Kids come in first at the Victory Junction Gang Camp (VJGC) and we're cheering for them all the way. The camp for children with chronic medical conditions and serious illnesses is scheduled to open on a 71-acre campus in Kansas City, Kansas, sometime in 2011. This is the second Victory Junction Gang Camp founded by NASCAR driver Kyle Petty and his wife, Pattie, to honor their son Adam Petty, who lost his life in a racing accident in May 2000. The original camp opened in North Carolina in 2004.
The camp will operate solely on donations from corporations, organizations, and individuals, allowing campers to attend at no cost to their families. GBA, which has pledged to support VJGC with donations over a five-year period, made our first contribution as a corporate sponsor in December.
The mission of the VJGC is to enrich the lives of these children by providing life-changing camp experiences that are exciting, fun, and empowering in a safe and medically sound environment. Most of these kids would be unable to spend a week away from home, much less a week in a fun camp environment, without close medical attention. Many are also economically disadvantaged. In association with local hospitals and health care providers, these children not only experience the camp, but also receive much needed medical treatment and medications free of charge.
To learn more about the camp and opportunities to help, go to http://www.victoryjunction.org/.
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