by Jolene Bibian
I’m part of a committee planning a local 5k in Ventura scheduled for January 12th, 2019.
This event is our first attempt at our goal of raising $10k to get a Children’s Dream Racer Car built for VCMC Pediatrics unit. These cars are built by Mark ‘Smitty’ Smith who worked on NASCARs in the 90’s. He sold his shop in 2008 to use his talents in building Children’s Dream Racer cars for children in hospitals receiving care. They are designed to help ease the anxiety of children going through treatment and help them “just” be kids in an otherwise scary situation.
I’m the president-elect of “Ventura County Association of Health Underwriters”. We are not underwriters, but rather healthcare advocates. VCAHU proudly serves our community with a vision of providing access to private sector solutions for health insurance through the unbiased advice of local agents and brokers.
Incoming presidents of the local association are encouraged to lead an event within the association prior to their term as president. Typically, these are aimed at our own industry by way of professional development. This time around, we decided to do an event that was community facing. If we meet our goal, and get that car to the kids, we will be the first west coast chapter of our national association to do so! We would love for our VCMC kids to have one of these cars and for our community to be a part of making that happen! The power of play is a vital resource for the healing process.
Registration is open for the 5k and readers of the Breeze can use a promo code BREEZE to receive a discount.
We encourage registering before Dec 12th to help in planning efforts.
People can donate and register online: https://runsignup.com/Race/CA/Ventura/VCAHU5k
We are also actively looking for community members to fill our sponsorship spots or include their raffles prizes for the morning of the 5k.
