John Martins Foundation

06/09/2026

The John Martins Foundation is looking for help from our community.

We are currently assisting a house fire victim and her family who have been displaced after their home was lost in a recent fire in Bristol, RI. She, her son, and their cat are in need of a safe place to start rebuilding.

We are actively searching for a rental apartment in Bristol, RI that:

* Accepts Section 8 vouchers
* Allows a cat as a pet

If you are a landlord, property manager, or know of any available housing that meets these requirements, please reach out to us as soon as possible. Even leads or shared contacts could make a huge difference.

Thank you to everyone who continues to support and look out for families in need during difficult times.

06/06/2026

Don’t forget that we are celebrating our 10th Annual Car & Tow Truck show with $10 vehicle pre-registrations throughout the entire month of June!

Pre-register your vehicle today!

Price jumps to $20 July 1st and $30 on the day of the event!

🎉 Celebrating 10 Years! 🎉

The John Martins Foundation is proud to announce our 10th Annual Car & Tow Truck Show!

To celebrate this milestone event, we're offering a special $10 pre-registration throughout the entire month of June!

Registration pricing:
✅ June 1st - June 30th: $10 Pre-Registration
✅ July 1st - September 26th: $20 Pre-Registration
✅ Day of Event: $30 Cash Only

https://www.ticketsignup.io/TicketEvent/JohnMartinsFoundation10thAnnualCarAndTowTruckShow

Join us for a day filled with amazing vehicles, great food, live entertainment, and family fun, all while supporting burn victims and their families.

📅 Sunday, September 27th
📍 R1 Indoor Karting
100 Higginson Ave, Lincoln, RI

Event Highlights:
🏁 Cars & Tow Trucks
🎵 Live DJ Johnny Nardo
🍔 Food Trucks
🛍 Vendors
🎟 Raffles & 50/50
🏆 Trophies
🎁 Dash Plaques for the First 100 Registered Vehicles

For 10 years, this event has brought together automotive enthusiasts, businesses, and supporters to help make a difference in the lives of burn survivors. We can't wait to celebrate this special anniversary with all of you!

Register today and take advantage of the $10 June pre-registration special before prices increase on July 1st!

06/01/2026

🎉 Celebrating 10 Years! 🎉

The John Martins Foundation is proud to announce our 10th Annual Car & Tow Truck Show!

To celebrate this milestone event, we're offering a special $10 pre-registration throughout the entire month of June!

Registration pricing:
✅ June 1st - June 30th: $10 Pre-Registration
✅ July 1st - September 26th: $20 Pre-Registration
✅ Day of Event: $30 Cash Only

https://www.ticketsignup.io/TicketEvent/JohnMartinsFoundation10thAnnualCarAndTowTruckShow

Join us for a day filled with amazing vehicles, great food, live entertainment, and family fun, all while supporting burn victims and their families.

📅 Sunday, September 27th
📍 R1 Indoor Karting
100 Higginson Ave, Lincoln, RI

Event Highlights:
🏁 Cars & Tow Trucks
🎵 Live DJ Johnny Nardo
🍔 Food Trucks
🛍 Vendors
🎟 Raffles & 50/50
🏆 Trophies
🎁 Dash Plaques for the First 100 Registered Vehicles

For 10 years, this event has brought together automotive enthusiasts, businesses, and supporters to help make a difference in the lives of burn survivors. We can't wait to celebrate this special anniversary with all of you!

Register today and take advantage of the $10 June pre-registration special before prices increase on July 1st!

05/31/2026

🚗🍔 Vendor & Food Truck Registration Now Open! 🚚🌭

The John Martins Foundation is excited to announce our 10th Annual Car & Tow Truck Show, taking place on Sunday, September 27th at R1 Indoor Karting in Lincoln, Rhode Island!

We're currently looking for food trucks, craft vendors, local businesses, nonprofit organizations, and other vendors who would like to be part of this incredible event supporting burn victims and their families.

