Five-time Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson stopped by the pediatrics unit of Daytona Beach’s Halifax Health medical center on Friday to deliver ice cream to patients and their families.
NASCAR Champ Jimmie Johnson Delivers Ice Cream To Ailing Children At Daytona Beach Hospital (Video)
Johnson hosted an ice cream party for some of the kids, then loaded up a tray full of various Blue Bunny desserts and went room-to-room making deliveries before heading to Daytona International Speedway for Cup qualifying.
The children’s wing is the Betty Jane France Center for Pediatrics, which is better known as “Speediatrics.” It’s long been supported by the NASCAR community.
“Nice to go over there and put a smile on the kids faces,” Johnson said.
Check out some video we took of Johnson’s visit and the ice cream party in Daytona today:
Johnson is involved in many charitable ventures, primarily through his Jimmie Johnson Foundation. At the JJF’s annual golf tournament last week, Johnson raised more than $650,000 – an event record.
The golf tournament alone has raised more than $2.5 million in its five years of existence.
Both Blue Bunny and Johnson’s foundation donated $5,000 to Speediatrics during their visit.
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