Since 1982, Speedway Children’s Charities (SCC) has awarded more than $72 million in grants to support non-profit organizations across America that meet the diverse challenges facing children. From learning disabilities and broken homes to childhood cancer and hunger, SCC works with local charities to help solve problems in their communities and help millions of children build better, brighter, healthier lives.
SCC is the philanthropic arm of Speedway Motorsports Incorporated, which owns 11 world-class race tracks around the country. SCC has local chapters dedicated to serving the communities around eight of these facilities, including the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
For the past five years, the Las Vegas Chapter of SCC has partnered with Serving Our Kids in our crusade to end child hunger in the Las Vegas valley.
“Speedway Children’s Charities provides invaluable support that helps us create weekend meal bags for thousands of hungry kids,” said SOK CEO Laurie Tanakaya. “They truly share our passion for serving children and making a positive impact in our community.”
Paulette Anderson, Director of Speedway Children’s Charities Las Vegas, noted that the chapter’s grants to SOK have steadily increased since the partnership began.
“Everyone here is impressed with how Serving Our Kids is helping food-insecure kids in this community,” Paulette said. “That’s why we’ve supported them over the years.
“The number of food-insecure children in Las Vegas has grown rapidly, especially since the pandemic,” Paulette added. “And now, rising food prices are making it even more difficult for families already struggling to feed their kids.
“Serving Our Kids gives weekend meal bags to 4,000 kids at 95 Clark County schools,” she continued. “So, they can concentrate on learning instead of being hungry. It’s one less thing these children and their parents have to worry about.”