Each year just before the Christmas holidays and during the CBC Radio 1 Food Bank campaign we auction a day at the track with our members with all the proceeds from the auction going to the Food Bank.
In 2008 the highest bidder was Nancy from Calgary who bid $1,200.00 to support the Food Bank and enjoy a day at the race track with RDSCC members.
Last December while driving home from work on Christmas Eve CBC radio had on their Foodbank Fundraiser. The last chance bid was A Day At The Races. An opportunity to get into Lotus and a Porsche. What better way to give myself a Christmas present and make a donation to struggling Calgarians.
On June 21st at Westerner Park in Red Deer I met Terry Johns of the Red Deer Sports Car Club-Lotus owner. Terry together with Fred-Slowguy in a Porsche, rolled out the RDSCC red carpet. I got 11 trips around a track in some very fast and sleek cars. Aside from the adrenaline pumped fun(and I was just a passenger) the most significant impression left is how a common passion brought together such a great group of people. Seatbelted helmet toting generosity was extended to a gal who had always wanted to know what skill and speed felt like. No price, donation or otherwise can be placed on kindness and grace which translated into A Great Day At The Races.
-Nancy