In 2004, Ken Smith - president and CEO of Forest Hill - attended a program sponsored through St. Vincent's Center. It was there that he heard the tragic story of a family that had been devastated by child sexual abuse, and he decided that more needed to be done.

"Smith believed the problem needed high profile exposure to bring it to the forefront of society and that the first step to prevent child sexual abuse is public awareness. In order to bring the message to the public, a forum had to be found that would attract both children and adults."

Ken's brother and his son, Steve and Stevie, had very successful careers in sprint car-racing. Ken approached them about driving under the banner of the RAACE Foundation (Race Against Abuse of Children Everywhere), and TEAM RAACE was born. The foundation also holds events throughout the year in an effort to continue raising awareness about child sexual abuse. Read more at RAACE.org.

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