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1997 — Stephen giving away a Mercedes-Benz peddle car to a Cancer Child at the Spring Training Base Ball game in Fort Myers, FL where we took them to see a Major League Game. Pictured here with Ms. Patty Berg—Co-founder of the LPGA and the Patty Berg Cancer Center in Fort Myers. I picked up and brought Ms. Berg to the game to see the Kids and interact with them, both she and the kids had fun. This was the night we conceived the KRFL program. 1999 — after two years of planning we took 48 “Kids Racing For Life” attendees to the October SCCA race at Sebring. This included cancer children, their siblings and parents. This was a CFR regional event, I had joined SCCA CFR in 1963 and again in 1967 when I returned from Military Service. In 1999 the FV guys were the first to step forward with cars, time and donations to help put on a show for the “Kids” By 2001 it had grown to almost 100 “Kids Racing For Life” attendees, but now we had T-shirts, hot food, and volunteers to help. In these first few years we lost quite a few of the children to cancer, such as this young man Michael Rice, whose parents thought so much of the program that they have vol- unteered for several years following his death. Both at the track and in fundraising. 2002 saw such a drivers interest that some of the drivers painted the cars and put the kids logo on the hood and let the kids sign the hood so that they had someone to cheer for. Our Hero Drivers, Club racers, never had so much fun, signing everything from autograph books to t-shirts, to tennis shoes. Inception 1997 Birth in 1999 Thru 2002 Page #1 of 5 No child was too sick to have fun or to be loved by an Race Driver.

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Page 1: Inception 1997 Birth in 1999 Thru 2002 Page #1 of 5 of KRFL 1997 to 2012.pdf · AUSTIN LEE BAUCOM 9/26/86—10/29/06 Photos are of Austin at Sebring International with PBOC on 8-9-10

1997 — Stephen giving away a Mercedes-Benz peddle car to a Cancer Child at the Spring Training Base Ball game in Fort Myers, FL where we took them to see a Major League Game. Pictured here with Ms. Patty Berg—Co-founder of the LPGA and the Patty Berg Cancer Center in Fort Myers. I picked up and brought Ms. Berg to the game to see the Kids and interact with them, both she and the kids had fun. This was the night we conceived the KRFL program. 1999 — after two years of planning we took 48 “Kids Racing For Life” attendees to the October SCCA race at Sebring. This included cancer children, their siblings and parents. This was a CFR regional event, I had joined SCCA CFR in 1963 and again in 1967 when I returned from Military Service.

In 1999 the FV guys were the first to step forward with cars, time and donations to help

put on a show for the “Kids”

By 2001 it had grown to almost 100 “Kids Racing For Life” attendees, but now we had T-shirts, hot food, and volunteers to help.

In these first few years we lost quite a few of the children to cancer, such as this young man Michael Rice, whose parents thought so much of the program that they have vol-unteered for several years following his death. Both at the track and in fundraising.

2002 saw such a drivers interest that some of the drivers painted the cars and put the kids logo on the hood and let the kids sign the hood so that they had someone to cheer for.

Our Hero Drivers, Club racers, never had so much fun, signing everything from autograph books to t-shirts, to tennis shoes.

Inception 1997 Birth in 1999

Thru 2002 Page #1 of 5

No child was too sick to have fun or to be loved by an Race Driver.

Page 2: Inception 1997 Birth in 1999 Thru 2002 Page #1 of 5 of KRFL 1997 to 2012.pdf · AUSTIN LEE BAUCOM 9/26/86—10/29/06 Photos are of Austin at Sebring International with PBOC on 8-9-10

Scott Lewis enjoyed taking the kids for a ride in his new Porsche, Bud Merrill spoke to the “Kids” telling them about how the races are run, Peggy was a hero driver to all the girls and they loved riding with her. Buzz talked to the “Kids” about being able to race while fighting cancer, they were awe struck about all his victories on and off the track, his Ferrari was a big draw for rides also. Page #2 of 5

2003 Last Year at Sebring With 250 KRFL attendees

2003 1Saw a great compound area with a hot food caterer—2a power-ful planning team — 3Kids having a fun time at the track -- 4Some-times you just lose it when you hear about one of the kids that didn’t make it— we never get use to the loss of one of “Our Kids” — (5)but then we do get to love on them. (6)The people of Sebring went “beyond” by serving the “Kids Racing For Life” families and the workers a sit down dinner (for 300) of a half chicken and ALL the trimmings. They put on quite a party before we had to change loca-tions. (7) The Florida Region guys were there also and invited us to move the program to Region 11.They said they “wanted” us.

