Friends of Pro-Line

RC Soup’s 2013 Benefit for Children’s Miracle Network

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1 Grand Prize ($1,150 value)

  • Tamiya Avante 2011 by Tamiya USA
  • Novak Pulse Brushless ESC donated by Novak
  • Novak Vulcan Spec 13.5 Motor donated by Novak
  • Futaba 3PL 2.4GHz FHSS Radio donated by Futaba
  • Yeah Racing Knuckles & Hubs donated by RCMart.com
  • Tamiya Torque Splitter donated by RCMart.com
  • ProTek R/C 100SS Servo donated by ProTek RC / AMainHobbies.com
  • Cow R/C Standard sizedWork Mat donated by CowRC
  • Venom 2s 25C 4000mah LiPo Battery donated by Venom Group
  • Pro-Line Hole Shot Tires donated by Pro-Line Racing

 As most of you know, RCSoup is all about giving back to the community. We do what we do for fun, and not for profit. What little money we do generate from advertising and Merch sales, all goes back into the site, to either pay for travel expenses for event coverage, being able to bring you more gear, or to pay for promotional items like banners and business cards.

This is our 3rd year running this charity raffle. Last year we had overwhelming support from all the manufacturers, that it was almost too much to cover everything. This year we decided to tone down the raffle, not because we wanted to raise less money, but because it was hard to cover/review all the items we received last year and give each item the coverage it deserves.

Tamiya USA was generous enough to help us out again this year, and we built the Tamiya Avante 2011 we were sent as part of our Road to Vintage Nationals article series. Every upgrade we made was with racing in mind, and are items that could (and did) compete at an event like the VONats. Whether you are a fan of Vintage Tamiya cars or not, there is no doubt that what we ended up with here is one very tricked out car. We even added some awesome aftermarket parts on it. It has all the best stuff on it and is ready for the track.

In the past 2 years we have raised $4,890 through these raffles for our local CMN Hospital. A HUGE THANK YOU goes out to all of those who have supported this in the past.

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So let’s talk about what we are doing this year. The focus is on raising money for a great cause, Children’s Miracle Network. With most of Team Soup being active fathers with young children, we think this is an excellent benefactor of our generosity. There is NOTHING we hate more than seeing a sick child, it’s absolutely heartbreaking.

I asked local CMNH Director, Michele Adams to tell everyone a little bit about Children’s Miracle Network, and what they do. Here’s that:

Children’s Miracle Network was founded with two simple goals:
  1. Help as many children as possible by raising funds for children’s hospitals.
  2. Keep funds in the community in which they were raised to help local children.
The dollars raised through this fundraiser will help support children and families at Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare. Each year more than 19,000 children come through the doors of Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare to receive life changing and life saving care. Whether it’s helping a child heal from asthma or a broken bone or providing our littlest patients with care in our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit the support Faxton St. Luke’s receives from our community makes a tremendous difference.

You can learn more about CMNH @ the national website. As you can see in Michele’s statement, all funds we raise stay local to our Central New York location, which to be honest.. could use all the help it can get.

Now that you know a little about CMNH, let’s talk about what we are giving away to help show our appreciation for your donations (by the way, EVERY bit of what is raised goes directly to CMNH, we make nothing from this).

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