Clark's - Dave's Race 6 Fundraising Page

Hello Friends and Family!

In just a few short months the Racing for ALS Team and I will head back to Virginia International Raceway (VIR) for the 6th installment of Dave's Race on September 28-29. VIR is arguably the best road course and even more fun to enjoy with fellow drivers all racing to raise money for a wonderful cause! This will be the third time I have participated in Dave's Race and this is the biggest Racing for ALS fundraising event of the year.  This year will be the first year we will be racing in memory of David Lloyd as he succumbed this this terrible disease shortly after last year's event.

Fighting ALS is personal to me as it claimed the life of Carl Nowlin, a best friend of mine for over 30 years, on January 11, 2016.  Carl was only 39 years old when he passed and he left behind a wife, two kids and a wonderful extended family.  Carl was one of the smartest people I have ever known.  A lawyer by degree he gave up the courtroom to return to the elementary classroom to spend time with kids. He loved shaping young minds through teaching and was rewarded through all the friendships he made.  He was one of the favored teachers in the city where we both grew up.   His battle with ALS was a short one and something I don't want anyone else to have to go through.  It was tough on everyone that supported him.  It is for him and anyone else impacted by this terrible disease that I race to raise money in an attempt to one day #ENDALS.

I was introduced to the Racing For ALS community through a few coworkers, who were already participating in annual events and I was all in once I learned the backstory as to how it was founded and who it was supporting.

About your donation - 100% of all donations for Dave's Race will support 3 different ways to help the ALS community via Dave's Triple Target Fund!

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About Racing for ALS! - Racing For ALS started shortly after David Lloyd was diagnosed with ALS in October of 2017 by David and his brother Scott as a way to go make memories and have fun.  Through the Lord's intervention that brought about an amazing team or racers, it has become so much more!  Coming into the 2024 season, Racing for ALS has raised over $1,200,000 in funds that have had a 100% pass through rate to fund ALS research and Assistance dollars for PALS (Persons with ALS).  The funds raised for this event will be the same, in that Racing for ALS will convey all event, merchandise and general donation proceeds to three worthy beneficiaries via its Triple Target Funding initiative started on October 1, 2023, in the following proportions:

• 45% to ALS TDI

• 10% to Duke Neurology

• 45% to our 2 Racing for ALS Patient Assistance Funds

Triple Target Funding affords key advantages over event specific beneficiary designations:

• Year-round beneficiary financial support

• Year-round beneficiary engagement, awareness building and cross promotion efforts

• Targets ALS in three ways

• Improved donor clarity

• Streamlined accounting    

Thank you again for supporting our mission to help #ENDALS! 

Racing for ALS 

https://www.racingforals.com