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MAY 9, 2008 Fans Can Support Favorite NASCAR Drivers’ Charities on May 16 (MAY 9, 2008 - CHARLOTTE, N.C.) -- Phones will be ringing off the hook on May 16-17 when The NASCAR Foundation partners with Sirius Satellite Radio, NASCAR.COM and SPEED Channel once again to host the NASCAR Day Telethon. Fans of Ryan Newman—driver of the Penske Racing #12 Alltel Dodge in the Sprint Cup Series--can call into the telethon to make a donation and designate it to the Ryan Newman Foundation.  —FULL STORY MAY 9, 2008 Newman to sign Pit Road Pets charity books in Charlotte at Meaty Bone tent at Speed Street Festival Ryan Newman, driver of the #12 Penske Racing Alltel Dodge in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, will sign copies of the charity book Pit Road Pets™: NASCAR Stars and Their Pets during the upcoming Speed Street Festival in Charlotte, NC. The book features first-person stories and intimate photographs of nearly 50 NASCAR celebrities and their pets – including Newman, his wife Krissie and their rescued dogs.    —FULL STORY MAY 9, 2008 Newman to sign Dale Beaver’s “Before Thunder Rolls” book at Speed Street CHARLOTTE, N.C. (May 9, 2008) – The NASCAR Library Collection will be hosting a booth sponsored by Books A Million at the 14th Annual Food Lion Speed Street from Thursday, May 22 through Saturday, May 24. A variety of NASCAR Library Collection artists and authors will be available for autographs and fan interaction. Joining the NLC will be NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver and winner of the 2008 Daytona 500 Ryan Newman, NASCAR racing legend Bobby Allison and NASCAR President Mike Helton.    —FULL STORY MAY 7, 2008 Kinkade To Unveil The Officially Licensed Daytona 500® 50th Running Portrait At  “The Light & The Thunder” Event In Concord, N.C. -- Proceeds from event ticket sales to benefit the Victory Junction Gang Camp™-- MORGAN HILL, CA: (May 1, 2008) – Thomas Kinkade, the Painter of Light™, announced today that his newest Studio Masterwork NASCAR® THUNDER The 50th Running of the DAYTONA 500® will be unveiled at “The Light & The Thunder,” a special event to be held at the Embassy Suites Resort Hotel and Conference Center in Concord, N.C. on May 21. Ticket sales from the event will benefit the Victory Junction Gang Camp, the official 2008 charity for The Thomas Kinkade Company.    —FULL STORY APRIL 25, 2008 NASCAR Favorites Ryan Newman And Bobby Allison Join The Conservation Fund To Announce Racing For Wildlife Project In Talladega Project protects wildlife habitat, provides recreational opportunities for race fans Talladega, AL (April 25, 2008) — Today, The Conservation Fund joined with Ryan Newman, driver of Penske Racing’s #12 Alltel Dodge in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and NASCAR legend Bobby Allison to announce the second Racing for Wildlife project: the protection of more than 1,100 acres in the Talladega National Forest.   —FULL STORY APRIL 24, 2008 Make the Call to Make a Difference:  Support the Ryan Newman Foundation during The NASCAR Day Telethon Charlotte, N.C. (April 24, 2008) – Phones will be ringing off the hook on May 16-17 when The NASCAR Foundation partners with Sirius Satellite Radio, NASCAR.com and SPEED Channel once again to host the NASCAR Day Telethon.   —FULL STORY APRIL 22, 2008 Join Krissie Newman and Mopar at the Dover Charity Track Walk May 31st Ever wonder what it would feel like to walk on a race track? Now’s your chance! Join Krissie Newman, the Newmans’ dog, Mopar, NASCAR drivers and celebrities on Saturday May 31st at Dover International Speedway for the NASCAR Foundation Track Walk. Walk around the famous Monster Mile to raise funds for the Ryan Newman Foundation and other members of The NASCAR Foundation Family of Charities   —FULL STORY FEBRUARY 25, 2008 Street Pole Banners Signed by 2008 Daytona 500 Champion FEBRUARY 25, 2008, DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Race fans will have an opportunity to add a truly unique keepsake from the historic 50th Running of the Daytona 500 as well as donate to a great cause. Newly crowned 2008 Daytona 500 winner Ryan Newman will autograph 200 street pole banners which were displayed along International Speedway Blvd. welcoming race fans to Daytona Beach for the historic running of “The Great American Race.”  —FULL STORY FEBRUARY 19, 2008 Newmans saving lives of dogs across America By Kris Johnson - Associate Editor Posted Tue., Feb. 19, 2008 Dog lovers probably recognize "Marley & Me" as the title of a non-fiction bestseller based on the life of a beloved pooch bearing that name. Harley & Me could be the name of Daytona 500 winner Ryan Newman’s book, should he ever choose to write one. To be fair, though, Newman would have to pen several, given his lifelong love of dogs and chosen avocation.  —FULL STORY JANUARY 23, 2008 The NASCAR Foundation Partners for Paws Spectacular A Live and Silent Auction Event to benefit the Halifax Humane Society, the Ryan Newman Foundation and the Greg Biffle Foundation Join us for a night of auction fun, food and excitement on Wednesday Feb. 13, 2008, for The NASCAR Foundation Partners for Paws Spectacular - A Live and Silent Auction hosted by Greg Biffle, Ryan Newman and Mike Skinner. The event will take place at the beautiful Daytona 500 Club outside the front stretch of Daytona International Speedway. Tickets are $15 per adult if purchased online before Feb. 4, which includes dinner and drinks, and children under 14 are free. Tickets are $20 at the door.   —FULL STORY DECEMBER 18, 2007 Foundation Charity Tournament and Gala raise $100,000 STATESVILLE, N.C. (December 18, 2007) – NASCAR driver of the Penske Racing #12 Alltel Dodge Ryan Newman and pro bass fisherman Kevin Van Dam shared big fish stories with over 300 fisherman at the second annual Ryan Newman Foundation Charity Fishing Tournament at Queen’s Landing in Mooresville, NC on Saturday, December 8, 2007.  —FULL STORY JUNE 11, 2007 Newmans accept $300,000 donation from the ASPCA® to the Humane Alliance National Spay/Neuter Response Team NEW YORK--The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) today announced a $300,000 sponsorship for the Humane Alliance of Western North Carolina's National Spay/Neuter Response Team to provide a strategic training program and facilitators to mentor organizations to open and operate 12 new high-volume, high quality spay/neuter clinics across the country in 2007.   —FULL STORY MAY 19, 2007 Ryan Newman Foundation Charity Fishing Tournament scheduled Mark your calendars for the Second Annual Ryan Newman Foundation Celebrity Charity Fishing Tournament, which is scheduled for Saturday, December 8, 2007 on Lake Norman in North Carolina.  —FULL STORY JANUARY 10, 2006 Amateur Fishermen Win Inaugural Ryan Newman Foundation Celebrity Charity Fishing Tournament STATESVILLE, N.C. (December 21, 2006) – NASCAR Nextel Cup drivers Ryan Newman and Tony Stewart shared big fish stories with over 300 fisherman at the inaugural Ryan Newman Foundation Celebrity Charity Fishing Tournament at Blythe Landing in Huntersville, NC on Saturday, December 16, 2006.    —FULL STORY NOVEMBER 27, 2006 Ryan Newman Foundation Wins Philanthropy Award Newton, NC (November 27, 2006) – The Ryan Newman Foundation was awarded the National Philanthropy Day Award for Outstanding Philanthropic Foundation by the Northwest North Carolina Chapter of the international Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP)at an awards luncheon held in Newton, North Carolina in November.   —FULL STORY

