09/24/2026
💛🦋 WHAT A WEEKEND! Race For Time 2026 🦋💛
Our hearts are still full after an incredible 10th Annual Race For Time Family Escape Weekend in Ardmore!
For a few very special days, our young cancer patients and their families were able to step away from appointments, treatments and the everyday realities of childhood cancer — and simply **laugh, play, explore, make memories and spend time with other families who truly understand their journey.**
This highlight video captures just a little of the JOY! 💛
From Depot Park and Southern Oklahoma Library System – Ardmore to an unforgettable night at Southern Oklahoma Speedwayy ... followed by more fun at The Clubhouse and Regional Park, this weekend was filled with smiles, new friendships, and connection for these special families who leave with memories we hope these families will carry with them for a very long time.
And none of it happens without a village. What an amazing village we have!
🦋 **To our volunteers:** Jackie Peterson, Kurt & Shannon, Jasco Products - Michelle, Daniel, Danny, Londa, Laquita & Mike, Theresa, Jason, Jim, Angel, Cindy, Susan, Alma, Melody, Natalie, Summer, Dalton, Wendell, and Travis, Seneca and all of the Dollar General Ardmore volunteers. You gave your time, your energy and your hearts all weekend long. You hauled, set up, checked in, drove, served, sold, cleaned up, entertained, organized, problem-solved and did a hundred other things most people never see. We are so grateful for every one of you!
🦋 **To our donors and sponsors:** Thank you for making weekends like this possible for our families. Your support means the world to them and to us — The Chickasaw Nation , TeamHaleybug Racing & Kiamichi Mountain Speedway, Dot Foods, Dollar General , Michelin , Smitty's Classic Cars, Main Street Parking, Explore Ardmore, John Vance Auto Group, Honey Hobby and her family and matching donors, Juan & Ziggy Brou, Valir Physical Therapy H2 Health Oklahoma, Van Hoose Construction Co. Love's, and KICM 97.7 Your generosity turns ideas into experiences, experience into smiles, and smiles into memories.
🦋 A huge thank you as well to Faith Southern Baptist Church, Village Travel and Troy, Lamont & Darrell (our wonderful motorcoach drivers), Amtrak, ODOT, Trails & Rails, and our hotel partners — Ardmore Inn & Suites, Best Western and Hampton Inn — for helping us take such good care of our families throughout the weekend.
🦋 Thank you to City of Ardmore Parks & Recreation, especially Teresa and Tess; Sarah and the entire Clubhouse crew; City of Ardmore - Police Department, Papa Johns Ardmore, WC Street Food Truck, Sno Sweet Shave Ice, Off the Wall Bounce Houses; Posh Portable Restrooms (the most amazing portable potties ever!! Wow!) and Sherry & her whole team at Party Barn Ardmore for being such an important part of the fun.
🏁 And finally, a HUGE shout-out to every driver who participated in and every spectator who showed up for our 10th Annual Race For Time at Southern Oklahoma Speedway Saturday .... and to everyone who brought out a car, truck or cycle for our Race For Time Car Show Sunday! You helped make this milestone weekend one we will never forget.
It clearly takes a village.
And we are incredibly grateful that YOU are part of ours. 💛🦋
To everyone who helped give these kids and their families a weekend filled with joy, connection and a little time away from cancer — THANK YOU.
And finally, to our Jimmy Everest Center families and their care team, YOU ARE OUR HEROES!
Now turn up the sound and take a look at just how much fun we had! 🎥👇
