YONKERS,
NY, Friday, November 8, 2014—Yonkers Raceway’s harness drivers are big winners
off the track, too.
This
Thursday (Nov. 13), nine of Yonkers’ leading drivers—with more than 44,000
career victories and $535 million in career purses between them—are going to be
among a contingent of Empire City/Yonkers Raceway employees and Standardbred
Owners Association of New York horsemen to assist the hungry, volunteering at
the Food Bank for Westchester.
“Down to drive” are (alphabetically) Jason Bartlett, Eric Carlson, Dan Dube,
Brent Holland, Pat Lachance Mark MacDonald, Brian Sears, Larry Stalbaum and
Jordan Stratton.
The eager
beavers are scheduled to be at the Food Bank’s operation in Elmsford, about 20
minutes north of Yonkers, from 1-3 PM. It’s the third consecutive season ECYR
has helped out in this worthy cause.
The Food
Bank's staff first hosts a tour of the giant warehouse, before putting their
visitors to work packaging food to be distributed countywide throughout
Westchester.
"Helping
such a worthwhile cause at the Food Bank has now become an annual tradition,"
Empire City Vice President and COO Bob Galterio said. “When our employees
and horsemen volunteer their time, it makes it very special."
“We’re
again delighted to be able to help the Food Bank for Westchester,” SOA of
New York president Joe Faraldo said, “We appreciate the assistance of our
horsemen, the SOA staff and Yonkers Raceway management and employees.
These efforts address the most basic of human needs, to be free of hunger.”
(About
the Food Bank for Westchester…Incorporated in 1988, the Food Bank for
Westchester is one of eight regional food banks in New York State. It acquires,
warehouses and distributes more than 7.2 million pounds of food annually to 265
frontline hunger-relief programs, including food pantries, soup kitchens,
shelters, day care and residential programs serving the estimated 200,000
Westchester residents who are hungry or at risk of being hungry. In 2013 the
Food Bank served 6,204,101 meals to Westchester County residents. Based in
Elmsford, NY, the Food Bank is located in a 37,000 square foot warehouse and is
home to Westchester’s largest refrigerator and freezer. To learn more, or to
donate to the Food Bank’s Turkey Drive, please visit www.foodbankforwestchester.org,
or text FB4W to 88500. Located at 200 Clearbrook
Road, they can be reached at (914) 923-1100)
