The National Woman’s Missionary Union, headquartered in Birmingham, announced this week that is now the owner of a woodcraft toy race car kit company that supplies boys’ youth groups.
The National WMU said it acquired Royal Racers on May 1. Royal Racers has been supplying Royal Racers car kits to the Royal Ambassadors, which is a boys’ mission and activity group for youth in grades one through six, usually coordinated through Baptist churches.
“There’s something unforgettable about the excitement of a pinewood derby — the intense preparation and creativity, the anticipation, the cheers at the finish line,” said Sandy Wisdom-Martin, executive director and treasurer of national WMU…