Daytona Beach in Volusia County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Betty Jane France

NASCAR Matriarch and Philanthropist

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, August 14, 2017

1. Betty Jane France Marker

Inscription.
Dedicated to a champion of Women's and Children's Health
As the founder of our state-of-the-art children's center, Speediatrics, we are proud to honor and pay tribute to an icon of our community
Betty Jane France.
This statue assures that her legacy will be forever memorialized as a part of Halifax Health and the community we serve

Sculptor John Lajba

Erected by Halifax Health.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Science & Medicine • Sports • Women.

Location. 29° 12.145′ N, 81° 3.299′ W. Marker is in Daytona Beach, Florida, in Volusia County. Marker can be reached from N. Clyde Morris Blvd., 0.1 miles south of Mayberry Ave.. Marker located in front of the France Tower at the Halifax Health complex. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 303 N Clyde Morris Blvd, Daytona Beach FL 32114, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Old Kings Road (approx. half a mile away); Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Time Capsule (approx. 0.9 miles away); World War I Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); Kelly Field and Jackie Robinson

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(approx. one mile away); William H. G. France & Anne Bledsoe France (approx. one mile away); Dale Earnhardt (approx. 1.1 miles away); 43rd Running Daytona 500 (approx. 1.1 miles away); 42nd Running Daytona 500 (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Daytona Beach.

Regarding Betty Jane France. Betty Jane France was a long time leader and philanthropist in Daytona Beach, Florida. She was well known as being a steadfast champion of health care for children. She assisted in the establishment of “Speediatrics” children care unit at Halifax Health in Daytona Beach and at Homestead Hospital in Homestead, Florida.
France was also heavily involved in her family’s business, serving as Executive Vice President and Assistant Treasurer of NASCAR, and Board Chairwoman of the NASCAR Foundation until her death in 2016.

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, August 14, 2017

2. Betty Jane France Marker

Betty Jane France Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, August 14, 2017

3. Betty Jane France Statue

Photographed By Brandon D Cross

4. Betty Jane France Statue

Betty Jane France Pediatric Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brandon D Cross

5. Betty Jane France Pediatric Center

Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2017, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 355 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 24, 2017, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.