This family-friendly event will feature hundreds of vehicles, tow trucks, food, vendors, raffles, entertainment, and much more!

If you own a food truck or would like to set up as a vendor, please send us a message for more information and registration details.

We look forward to making our 10th annual show the biggest and best one yet!

05/30/2026

🚗🔥 The John Martins Foundation’s 10th Annual Car & Tow Truck Show is Back! 🔥🚛

Join us on Sunday, September 27th at R1 Indoor Karting in Lincoln, RI for an incredible day of cars, tow trucks, family fun, and fundraising for burn victims!

What to expect:
🏁 Hundreds of Cars & Tow Trucks
🎵 Live Music by DJ Johnny Nardo
🌮 Food Trucks
🛍️ Vendors
🎟️ Raffles & 50/50
🏆 Trophies
🚘 Dash Plaques for the First 100 Registered Vehicles

As a special thank you for supporting our 10th Annual Event, we’re offering discounted pre-registration:

✅ $10 Pre-Registration through June 30th
✅ $20 Registration starting July 1st
✅ $30 Cash Registration the Day of the Event

Don’t wait—register today and save!

👉 Registration Link: https://www.ticketsignup.io/TicketEvent/JohnMartinsFoundation10thAnnualCarAndTowTruckShow

All proceeds benefit the John Martins Foundation and our mission of supporting burn victims and their families.

Interested in becoming a sponsor or bringing your food truck to the event? Send us a message today!

📍 R1 Indoor Karting
100 Higginson Ave, Lincoln, RI
🕙 Event Starts at 10:00 AM

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05/18/2026

Some more photos of our 3rd Annual 5k Race & 1k walk from earlier today!

05/18/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out and supported our 3rd Annual 5K Race & 1K Walk!

It was a beautiful day with an amazing turnout, and we are so grateful for everyone who participated, volunteered, donated, and helped make the event such a success.

Congratulations to all of our race winners and participants!

A special thank you as well to our friends from the Providence and Newport Firefighters for putting on an awesome Chili Cook-Off competition. Congratulations to Providence Firefighters for taking home this year’s Chili Cook-Off title! 🌶🏆

Race results and finisher photos are available on our race website here:
https://runsignup.com/Race/Results/Overview/154094

Thank you again for supporting the John Martins Foundation and the Rhode Island Burn Foundation— we can’t wait to see everyone next year!

05/16/2026

Register now for our 3rd Annual 5k race and 1k walk to support burn survivors!

Race day is Tomorrow, May 17th at Warwick City park!

All proceeds benefit burn survivors!❤️

https://runsignup.com/Race/RI/Warwick/TheJohnMartinsFoundationRIBurnFoundation1stAnnual5kRaceWalk

12/25/2025

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a happy healthy New Year!❤️

12/21/2025

Smoke detectors & CO detectors save lives 🚨🏠

Late last night, our water heater failed and a gas line began leaking into our home. We were woken up by a strange beeping sound from our detectors — not the typical fire alarm sound — and immediately knew something wasn’t right.

We called the fire department 🚒 to check for a possible carbon monoxide leak. They responded quickly and confirmed there was in fact a dangerous leak that had spread throughout the entire house at high levels. Thanks to their fast action, they were able to stop the leak and ventilate the home until the CO levels were safely back to zero.

It was a truly eye-opening experience, and we are incredibly thankful that we had recently replaced and updated all of our smoke and CO detectors 🙏

A huge thank you to the Attleboro Fire Department 👨‍🚒👩‍🚒 for their professionalism and quick response. This is also an important reminder to everyone: test your detectors at least once a year and replace them when they are outside the manufacturer’s recommended lifespan — usually every 10 years ⏰

Merry Christmas 🎄🎅 to everyone, and we wish you all a safe holiday season ✨ and a happy, healthy New Year 🎉

-Jonathan Turmel
President of The John Martins Foundation