Every $2 admission fee for live racing that night will be donated
to the USO. A concert by the Liberty Bells is the highlight of the
evening. Military vehicles will be on display in Paddock Park
and servicemen and women have been invited to present trophies for the races.
A Red, White & Blue BBQ
Buffet package is available for just $25 per person. A $5 discount is
available with military ID. A group rate of $15 per person is available
for parties of 25 or more. Call 201-842-5197 for reservations
Gates open 5 pm. Concert
begins 6:20 pm. Live Racing at 7 pm.
Come early & watch the
Preakness simulcast!
About
the USO
The
USO is a private, nonprofit organization whose mission is to
support the troops by providing morale, welfare and recreation-type services to
our men and women in uniform. The original intent of Congress — and
enduring style of USO delivery — is to represent the American people by
extending a touch of home to the military. The USO currently operates
more than 140 centers worldwide, including 10 mobile canteens located in the
continental United States
and overseas. Overseas centers are located in Germany ,
Italy , the United Arab Emirates , Japan ,
Qatar , Korea , Afghanistan ,
Guam and Kuwait .
Service members and their families visit USO centers more than 6.9 million
times each year. The USO is the way the American public supports the
troops.
The USO Liberty Bells travel throughout the world performing for
service men and women, their families, veterans and audiences that actively
support the troops here and abroad. The USO Liberty Bells Show Troupe is
comprised of Broadway and Off-Broadway professionals who are chosen through an
extensive audition process. The 2012 show troupe performers hail from the
Broadway shows Hairspray, The Sound of Music, The Color Purple, Cirque Du
Soliel, Hugh Jackman Back on Broadway and Spiderman: Turn off The Dark.
Most importantly, the USO Liberty Bells are recognized as highly-visible
USO brand ambassadors and raise awareness of the USO’s mission through their
patriotic performances.
The USO Liberty Bells perform more than 200 shows annually.
Performances include deployments and homecoming ceremonies, ships and
military installations, veterans homes and hospitals, Dick Clark’s New Year’s
Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest, NASCAR events, METS Military Appreciation Day,
Medal of Honor Foundation Gala at Regan National Library, 50th Anniversary of
the USS Enterprise, Opening of the NASDAQ, FOX & Friends, Extreme Makeover:
Home Edition, The TODAY Show and Fleet Weeks NYC & Norfolk.
The
Meadowlands Racetrack has been home to the world’s
greatest harness racing and world-class dining and entertainment since 1976.
Located just 10 minutes outside New
York City , the track hosts the sport’s premier event,
the Hambletonian, as well as a full slate of harness and thoroughbred simulcast
action. The Meadowlands Racetrack was privatized in 2011 and is operated
by Jeff Gural’s New Meadowlands Racetrack LLC.