Redline4Kids is a 501 (c) 3 organization that brings volunteers together to create a unique one-of-a-kind experience that is sure to brighten the day of many kids experiencing prolonged stays at the hospital.
#R4K’s founder, Chance Wynn, is an exotic car owner who knows what it’s like to spend his days in and out of the hospital. At 4 years old Chance began his fight against Systemic Juvenile Arthritis; a battle he’s still fighting to this day. His own fight is what led him to start this movement and become the founder of Redline4Kids.
Growing up, Chance missed out on typical kid stuff. Kids with diseases don’t get to spend their days running bases and scoring winning touch downs. Kids that are sick, or suffering from ongoing ailments, spend a lot of time in and out of the hospital avoiding anything that can worsen their condition. Fortunately for Chance, his dad was a “car guy,” and that meant Chance was exposed to a new obsession that his illness couldn’t keep him from.
“Now that my dream of owning my own exotic car has come true, I want to bring the same kind of joy to other kids fighting similar battles. I am hoping that other organizations will partner with Redline4Kids and join us in our quest to bring joy to kids, and hope to families, through an experience with exotic cars.” – Chance Wynn, Founder of Redline4Kids
Thomas Sutton, Jr., 13, from Enid, is thrilled to sit in the driver’s seat of David Geffre’s 360 Ferrari sports car. Redline4Kids is a new nonprofit that helps connect kids in the hospital with a chance to see cool cars. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman
Our Redline4Kids Volunteers
Her mom smiles in the passenger seat as Asa Cook, 13, grips the steering wheel of this shiny red Ferrari Italian sports car. Redline4Kids is a new nonprofit that helps connect kids in the hospital with a chance to see cool cars. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman
Denton Padgett, 4, came out to see the cars in his wagon, pulled by his mom and dad, Ashley and Dustin Padgett, of Chickasha. Redline4Kids is a new nonprofit that helps connect kids in the hospital with a chance to see cool cars. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman
The opportunity to sit inside this sports car owned by Chance Wynn, right, brought a smile to the face of Children’s Hospital patient, Jonathan Kidd, 6, from Bethel Acres. Redline4Kids is a new nonprofit that helps connect kids in the hospital with a chance to see cool cars. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman
Vroom, vroom!
Eric Wynn, left, with his son, Chance, in front of Chance’s car at Saturday’s Redline4Kids event at Children’s Hospital. Redline4Kids is a new nonprofit that helps connect kids in the hospital with a chance to see cool cars. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman
A patient leaves this sports car and walks to another one, just a few feet away. Redline4Kids is a new nonprofit that helps connect kids in the hospital with a chance to see cool cars. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman