Media Alert - NASCAR Drivers Visit Summer Education Program

COLUMBUS CITY COUNCIL MEDIA ALERT   For Immediate Release:  July 20, 2011   For More Information: John Ivanic, (614) 645-6798 Web – Facebook – Twitter

 

 

NASCAR Drivers Visit Summer

Education Program

 

 

WHO:
Councilmember Michelle M. Mills

NASCAR Drive for Diversity Program Participants

Summer Engineering Experience for Kids Participants

 

WHEN:
Thursday, July 21, 2011
11:45 am

 

WHERE:
St. Stephen’s Community House

1500 East 17^th Avenue

 

WHAT:

The future stars of NASCAR will be visiting the engineers of tomorrow at St. Stephen’s Community House. The drivers are in town for a race Saturday night at Columbus Motor Speedway and are   taking part in the Drive for Diversity program.  Drive for Diversity is designed to increase the number of minority participants in the sport.  The drivers are taking time out of their day to visit children taking part in the Summer Engineering Experience for Kids program offered at St. Stephen’s, a program that looks to continue educational opportunities during the summer months and increase the students’ level of understanding of math and science by using team based engineering projects.   This summer, the students have built cars as part of a “Motorized Toy Car Challenge”.

 

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