MASON CITY, Iowa (June 11) –- The Hope & Healing project will be making the rounds this week with the USMTS Modifieds as they trek through Northern Iowa and Wisconsin Tuesday through Saturday, June 11-15.

Volunteers are hoping to fill the stands with hope and healing at every event, and leave the Cedar Lake Speedway Saturday night with empty boxes.

The week will begin with the rain-delayed $3,000-to-win event at the I-35 Speedway in Mason City, Iowa, on Tuesday, June 11.

On Wednesday, June 12, the USMTS Casey's Cup Series moves north to the Amsoil Speedway in Superior, Wis., and then visits the Eagle Valley Speedway in Jim Falls, Wis., on Thursday, June 13. I will be the series' first-ever visit to both tracks.

Then on Friday and Saturday, June 14-15, the USMTS Modifieds join the UMP Late Models “Hell Tour” at the Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis., for two nights during the 15th Annual Masters.

After losing his nine-year-old daughter, Natalie, in a tragic accident last year, Jason Krohn approached Karsyn's Krusaders with the idea of supporting the organization and raising funds as a random act of kindness in her memory.

In an effort to help others who have experienced the unimaginable loss of a child, the 2007 USMTS national champion and Karsyn's Krusaders have combined efforts for a special kindness project and act of giving.

Together, the Krohn family and Karsyn's Krusaders chose Faith's Lodge located in Danbury, Wis., as its Hope & Healing project.

The Lodge—a two-hour drive from the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, less than one hour from Duluth/Superior and about four hours from Madison—consists of an immaculate 12,000-square-foot facility that is situated on 80 acres of beautiful countryside.

Faith's Lodge provides family programming for all guests. Optional activities include professionally-led discussion groups, arts and crafts, north woods adventures, fishing, horseback riding, swimming, bonfires, cookouts, scavenger hunts and much more. Faith's Lodge provides all programming at no cost to guests.

The annual programmatic cost to the organization is over $400,000.

As the only facility of its kind in the country, parents and children have traveled from as far away as Washington, California, New York, Kentucky, Missouri and Illinois in order to benefit from programs and services provided. Faith's Lodge provides a place where parents and families facing the serious illness or loss of a child can retreat to reflect on the past, renew strength for the present and build hope for the future.

Race fans can support the Hope & Healing project by purchasing decals ($10) and T-shirts ($20) that are being sold at a track near you to help raise funds.

You can also support Hope & Healing by making a tax-deductible donation or becoming a sponsor. To learn more about the project, contact Jessica Miller at 319-239-4737. Special thanks to the following sponsors for their support: Mike & Julie O'Connor, Alexis Freese Family, Family of Natalie Krohn, Jim & Linda Thovson, Jim & Joan Kluis, Denny Johnson & Family, Ron & Diane Kirchner, Don & Judy Carlson, and Jeff & Brenda Bose & Family.

To learn more about promoting “Hope & Healing” and being a part of “Changin' Lives One Lap at a Time” visit www.KarsynsKrusaders.org.

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