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Wednesday, June 5, 2013

NAADA - NORTH AMERICAN AMATEUR DRIVERS ASSOC. DONATES TO THE VETERANS FOOD BANK OF MONTICELLO

At the conclusion of the North American Amateur Drivers Association’s three track winter-spring trotting series, on May 29th  that organizations  vice president  Alan Schwartz  made a $1000 donation to  the  Veterans Food Bank of Monticello.
 
Accepting the check was  Kathy Kreiter , the program administrator  of the Sullivan County  Veterans  Food Bank of Monticello which is combined with the  Sullivan County  Federation  for the Homeless.
 
“The donation will be an incredible help to our organization for the less fortunate veterans,” Kreiter said upon receiving the money. “ We are very appreciative of the contribution and we thank the amateur drivers for their consideration.”
 
Schwartz  is  also the president of the Monticello Harness Horsemen’s Association and  served  in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam Conflict.
 
“As the V P of NAADA and  a veteran  myself,  I’m extremely  happy to be able to  help my fellow veterans , “Schwartz said  after he presented  the money raised by the organization to Ms Kreiter in the winner’s circle at Monticello Raceway.