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NASCAR Legend Kyle Petty to Visit Corning During 29th Annual Charity Ride Across America
“We started the ride for children’s charities, for children’s hospitals, and then, when my oldest son, Adam, was killed, we built a camp Victory Junction and since 2000, it gave the ride a focus, it gave us a purpose to go out to raise funds to help send more and more kids to camp. Camp is totally free to all kids that come. It’s a camp for children with chronic illnesses and serious medical needs, so it’s a special group of kids that are near and dear to my heart. But we wanted it to be free for everybody. So we ride motorcycles so that we can send more kids to camp. And I tell people all the time when these kids come to camp and they leave and they’ve got that Adam Petty smile on their face I know Adam’s still here with us. So that’s how you keep that spirit alive.”