About the Foundation

The Ryan Newman Foundation was formed in January 2005 by Ryan and Krissie Newman.  Because the foundation is in the early stages of development, a grant cycle has not yet been scheduled. 

The major goal of the foundation in its first year will be to raise funds for an endowment from which annual interest will be used to fund nonprofit agencies through a grant process and students through a scholarship process.  The nonprofit foundation is currently seeking donations to build this endowment established by Ryan and Krissie Newman.  When the foundation begins our funding cycle, we will focus on three main area of interest--companion animal welfare; conservation and preservation of wildlife; and college scholarships for auto racers.  When a scholarship and grant process is created, the details, application and deadline will be posted on this website.

The Ryan Newman Foundation was established to provide philanthropic efforts that would enrich the lives of people and animals throughout the nation. The foundation has identified three primary areas of focus:

• To help humane organizations establish and maintain programs that will reduce the overpopulation and euthanization of abandoned and unwanted dogs and cats, increase the adoption of homeless pets, provide humane education to youth and adults, and prevent cruelty to animals while encouraging collaboration between humane societies, animal rescue groups and animal control agencies.  —Companion Animals
• To help nonprofit organizations in the preservation and conservation of wildlife and their environment, including but not limited to fish, game animals and other animals of the woodlands of the United States. —Conservation & Preservation of Wildlife
• To provide scholarships for students pursuing a degree at a university or college while continuing their involvement in quarter midget, midget and Silver Crown auto racing. —Auto Racing Scholarships