Red Shores Racetrack & Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park and Red Shores Summerside are gearing up for a busy season with exciting race series, signature events and the fifth annual Drive for Charity, presented by Red Shores.
The Drive for Charity event features 10 of Prince Edward Island’s top harness drivers, based on 2015 statistics from Charlottetown and Summerside racetracks. The drivers will partner with Island businesses to raise money for local charities. Each win will earn $25 toward their charity.
Here are the participating businesses, drivers and their charities.
• MacQuarrie’s Meats – Mark Bradley – Upper Room Food Bank
• Hansen Electric – Gilles Barrieau – Canadian Mental Health
• Ocean 100 – Walter Cheverie – Olivia Ruth MacLeod Memorial Award
• Syntrak Print & Graphics – Kenny Arsenault – Chances
• KKP – Jason Hughes – Easter Seals
• Daniel R. Ross – Gary Chappell – Camp Gencheff
• Metro Home Building Centre – Ken Murphy – Special Olympics PEI
• Red Shores – Corey MacPherson – PEI Sports Hall of Fame
• MacRae Backhoe and Trucking – Marc Campbell – IWK
• Meridian Farms – Brian MacPhee – KidSport
The promotion begins on Thursday, June 2 and wraps up on October 31. The official draw was held Tuesday during a reception in the Top of the Park.
(CDP)