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Nursing and auto racing are not words used together very often. However, the two professional occupations have formed a partnership to benefit a common cause: seriously ill children.

NASCAR NEXTEL Cup series driver Kyle Petty and Phoenix International Raceway (PIR) have joined the ASU College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation to raise funds for the Victory Junction Gang Camp and the college. The partners will sponsor Kyle Petty’s Victory Invitational Golf Tournament in the Phoenix area Feb. 27-28.

By joining forces, both organizations can use their combined strength to build a better tomorrow for children stricken with serious illness.

Proceeds from the tournament and surrounding events will help support ongoing efforts to improve the quality of life for children diagnosed with life-threatening illnesses, provide support for their families and contribute to the ongoing training for the professionals who treat them.

Founded in 2004, the Victory Junction Gang Camp enriches the lives of children with chronic medical conditions or serious illnesses by providing life-changing camping experiences that are exciting, fun and empowering in a safe and medically sound environment. The camp was founded by Kyle and Pattie Petty in honor of their son, Adam, on 72 acres of land in North Carolina that was donated by Richard and Lynda Petty. More information on the camp can be found online at www.victoryjunction.org.

“The Victory Junction Gang Camp looks to do three or four major events each year, and this will be one of them,” Kyle Petty says. “The help of the people at Phoenix International Raceway and the Arizona State University College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation is going to really accelerate this tournament into a premier charitable event for the camp. I can’t thank them enough for what they have done to this point.”

For more information about Kyle Petty’s Victory Invitational Celebrity Golf Tournament, please contact Kristie Maggs of Phoenix International Raceway at (623) 463-5400 or kmaggs@phoenixinternationalraceway.com. Interested sponsors can reach Jon Sata at the same phone number or at jsata@phoenixinternationalraceway.com.


Posted in News on October 31st, 2007

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