Behind The Shield » Indianapolis Motor Speedway http://saindy.org/cr Corporate Partners of the Indianapolis Salvation Army Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:33:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 Love the Brickyard, helping others? http://saindy.org/cr/love-the-brickyard-helping-others http://saindy.org/cr/love-the-brickyard-helping-others#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:44:48 +0000 admin http://saindy.org/cr/?p=1442 Here’s the perfect volunteering opportunity for you – become a Yellow Shirt Safety Patrol Volunteer at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Brickyard 400 fun and festivities! The IMS has even been placing The Salvation Army’s volunteers right up beside the track. Yup – you can watch the crowd AND the race!

How does this help The Salvation Army? Well, for every hour that you volunteer at the track, the IMS makes a $7 donation to The Salvation Army!

How does this help you? Check it out – Free Parking, Free Entrance to the Track Area, Free Shirt for the day, Free Hat – yours to keep, Free Feeling of helping a community-focused organization… where else could you find this opportunity?

]]> http://saindy.org/cr/love-the-brickyard-helping-others/feed 0 Hang out at IMS for a good cause http://saindy.org/cr/hang-out-at-ims-for-a-good-cause http://saindy.org/cr/hang-out-at-ims-for-a-good-cause#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:46:02 +0000 admin http://saindy.org/cr/?p=1079 Did you know that The Salvation Army earns $7/volunteer hour during events we staff this summer at the speedway? If you’re interested in helping out at the track this year during the Indy 500 or the Brickyard 400, and have never volunteered for The Salvation Army at the IMS, we have two trainings available to get you up to speed. Learn more on our volunteer blog.

]]> http://saindy.org/cr/hang-out-at-ims-for-a-good-cause/feed 0 WIBC does “most good” with pit stop win http://saindy.org/cr/wibc-does-most-good-with-pit-stop-win http://saindy.org/cr/wibc-does-most-good-with-pit-stop-win#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 19:17:41 +0000 admin http://saindy.org/cr/?p=543 WIBC may be the champions of the Media Pitstop Challenge, but it’s The Salvation Army who won big this May.    

 Each year the Media Pitstop Challenge is held as part of Community Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.  The competition features local media outlets battling it out by changing tires on an indy car.  The winner of this popular event receives $5,000 to be given to the charity of their choice.

This year, for the first time in the history of the competition, WIBC won. “We were shocked.  We’ve never even been close before,” said Kent Sterling, program director for WIBC.  “Of course, the charity of our choice is The Salvation Army,” added Sterling.  The WIBC/Salvation Army partnership has been going strong for over 15 years thanks to the annual WIBC Radiothon which airs each December and benefits The Salvation Army.

The Salvation Army will use the $5,000 prize, made possible by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and American Family Insurance, to serve those in need in our community.  “In this current economic drag, how reassuring it is to have our WIBC Crew partnering with The Salvation Army to stem the challenges of homelessness and hunger,” said Major Richard Amick, Divisional Commander of The Salvation Army in Indiana.  “As we approach the big race day in Indy, I wish to express a big thank you to our good friends at WIBC in their efforts to earn $5,000 for The Salvation Army,” added Amick.

[from salvationarmyindiana.org]

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