“For The Kids” Campaign Announced Benefiting the Sanford Children’s Hospital in Fargo, N.D.
Brownsburg, Ind. (Nov. 2, 2018) – Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing (TSR) and the Tony Stewart Foundation (TSF) announced today that a fundraising campaign benefiting the Sanford Children’s Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota has been launched in honor of 10-time World of Outlaws (WoO) Craftsman Sprint Car Series Champion Donny Schatz.
Paying tribute to his illustrious and future hall of fame career through the “For The Kids” campaign, the racing community will have an opportunity to donate that will benefit the numerous children and families who are positively impacted by Sanford Children’s Hospital in Schatz’s home state.
Sanford Children’s Hospital is a vibrant, colorful world where sick and injured children find inspiration, imagination and play to be as important to healing as its leading technology, breakthrough research and advanced medicine.
“We are so humbled by the generosity of this campaign and those who are making it possible,” said Sharon Spittler, executive director, Sanford Children’s Hospital. “Donations to our hospital benefit children and families from all across the state of North Dakota and northwest Minnesota by funding special pediatric equipment, research, and unique programs.”
Donations to the “For The Kids” campaign, which is scheduled for Nov. 2 through Nov. 30, 2018, are tax-deductible.
Those who want to contribute in Schatz’s honor to the “For The Kids” campaign can do so by completing the secure, online donation form at
https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/TonyStewartFoundation/Schatz-Sanford-Childrens.html.
Details regarding the time and location of the “For The Kids” check presentation by the Tony Stewart Foundation and Donny Schatz to Sanford Children’s Hospital will be announced in the coming weeks.
To learn more about TSR, the TSF, Sanford Children’s Hospital and Donny Schatz, please follow the social media accounts listed below:
Tony Stewart Racing: Facebook at www.facebook.com/TonyStewartRacing or on Twitter and Instagram @TonyStewart_Rcg.
Donny Schatz: Facebook at www.facebook.com/DonnySchatz or on Twitter and Instagram @DonnySchatz.
Tony Stewart Foundation: Facebook at www.facebook.com/14TSF or on Twitter @14TSF and Instagram @tonystewartfoundation.
Sanford Children’s Hospital: Facebook at www.facebook.com/sanfordchildrenshospitalfargo
Sanford Health: Facebook at www.facebook.com/sanfordhealth or on Twitter @SanfordHealth.
About Donny Schatz:
Date of Birth: Aug. 10, 1977
Hometown: Minot, North Dakota.
Residence: Fargo, North Dakota
Marital Status: Married, Erica
Children: Daughter, Savanna
Highlights: 2018 World of Outlaws (WoO) Craftsman Sprint Car Series champion (his tenth title 2006-2009, 2012, 2014-2018)… 2018 Kings Royal Winner (his fifth win in the event 2007, 2009, 2016, 2017, 2018) … Third all-time winningest WoO driver with 282 career WoO A-Feature victories ….10-time Knoxville (Iowa) Nationals winner (2006-2009, 2011-15, 2017) … Nine-time $50,000 Sprintcar International winner in Sydney, Australia … Winner of every major Sprint Car race during his 22-year World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series career … 1997 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Rookie of the Year … 1996 WISSOTA National 360 Sprint Car Champion … Made his debut in Sprint car in 1993 as a 15-year-old at State Fairgrounds Speedway in Sedalia, Missouri.
About Tony Stewart Foundation:
The mission of the Tony Stewart Foundation (TSF) is to raise and donate funds through the TSF Grants Program to well-qualified organizations serving children who are critically ill or physically disabled, animals which are at-risk or endangered, and for drivers injured in the sport of motor racing. Qualified charities that may apply for a TSF grant must be a non-profit charity operating within the United States and classified as 501(c)(3), provide a copy of its IRS Letter of Determination with EIN number, have been fully operational for a minimum of two years, and fully meet the guidelines and mission statement of The Tony Stewart Foundation. TSF does not provide funding to individuals. Visit www.TonyStewartFoundation.org for more information.
About Sanford Children’s Hospital:
Sanford Health is one of the largest health care systems in the nation with 44 hospitals and nearly 1,400 physicians in nine states and nine countries. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and serving the Upper Midwest, Sanford Health is dedicated to several initiatives, including global clinics, genomic medicine and specialized centers researching cures for type 1 diabetes, breast cancer and other diseases. Sanford Health has nearly 30,000 employees, making it the largest employer in the Dakotas. Nearly $1 billion in gifts from philanthropist Denny Sanford over the past decade have transformed how Sanford Health can improve the human condition. For information, visit sanfordhealth.org.
About Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing:
Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian (TSR) Racing is a championship-winning organization competing in World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and various other winged sprint car divisions. From its 25,000-square-foot facility in Brownsburg, Ind., TSR fields a full-time World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series team for 10-time champion Donny Schatz and a winged sprint car entry for three-time NASCAR Champion Tony Stewart. TSR has earned a total of 23 owner championships – 14 in USAC and nine in the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series. For more information, please visit us on the Web at www.TonyStewartRacing.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TonyStewartRacing, on Twitter at @TonyStewart_rcg or on Instagram at @tonystewart_rcg.
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