIX ASSOCIATION OF LONG BEACH, THE KENNETH T. AND EILEEN L. NORRIS FOUNDATION, THE NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION, GALPIN PREMIER COLLECTION AND DUNKEL BROTHERS MACHINERY MOVING. IN 2014, RWC BEGAN SETTING UP OCCASIONAL RACER PRESENTATIONS IN OTHER COUNTRIES WITH ITS FIRST IN DUNFERMLINE, SCOTLAND NEAR THE KNOCKHILL RACE COURSE. BEGINNING IN 2015, RWC BEGAN SETTING UP AND COORDINATING VISITS TO PATIENTS BY PORSCHE MOBIL 1 SUPERCUP RACERS AT THE PRINCESS GRACE HOSPITAL IN MONTE CARLO IN CONNECTION WITH THE MONACO GRAND PRIX. THIS HAS BECOME AN ANNUAL EVENT. RWC PLANS TO EXPAND INTERNATIONAL RACER PRESENTATIONS.

Racers Who Care arranges for auto, truck and motorcycle racers to make Quick Tips on Winning in Life Presentations to Kids' Grioups, schols, hospitals and other organizations in communities near where the racers live or are based.  Additionally, we plan, organize and host two annual Field Trip Programs for Kids and Teens at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach in Southern California and at the National Hot Rod Association's Finals Championship race at the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds in Pomona California. 

We are looking for three types of volunteers who will need to have computers, scanners and an email account:

We need someone who knows Word Press to assist us with our Website.  This can be done via your own comuter where you live - you don't have to be in Tennessee.

We also need a volunteer with an unlimited long distance calling plan to make follow up calls to people we have emailed.  This can be done via your own phone where you live - you don't have to be in Tennessee.

Additionally, we need a volunteer who lives in the greater Los Angeles area who can spend several days a year assisting with organization for and onsite coordination of our two Southern California Field Trip Programs in Long Beach (4 days) and in Pomona (1 day).