MONTICELLO, NY— After again running another successful
awards banquet in late November the Monticello-Goshen Chapter of U.S. Harness
Writers donated $3000 to Historic Track at their monthly Board Meeting on
November 19. The presentation of the check was made to Bernie White, President
of Historic Track’s Board of Directors by John Manzi, the chapter’s banquet
chairman and longtime Historic Track Board member.
Moreover, Historic Track gained another $600 as a result
of the Monticello-Goshen USHWA Chapter Banquet.
At the chapter’s awards banquet on November 17, Wanda
Polisseni, one of the main honorees, gave Manzi a $500 donation for Historic
Track and in lieu of a trophy Gerry Fielding, the Amy Bull Crist Award winner,
donated the trophy cost ($100) to Historic Track, also.
That donation will be matched and the National Historic
Landmark will actually end-up with $7,200.
For the 30th consecutive year the
Monticello-Goshen Chapter of the U.S. Harness Writers Association has donated
to Historic Track the Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame.
Last summer the organization presented a $3000 check to
Museum President Ebby Gerry, Jr. prior to the ceremonies at the Hall of Fame
Banquet in Goshen, NY on July 7.
Since the early 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 banquets
and charity journals 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, which are not
only in our own back yard but very dear to us and to the hearts of everyone
in harness racing,” noted Chris Tully, president of the
Monticello-Goshen Chapter USHWA and first VP National.
“In addition, we will also be
making our annual $3000 donation to the Harness Racing Museum next July.
A special thanks goes to John Manzi whose dedicated efforts make
the banquets successful.”
In the early 1980’s annual donations by the
Monticello-Goshen Chapter USHWA were used to support a college scholarship but
the members 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 many other
harness racing industry causes.