2004 Saw the move to Florida Region (11) and Moroso Motorsports Park

Scott Lewis Bud Merrill Peggy Barten Buzz Marcus

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We had them dropping out of the sky for the “Kids”

2006 “Kids” in Florida 4 events in 10 months

Racing Drivers are the BEST! They took

time ! They Care!

Even an old racer turned Chaplain got to take the “Kids” For a ride at lunch time around the track. In 8 years, this was the first time Stephen Zoeller had the time at an event to share some track time with the “Kids” - “It felt good.”

Florida Region Executive Mayor John M. Zuccarelli III

Welcomes the “Kids” to a

weekend of Fun at the track with Sand in their

Shoes.

SCCA Spec Racer Driver Ron Inge, addresses the “Kids” and then spends a lot of valuable time making the “Kids” feel at home and welcome. His son, First Gear National Driver (Matt) in SFR and SCCA FS, with many victories already under his belt, took a lot of time to be with the “Kids”. This is the 7th year that Matthew Inge has worked with Zoeller Ministries and the KRFL event

Chief Stewart Pete Magnuson

Long time supporter of KRFL program,

explains to the families what they are going to

be seeing, how as Chief he controls

everything that hap-pens at the track.

SCCA First Gear FF Driver Robbie Hatfield chose this race to be his first. Spent time show-ing the “Kids” his new car, signing autographs, and talking to the fami-lies.

Vic liked all the atten-tion from all the girls.

Buzz Marcus held the “kids” attention like no one else. Buzz and his wife are both fighting cancer just like the “Kids” and he was able to talk to them like no one else could.

At Homestead-Miami Speedway we had 250 attendees.

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Buzz Marcus, 66, has won more than 50 races in his 45-year career. A 3-time SCCA Champion, other notable wins include the first IMSA 6-hour Enduro at Mid Ohio and the Vineland 4-hour in a Lola T-70. Marcus has also competed at the Daytona 24-hour and the Sebring 12-hour and is currently a instructor for Justin Bell Events.

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AUSTIN LEE BAUCOM 9/26/86—10/29/06

Photos are of Austin at Sebring International with PBOC

on 8-9-10 Sept 2006 He had fun (look at the smiles) and

touched all he met.

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Some Cars are Radical, some Kids are Radical, when you put them together your in for a Radical good time. The Radical Racing Group has been wonderful to the “Kids”, pictured on the right is Shane who was

also at the first event held in Sebring—see photo on top right of page 1.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING MADE 2011 A SUCCESS AND 2012

AND BEYOUND POSSIBLE. ‘Remember

“KIDS” CANNOT FIGHT CANCER ALONE’

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2012 14th th Anniversary Zoeller Ministries

“Kids Racing For Life” At Sebring With PBOC

Matthew Loy 10/19/1996—12/26/2011

Matthew touched of so many people. Becoming personal friends with some of the

drivers and teams. His mother will honor us this year by coming back and attending the event as do many of the parents that remember the

fun their children had attending the “Kids Racing For Life” event.

2012

This will be my 22nd event in 14 years. The last three years I have learned a little more about what the “Kids” go through as I have fought two different types of Cancer, three surgeries, radiation and chemo. Last years event I spent Sunday in the hotel room with a fever and too weak to go to the track. Found out later that Matthew also had to leave Sunday before the car rides. This year we will again do everything possible to make this event the greatest spectacle they will attend. Since I am now cancer free, I hope that my efforts will be uplifting to the “Kids” and give them some hope for the future. At minimum I pray that this will be an event they will talk about forever. We will as usual start the weekend at the hotel with a pizza/pool party, custom t-shirts, meeting the drivers, seeing the cars, topped with an hour each day Saturday and Sunday actually riding in rac-ing and sports cars on the famous Sebring International Raceway. Please call me if you know a family that should

be a part of this event. Stephen C. Zoeller

We are also trying to get the World’s fastest Ford Mustang 5.0 street car

for the kids to see. It set the record at 207.7 MPH

for the flying mile.