Lee, Richard, Kyle, & Adam Petty - 3/23/99

As previously mentioned, the Victory Junction Gang Camp was founded by Kyle Petty & his wife Pattie in memory of their son Adam.  The camp was a vision and dream of Adam Petty’s after visiting a similar camp in 1999.

This camp was Adam’s vision. As part of the Kyle Petty Charity Ride, he and Kyle used to visit children’s hospitals. Adam adored those visits, and hoped to one day create a paradise that made sick children feel normal.

Adam died in May 2000 at the age of 19 before he was able to realize his dream.  Kyle spent the 4 years after Adam’s death making his vision a reality.  The Victory Junction Gang Camp in Randleman, NC opened on Father’s Day (June 20) 2004.

This entry was written for the Day of Blogs 2008.  My charity I’m supporting is the Victory Junction Gang Camp.  You can donate to my cause my clicking here or using the widget on the right-hand side of my blog.  To see all of the entries I have written so far for the Day of Blogs 2008, click here or select the DayOfBlogs08 tag.

As I previously mentioned, my charity of choice to support during the Day of Blogs is the Victory Junction Gang Camp.  I am a huge NASCAR fan (if my blog title didn’t give that away).  VJGC was founded by Kyle Petty (NASCAR driver) and his wife Pattie in memory of their son Adam.  (Adam died in a racing accident in 2000.  He was my age.)  The mission of the Victory Junction Gang Camp is…

The Victory Junction Gang Camp enriches the lives of children with chronic medical conditions or serious illnesses by providing life-changing camping experiences that are exciting, fun, and empowering, in a safe and medically sound environment.

VJGC is located in Randleman, NC with a 2nd location being planned for the Kansas City, MO area.  If you haven’t ever heard of the Victory Junction Gang Camp, I encourage you to visit their website to see photos & videos and read about what they can do & what is going on.

This entry was written for the Day of Blogs 2008.  My charity I’m supporting is the Victory Junction Gang Camp.  You can donate to my cause my clicking here or using the widget on the right-hand side of my blog.  To see all of the entries I have written so far for the Day of Blogs 2008, click here or select the DayOfBlogs08 tag.