PerformanceWerx at the 2009 Bonneville Speed Week:

A Commitment to Speed and to

The Austin Hatcher Foundation For Pediatric Cancer 

The Pennsylvania based PerformanceWerx  racing team is gearing up to compete at the 61^st Annual Bonneville Speed Week (www.scta-bni.org) to be held on Utah’s legendary Bonneville Salt Flats from August 8^th through 14^th, 2009. 

Team principal and rider for PerformanceWerx is Jack Broomall, of Malvern, PA.  An automotive engineer with 30+ years of industry experience, a former driving champion in the Sports Car Club of America, and more recently a Race Engineer and Data System specialist in top level Sports Car Road Racing (American LeMans Series, Rolex Grand Am), Broomall brings a life long commitment to Motorsport and 35 years of motorcycling experience to the endeavor.  

One year ago, in his initial season competing at Bonneville, Broomall set a new class record for unfaired 750cc machines (Class M-G) at 166.561 mph. In 2009 the team will compete in the 750cc Production Class where the current record stands at 172.029 mph.    

While committed to top speeds at the 2009 Bonneville Speed Week, the PerformanceWerx Team is also deeply committed to the support of their Charity Partner, The Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer. Founded in 2006 by Jim and Amy Jo Osborn following the loss of their son, Austin Hatcher Osborn, the Austin Hatcher Foundation raises funds in support of pediatric cancer research and provides various types of support for families stricken by childhood cancers. In September the first Hatch’s House of Hope will open in Chattanooga, TN. Visit www.hatcherfoundation.org to learn more. 

PerformanceWerx will donate $1.00 to the Austin Hatcher Foundation for each MPH Top Speed achieved at the 2009 Bonneville Speed Week (ex. 160 MPH – $160). Additionally the team will make a special donation of $500.00 for any new class record that they set.   

The PerformanceWerx team is supported by engine development partner KWS Motorsports (www.kwsmotorsports.com) and by Revzilla Motorsports (www.revzilla.com),  a web based retailer of motorcycle gear and accessories.

For additional information contact: Jack Broomall; 248-345-0226; jhbfly@yahoo.com

Media Alert: Rebecca A. Pace – 423.834.4443 – becky@hatcherfoundation.org

OVERVIEW:

The Austin Hatcher Foundation is partnering with Local Businesses to help raise monies and awareness for Pediatric Cancer awareness month and the Grand Opening of Hatch’s House of Hope: a landmark pediatric cancer care center located at 979 E. 3^rd Street, C232, Chattanooga, TN.

Location:  Chattanooga, Tennessee

Purpose of Program:

• Media-driven promotion.
• Gives Local Stores a chance to promote “shopping for a cause” a community initiative.
• Allows store owners to participate and help promote the upcoming Grand Opening of Hatch’s House of Hope and Awareness for Pediatric Cancer awareness month.
• Market to all target markets..
• Unique programs are designed for each business to fit their target market and increase in-store traffic. 

 Program Duration:

            August 15-September 30, 2009.

Shopping for a Cause Program Contact:  Amy Jo Osborn 678.372.5001

Customers can identify participating businesses through in-store signage. 

Businesses interested in participating or registering for this campaign please email: partners@hatcherfoundation.org    Representatives from the Austin Hatcher Foundation are contacting local businesses to participate in this “Shopping for a Cause” campaign

About the Austin Hatcher Foundation
Austin Hatcher Foundation for a carefree childhood focuses on providing services to children and families dealing with pediatric cancer. The foundation’s mission is to restore hope, health and happiness to those affected and work towards finding a cure for pediatric cancer. The Foundation has developed a landmark group of programs and services essential to help these children and their families function within our communities. Specifically, these include IEP Neurocognitive testing, educational programming to help effected children overcome their cognitive and learning deficits, emotional counseling for the cancer effected child, their siblings and parents, and marital and financial counseling to ensure a safe environment to maximize the family growth as a whole. To learn more, visit hatcherfoundation.org

About Hatch’s House of Hope:

 Serve as a safe haven for families dealing with the effects of pediatric cancer on their lives. Staff at Hatch’s will integrate the specific needs of the family with hospital based and community services.  The staff will work towards developing additional services not provided elsewhere but needed to help children and their families affected by pediatric cancer function within our communities. Specifically, these will include IEP Neurocognitive testing, educational programming to help effected children overcome their cognitive and learning deficits, emotional counseling for the cancer effected child, their siblings and parents, and marital and financial counseling to ensure a safe environment to maximize the family growth as a whole. Through Hatch’s the Austin Hatcher Foundation will provide Bridging Scholarships (Hatch’s Dollars) to assist families with acute financial discord resulting from the direct expenses and salary losses as a result of the pediatric cancer. Hatch’s Dollars will be awarded based on extreme financial need. Non-cash support will also be available as gas cards and grocery/food vouchers. Hatch’s staff will make every effort to communicate the family’s financial situation to creditors, including utility companies, at the family’s approval to arrange alternative payment options during the treatment stage of pediatric cancer.