Speedway Children's Charities (SCC) Las Vegas Chapter once again provided local children in need with an early boost of holiday spirit last night on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. SCC Las Vegas distributed $530,000 in grants to 83 local child-related organizations during its annual grant distribution ceremony in the LocaliQ Digital Center at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Hundreds of children and representatives from all grant recipients attended the event on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. Guests in attendance met with LVMS's very own Pit Boss, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department mascot Metro McGruff, and Santa Claus, who arrived in style this year by helicopter on the speedway.
Each child received a toy provided by Maverick Helicopters, COACH South Premium Outlet, the Bob and Sandy Ellis Foundation, and Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The children and their families also got the opportunity to drive through the Glittering Lights holiday light show at no cost at the end of the grant distribution ceremony.
Since the Las Vegas Chapter's charter in 1999, over $5 million has been donated to children's organizations in Southern Nevada. This year's fundraising season was filled with exciting events, including Laps for Charity at LVMS, the Drive for Charity Golf Tournament, the South Point Car and Truck Show presented by Star Nursery, Laps for Charity Under the Lights, and the Brendan Gaughan Celebrity Blackjack Tournament, the PJ 5K Run and 1-Mile Walk, The Vegas LargeCar Invitational, and various fundraising opportunities during our NASCAR weekends with 50/50 raffles, live auctions, online auctions, and Track Treasure shops. Speedway Children's Charities is committed to empowering local youth and supporting children's organizations in Southern Nevada.
The following groups were in attendance to receive their grants at Tuesday night's ceremony: A Whole Lotta Kindness, A Team NV, Ability Center of Southern Nevada, Adam's Place, Assistance League of Las Vegas, Baby's Bounty, Best Buddies in Nevada, Boy Scouts of America, Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada, Breakthrough T1D, Brooke's Good Deeds, Camp Lotza Fun, Candlelighters for Childhood Cancer of Southern NV, Capability Health and Human Services, CASA Foundation, Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada, Chefs for Kids, Children's Advocacy Alliance, Children's Advocacy Center, Children's Heart Foundation, Clark County Public Education Foundation, Communities in Schools of NV, Critical Care Comics, Culture Shock, Cure 4 The Kids Foundation, Collaborate, Discovery Children's museum, El-Shaddai Refugee Homes CDC, Eye Care For Kids Nevada Chapter Inc, First Friday Foundation, Foster Change, Foster Kinship, Foundation for Positively Kids, Foundation to Assist Young Musicians, Goodwill of Southern Nevada, Grassroot Girls, Hannah's Closet North, HELP of Southern Nevada, Helping Hands of Vegas Valley, Hope For The City, HopeLink of Southern Nevada, Hospitality Charitable Foundation, Klothes 4 Kids, Las Vegas AMBUCS, Las Vegas Natural History Museum, Las Vegas Rotary Foundation, Lighthouse Charities, Touro University, LVMPD Foundation, Make-A-Wish Southern Nevada, Miracle Flights, National Bleeding Disorders Foundation Nevada Chapter, Nevada Ballet Theatre, Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation, Nevada Diabetes Association for Children and Adults, Nevada Medical Center dba Hope Means Nevada, Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth, New Horizons Center for Learning d/b/a New Horizons Academy, Project Marilyn, Project REAL, Raise the Future, Real Talk Youth Impact Program, Rehabilitating Autism Daily (RAD), Restoration and Recovery Foundation, Ronald McDonald House, S.A.F.E. House, Serving Our Kids, Share in the JOY, Sin City Church, Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Soles4Souls, Somerset Academy of Las Vegas, Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth of NV, Spread the Word Nevada, Storied Inc, Sunrise Children's Foundation, T.H.E. Village, Inc, The Lullaby Connection, The Neon Museum, The Pride Tree, Women's Resource Medical Centers of Southern Nevada, YMCA of Southern NV, Youth Outdoor Unity.
