It will be a relay race like no other — and all for the benefit of local children.

Brock is putting together a team, and looking for additional participants and donors, for the second annual PlasmaCar race hosted by Niagara Children’s Centre.

The race, to be held May 31, wraps up the organization’s month-long Help Kids Shine campaign.

Members of the Brock community are encouraged to fundraise and create teams of four to participate in the relay-style event that will have drivers navigate a track on small, manually powered PlasmaCars — drivable toys propelled by wiggling the steering wheel.

Each participant will race to hit the half-track mark before passing the car to a teammate, all while competing to be the first team to reach the finish line.

The Student Life and Community Experience department is leading the Brock team this year and has set a $500 fundraising goal.

Last year, the centre was able to raise $104,000 through the Help Kids Shine campaign.

A goal of $115,000 has been set for 2017 to support an expansion of programs and services for Niagara families.

The organization currently supports 3,300 children and youths with physical, developmental and communicative delays and disabilities, and has a waitlist of more than 650 people.

“Awareness events like this give the community a greater sense of what we do,” said Marla Smith (BSc ’05), a Brock alumna and Director of Development at the Children’s Centre.

“We help children who have a wide spectrum of needs and when the community gets to hear some of the different stories that we showcase, they understand the breadth of our services and their complexities.”

The PlasmaCar race takes place from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Niagara Ball Hockey Club.

To register or donate to the event, visit the event page.