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Friends of York Raceway

This is how we would like the organization to be known that is to collect and allocate the sponsorship money pledged to York. The more money raised, the more races we can schedule.

A separate bank account has been set up with two signatories, myself Vivien Gill and Janet Bulman. Most of you probably know me, for those of you who don’t know Janet, she was a bank manager for 20+ years and between us we will allocate the extra money required each week to cover prize money. The bank statements will be available to view by anybody that sponsors a race.

Onto race sponsorship. Sponsoring a race gives that person the opportunity to use York track to work their horses any day except race day when the usual fees will apply. You can apply for as many free admissions tickets as you wish, the tickets will read similar to this:

This ticket admits one person and is an introductory offer for persons that have never attended a race meeting at York Harness Raceway. The management reserves the right to ask for an admission fee from anyone abusing this ticket.

The dates are now out for York, please let me know if you want to schedule particular races on certain days, if you want to present a trophy, what you would like the race called and any other requirements. A buffet can be arranged for staff, friends etc. we would be happy to accommodate you – please email or ring me if you require further details. We want to spread the word about harness racing at York and what a great day out it is

We hope to re-instate the weekly raffle and possibly a weekly jackpot - volunteers to help with these would be much appreciated.

My email address is vivien.gill@gmail.com and my mobile number is 07718 655013. If you have any ideas on fund-raising please give me a call.