MONTICELLO,
NY— For the 32ndt consecutive year the Monticello-Goshen Chapter of
the U.S. Harness Writers Association has again made a donation to the Harness
Racing Museum and Hall of Fame.
Organization
representatives presented a $3000 check to both Museum President Larry Devan
and Museum Director Janet Terhune prior to the ceremonies at the Hall of Fame
Banquet on the lawn of the Museum in Goshen, NY on July 5.
Last
November at a Historic Track Board of Directors Meeting the Monticello-Goshen
Chapter also donated $3000 to that National Historic Landmark. And earlier this
year the chapter made a $500 donation to the Saratoga Harness Hall of Fame.
Since
the1980’s the Monticello-Goshen Chapter USHWA has donated tens of thousands of
dollars to Goshen Historic Track and the Harness Racing Museum. Money for the
donations is made possible from successful chapter banquets and the continued
support of the chapter’s charity journals.
“We
thank all those who participate in our annual awards banquet and charity
journal and we are very fortunate to be able to raise the money….. and when we
do…. it is our pleasure to donate the profits back to the industry; especially
to Historic Track and to the Harness Racing Museum Track, which are not only in
our own back yard but very dear to the hearts of everyone in harness racing,” noted Chris Tully, USHWA
National President as well as the president of the Monticello-Goshen Chapter.
Monticello-Goshen
USHWA vice president and USHWA National first VP, Shawn Wiles, added:
“Goshen is to harness racing what Cooperstown is to baseball.”
Prior
to annual donations to the Hall and Historic Track the Monticello-Goshen
Chapter USHWA used to support a college scholarship but it was decided long ago
that when the organization donates money it would be in everyone’s best interest
to support the harness racing industry.
On
Sunday evening, November 22nd the
chapter will hold its 57th Annual Awards Banquet at The Fountains on
Sands Road in Middletown, NY.
