No Sign Of Slowing Down For NASCAR's Jeff Gordon

LONG POND, PA. — Jeff Gordon was struck by how the children of the Congo had their hands out looking for food or money. Gordon didn’t make his fact-finding mission to Africa for a quick fix. He was there for an education on what the children needed and how he could make a difference in their futures.
So he talked to the kids. Learned their special handshakes. He forged a bond over a three-day trip with the people that stretched deeper than a quick photo-op or a pithy feel-good sentence on a press release.
Back home, Gordon is the four-time NASCAR champion. To some kids, he’s the voice of Jeff Gorvette from “Cars 2.”
In a country where some grow up with lifelong hardships, Gordon was simply a friendly face trying to help.
“As soon as you make a connection with them, they light up,” Gordon said.
Gordon made his name as one of the greatest race car drivers on the planet. Now, he’s traveling the globe, on behalf of his own foundation and ...

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