White House Unveils Foster Care Partnership With IU, Purdue Ahead of IndyCar's 1st National Mall Race
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Updated · ipm.org · Aug 18
White House Unveils Foster Care Partnership With IU, Purdue Ahead of IndyCar's 1st National Mall Race
1 articles · Updated · ipm.org · Aug 18
Summary
Thursday's White House event will pair promotion of IndyCar's Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C., with a new foster-care education partnership involving IU, Purdue, IndyCar and Fox.
Melania Trump's Fostering the Future initiative is set to announce the tie-up, which the first lady's office said will expand academic opportunities for people transitioning from foster care.
Pamela Whitten is scheduled to attend alongside President Trump, IndyCar owner Roger Penske, IndyCar president Doug Boles and five drivers including Scott Dixon, Alexander Rossi and Graham Rahal.
The release gave no operational details, saying only that the announcement will emphasize the link between education and sport as Fox holds IndyCar's TV rights.
The race itself is billed as the first automobile event on the National Mall and Washington streets, after Trump promoted it at the White House last month.