Now is the perfect time to donate. Farnbacher Loles Racing and The Children’s Tumor Foundation have teamed up to raise money and awareness during this years Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona. The #85 Farnbacher Loles Porsche GT3 Cup car will bear a special livery to raise awareness for the foundation as it races twice around the clock. Those who wish to contribute can do so by donating either a fixed amount or by making a per-lap donating. For more information you can read the press release below or visit http://www.racing4research.org/.
New York, NY (December 4, 2008) – Two doctors will take to the road on January 24, at the Daytona International Speedway to raise funds and awareness for their patients, children with a rare genetic disorder. Ron Yarab, Jr. M.D., of Poland, Ohio, a physical medical and rehab physician and Michael Gomez, M.D., of Madison, Alabama, a child psychiatrist, have both worked with children affected by neurofibromatosis (NF) and will raise funds for their cause through a unique fundraising campaign founded by the Children’s Tumor Foundation (www.ctf.org).
“Driving for the Children’s Tumor Foundation offers an opportunity to combine my two passions, medicine and racing, for the benefit of neurofibromatosis,” said Yarab. “An added bonus will be to see the kids in the garage at Daytona. I can’t wait to see the look of wonderment in their faces when they see and touch the race car. I just wish I could channel all that energy!”
The doctors will be splitting time with two additional teammates as they race for 24 straight hours at the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, the nation’s premier endurance auto-race. Each lap the team completes will raise money pledged by donors to the Children’s Tumor Foundation’s Racing4Research program, a program that raises money for clinical trials of potential NF drug treatments.
”The endurance aspect of the race is similar to the endurance aspect of leading a life with neurofibromatosis,” said George Orfanakos, CTF Executive Director. “After 24 straight hours of racing the cars are often very beat up and very run down. The Children’s Tumor Foundation is competing in a race to prevent children from suffering the potentially devastating effects that a lifetime of neurofibromatosis can have on the body and these doctors are helping make sure we win the race. “
This is the third year of the Racing4Research program that in its first two years raised $150,000. This year the Foundation hopes the program will match the total of the first two years, which would allow the funding of more than 10 separate clinical trials.
About The Children’s Tumor Foundation: Founded in 1978, The Children’s Tumor Foundation is dedicated to improving the health and well being of more than 100,000 Americans living with neurofibromatosis (NF). Our research program has played a key role in the discovery of the genes that cause NF, understanding the biology of NF, creation of The NF Clinic Network and preclinical screening of promising drug compounds to treat the disorder.
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