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2017 President’s Youth Volunteer Service Award Qualifications and Nomination Process 03.28.2017 The President’s Youth Volunteer Service Award was established in 2015, to recognize youth under the age of 21 who have made a positive impact on our program by volunteering and mentoring on the local or national level. Read More Thank You Thursday - Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation 03.23.2017 The Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation was created to help enrich the lives of the people of Akron and Summit County, Ohio.

Born in Georgetown, Kentucky, on August 25, 1901, Mr. Corbin was the son of Lannis and Virginia L. Corbin and married Mary F. Swinney on June 14, 1924.
Read More University of Akron Partners with Soap Box Derby to Present Gravity Racing Challenge STEM Team Competition 03.22.2017 University of Akron President Matthew J. Wilson today announced that UA’s College of Engineering is partnering with the Soap Box Derby on its Gravity Racing Challenge (GRC) STEM Team Competition. The College has been named the presenting sponsor of the competitions held in Akron, Cleveland, Columbus and Marysville, Ohio. Read More Thank You Thursday - Joe Mazur 03.16.2017 In July of 2011 a local newspaper reporter interviewed International Soap Box Derby President & CEO Joe Mazur for a preview of the 74th running of the All-American Soap Box Derby. "Three years from now, people will look back and marvel at the changes," said Mazur during that interview. Read More Derby Spotlight - Nevin Ream 03.14.2017 Soap Box Derby racing was a major part of Nevin Ream’s life. It quickly became a family affair for the Ream’s as they all enjoyed Derby racing, from building his car to cheering him on at various races. According to Nevin’s father Bob Ream, “he loved racing with all of his heart. From that first year in 2000 of losing his last two races and finishing second, to crashing in the National Derby Rallies in 2005, he always put his heart and soul into it.” Nevin recently passed away in December 2016 just shy of his 28th birthday. Read More 2017 Soap Box Derby Hall of Fame Qualifications and Nomination Process 03.13.2017 The Soap Box Derby Hall of Fame was established in 1997, to honor individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the Soap Box Derby by promoting the betterment of the sport and its participants or by enhancing the youth racing program through significant financial or sponsorship support. Read More Thank You Thursday - Dave Lieberth 03.09.2017 Akron’s Dave Lieberth has accumulated a wide range of official titles over his professional life of more than 40 years: news reporter, attorney, mayor’s chief of staff, deputy mayor, civic leader, author, historian, event planner, communications consultant. In each, he has proven to be the “go to” guy to get things done. And, a true friend of the Soap Box Derby.
 Read More International Soap Box Derby Seeks President & CEO 03.03.2017 The International Soap Box Derby, Inc. is searching for an experienced leader to join our nonprofit organization in the role of President & CEO. The Derby is an international nonprofit organization whose mission is to build knowledge and character, and to create meaningful experiences through collaboration and fair and honest competition. Read More Thank You Thursday - Corbin Bernsen 03.02.2017 In September, 2009, while traveling on a plane, veteran actor Corbin Bernsen ("Psych," Major League," "L.A. Law") noticed a story in USA TODAY detailing the financial problems of the All-American Soap Box Derby.
 Read More Thank You Thursday - Danny Hughes 02.23.2017 Did you know the first Nike shoes were made inside a waffle iron? Bill Bowerman, co-founder of Nike, and his wife were making waffles for breakfast: It sparked an idea for a grooved pattern on the sole of trainers to help athletes grip running tracks. It spawned the “Nike Waffle Trainer,” patented in 1974.

Did you know the first Soap Box Derby mini car shell was made in the oven of a Derby volunteer in Columbus, Ohio?
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