The team and its chief sponsor, Patrón Tequila, has pledged $10 per mile raced. Fans have gotten involved also, pledging online at www.milestoendmalaria.org.
To date the program has raised $277550.19, with the season less than half over.
Now American Le Mans Series founder Dr. Don Panoz and his wife Nancy have joined the effort by also pledging $5 for every mile.
“When I was a child, malaria was still a major problem in the U.S. The disease has been eradicated here, but it is still a major issue in Africa,” Dr. Panoz said.
“I applaud what Duncan Dayton and the Patrón Highcroft Racing team have done with Malaria No More and am delighted to make a contribution to the Miles to End Malaria campaign.
“The American Le Mans Series has fans around the world, and I think it is great that the Miles to End Malaria campaign can access this fan-base to help fight this problem in Africa.”
With four of the season’s ten races now completed, the fundraising total has now reached $27,550.19. Two of the six remaining races will dramatically boost the total with the 1000-mile Petit Le Mans event and the four-hour final round at Laguna Seca wrapping up the year.
All monies raised will help combat malaria deaths in Africa via the purchase of mosquito nets. These $10 mosquito nets are the most-cost-effective method of fighting the disease. Every mile sends another mosquito net to a family in Africa, helping them protect themselves from the bite of a malaria mosquito.
“We are certainly extremely thankful to Dr. Panoz for contributing to our Miles to End Malaria campaign,” said Duncan Dayton, Patrón Highcroft Racing owner.
“Our entire team has been touched by the level of support by the fans and the entire sportscar racing community.
“We have some big races ahead—every mile we finish is another step closer to chasing our championship goals and saving as many lives as possible from malaria in Africa.”
Malaria No More is a non-profit organization working to end malaria deaths in Africa by providing access to malaria prevention and treatment tools-including life-saving mosquito nets.
Malaria is a preventable and treatable disease that kills a child in Africa every 30 seconds. It is transmitted from person to person by certain types of mosquitoes. Although eradicated in the United States more than 50 years ago, the disease kills almost one million people every year—most of them young children in Africa.
“Dr. Panoz joins an impressive group of leaders, including racecar drivers David Brabham and Scott Sharp, entertainment icons like Ryan Seacrest and Ashton Kutcher, and world leaders U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and President Obama, working together to shine a light upon this global issue,” said Scott Case, CEO of Malaria No More.
“We are so grateful that Dr. Panoz is helping us raise awareness and ensure that every mile helps declare victory against malaria.”
Anyone interested in joining the fight against this pernicious disease is welcome to make a pledge, as small as one penny per mile, please visit the “Join the Race” page of the Miles to End Malaria Web site.
http://www.milestoendmalaria.org/
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