NEWS
August 31, 2010
FOLLOW-UP TO SSPF's DAY AT THE RACES EVENT, CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY
by Sahar Hassani, Shriners - reprinted with permission
“I love being at the race track,” smiled Mary Boswell, a patient at Shriners Hospitals for Children-Chicago.
August 25, 2010
DAY AT THE RACES INFINEON RACEWAY
A V.I.P Experience from Beginning to End
Our Day at the Races event at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, CA on Saturday, August 21 started at the top - literally.
August 15, 2010
SAM SCHMIDT PARALYSIS FOUNDATION ENHANCING QUALITY OF LIFE
Notes of Appreciation from Two Recent Quality of Life Grant Recipient Organizations
The Sam Schmidt Paralysis Fouundation is committed to curing paralysis. Until that day comes, the Foundation supports organizations that benefit the disabled.
NEWS
¦ May 19, 2009
#99 HER ENERGY TEAM TO EMBRACE MORE PINK FOR SAM SCHMIDT PARALYSIS
Sam Schmidt Motorsports Press Release
INDIANAPOLIS - Sam Schmidt Motorsports, having been dressed in pink gear all month long, has decided to take advantage of the attention to raise funds in a pledge drive for the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation.
One team member will dye their hair pink per $10,000 pledged to the Foundation. Thus, if the foundation were to raise $100,000, 10 team members will crew the car for the 2009 Indianapolis 500 with pink hair.
"Well, we have pink suits and a pink car," team owner Sam Schmidt said, "so we may as well go all the way and dye our hair pink. We've gotten a lot of attention with our program this month, and we felt we should center some of that positive attention towards a good cause."
"Running the pink HER car, I think it'd be great to have crew with pink hair as well," driver Alex Lloyd said. "The donations would go towards a great cause, and the benefits would be huge. Plus, it'll be a lot of fun for everyone involved."
As of now, $20,000 has been pledged to the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation, but for a different reason. Crew member Kody Kohlman, known around the paddock for his stylish mullet, has been asked to shave his head for the pledged donation.
"I know Kody loves the foundation, and he'll do anything that will benefit the cause," Schmidt said. "We're all excited to see him bald."
As of today, Kohlman still has not agreed to go along with the plan. More pledges will help the cause.
For those wishing to make a pledge to see a crew member dye their hair pink, or to see Kohlman shave his head, please contact Zach Wenzel at (815) 541-6540 (zachwenzel@hotmail.com). Inquiries can also be made at the team's twitter page: http://www.twitter.com/ssm99.