AMA Arenacross Series Competitors Visit Children’s National Medical Center

GPF Babbitt’s Team Brings Smiles to Young Faces

AURORA, Ill. (January 13, 2009) – On the eve of the first night of racing for the AMA Arenacross Series’ second round from 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Mary., GPF Babbitt’s Kawasaki and Miss Arenacross Lindsey Scheltema took time to visit the patients at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

GPF riders Shane Sewell, Daniel Aulsaybrook, Jerry Lorenz, and Josh Woods, son of team manager Ray Woods, spent quality time learning about what goes on at Children’s National and bringing smiles to many of the hospitals patients by spreading the joy of arenacross racing.

“This was such an honor to be a part of,” said Miss Arenacross Lindsey Scheltema. “Children’s National Medical Center is nothing short of remarkable. It was a truly heartwarming experience to spend time with these wonderful kids. Each and every one of them are the bravest individuals I have ever met and they are a true inspirations. I hope myself and the entire GPF Babbitt’s team was able to give them as much as they gave us today.”

The AMA Arenacross Series was proud to provide tickets to the patients and their families to come out to 1st Mariner Arena this past weekend and experience the excitement of the nation’s most popular and intimate indoor dirt-bike racing series.

Children's National Medical Center is a leader in the development of innovative new treatments for childhood illness and injury. Children’s has been serving the nation's children for more than 135 years. Children’s National is proudly ranked among the best pediatric hospitals in America by U.S.News & World Report and the Leapfrog Group.

For more information about Children’s National Medical Center and its efforts, log onto www.childrensnational.org.

For more information on the AMA Arenacross Series log on to www.arenacross.com.

 
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