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The Jimmie Johnson Foundation, which just celebrated its 10th anniversary, is bringing back the Wellness Challenge -- presented by Penn Mutual. The JJF Wellness Challenge is a series of four athletic events meant for all -- beginners and advanced athletes alike. New to the annual event is the "JJF Virtual Triathlon" -- allowing anyone living in the United States to participate. The triathlon includes finishing 2.4 miles of swimming, 112 miles of biking and 26.2 miles of running during the month of October. Learn more about how you can be involved here.
Returning for the fourth year, Denny & Mark's Pro-Am Jam was held on Oct. 26-27 in Charleston, South Carolina. The Denny Hamlin Foundation released the positive news that the event, hosted by the Student Transportation of America Education Foundation, raised over $200,000 for charity. The fundraiser featured the partnership of Denny Hamlin , Hootie & the Blowfish member Mark Bryan and CEO of Student Transportation, Inc., Denis Gallagher. The Denny Hamlin Foundation was a beneficiary and donated the majority of its share to the MUSC Children's Hospital for Cystic Fibrosis research.
The 2015 Comcast Community Champion winner Joey Gase is teaming up with Racing 2 Cure during the NASCAR XFINITY Series and asking fans to participate. Individuals will have the opportunity to have the name or image of a loved one who fought, is fighting or lost their battle to cancer on the hood of Gase's No. 52 Chevrolet during the April race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
The Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award winner Jeff Hanson enjoyed NASCAR all season long and even got to partake in the Las Vegas festivities -- where he was presented with the award. The 22-year-old is an accomplished artist whose talents blossomed from challenges during his fight against cancer (optic glioma) as a child. A $100,000 check, made out to the Children's Tumor Foundation, was presented to the Kansas native at the awards ceremony. Learn more about the 2015 winner here.