After
again running another successful awards banquet in late November, the
Monticello-Goshen Chapter of U.S. Harness Writers Association donated $3000 to Historic Track
at their Christmas Party which followed a Board Meeting on December 9. The presentation of the check was made to
Kerry English, Chairman of the Historic Track Board of Directors by Mon-Go
USHWA Chapter officer, John Manzi.
For the 33rd consecutive year the
Monticello-Goshen Chapter of the U.S. Harness Writers Association has donated
to Historic Track and will again donate $3000 to the Harness Racing Museum and
Hall of Fame next July.
Last
summer the organization presented a $3000 check to Museum President Larry Devan
prior to the ceremonies at the Hall of Fame Banquet in Goshen, NY.
Since
the late 1980’s the Monticello-Goshen Chapter USHWA has donated money to Goshen
Historic Track and the Harness Racing Museum. Money raised for the donations is
made possible from successful chapter banquets and the continued support of the
chapter’s charity journals.
“We
thank all 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, President
of the Monticello-Goshen Chapter USHWA
and well as Nation USHWA National president.
In the early 1980’s annual donations by the Monticello-Goshen Chapter USHWA were used to support a college scholarship but it
was decided back then that when the chapter
donates it should be to Historic Track and the Harness Racing
Museum--both separate not-for profit entities—although over the years the
chapter has also donated to other
harness racing industry causes.
