Meridian Farms, Century Downs and the Alberta Standardbred Horse Association welcomed the Olds and District Hospice Society to their 'Let The Sun Shine' day on Sunday, June 3.
'Let The Sun Shine' is a charitable initiative to help charity and non-profit groups with some much needed funding.
At the 2018 ASHA Yearling Sale, Meridian Farms will donate the entire proceeds of the sale of one of its yearlings, Two Tone Terror, to five charities in Alberta. Throughout the year, these groups are invited for a day at the races and a chance to bring awareness to their cause.
Through the tremendous generosity of Meridian Farms, this program has already donated more than $50,000 to non-profit/charity groups in local communities.
The Olds and District Hospice Society attended Century Downs on Sunday and joined in the sixth race winner's circle presentation. The volunteers at the society are dedicated to providing quality, compassionate care in a home like setting for those facing death by offering physical, psychological, emotional, spiritual and educational support to individuals, their families and community at the end of life and during bereavement.
The Olds and District Hospice Society would like to thank Bill Andrew of Meridian Farms, ASHA and Century Downs Racetrack and Casino for their dedication and generosity to the community through the “Let The Sun Shine” program. They would also like to thank the Hudon, Haining and Redwood families, and Brian Gray for taking time out of their busy mornings to let the group experience the amazing horses and people on the backstretch.
The 2018 ASHA Yearling Sale will take place on September 9 at the Olds Regional Exhibition Mega Dome, where Meridian Farms will sell at auction the bay filly Two Tone Terror, who is sired by Mystician out of the American Ideal mare Too Ideal.
Previous “Let The Sun Shine” race winners were:
April 15 – Didsbury Volunteer Fire Department
Winning horse: Mr Prominister, owned by Donald and Brenda McNeil, trained by Dan Sifert
May 20 – Autism Speaks Canada
Winning horse: Hot Tip, owned by trainer Richard Remillard and Valerie Emerson
(With files from ASHA)