Racer-journalist Bill Adam blogs about an annual event hosted by SAMA, Southern Automotive Media Association, that brings smiles to faces of children
being treated at Miami area hospitals.
Each year, our annual Rides & Smiles event at Homestead International Speedway gets bigger and better for patients and volunteers alike. More than 130 patients from Baptist Children's and Miami Children’s Hospitals, got rides in their dream cars, a wonderful lunch supplied by the Speedway, and goodie bags that so full they were too heavy for some children to carry! From start to the finish in the late afternoon, it was a day full of laughter and squeals of delight.
For SAMA members and volunteers, this was a day all about giving, and all those powerful cars were merely tools being used to provide a day away from the pain or discomfort that the children might normally face. This was a day for creating smiles, and we did. Like the movie, Pay it Forward, where good deeds encourage more good deeds, your efforts of this day did make a difference, and I’m honored to have shared it with you.
NOTE: SAMA is a spirited organization, made up of automotive journalists, media organizations, corporate communications specialists, marketing and advertising representatives, and auto manufacturers related to South Florida’s dynamic automotive marketplace.
For more information about SAMA,
please visit http://www.samaonline.org/
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