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NY RTCA Annual events
in the spring
Easter Egg Hunt
Belmont Café at Belmont Park
NYRTCA's annual egg hunt has become a much loved Backstretch community event, and the perfect way to celebrate spring! Held in the Belmont Cafe at Belmont Park, the hunt includes photo opportunities with the Easter Bunny, arts & crafts, and live entertainment. Grab your baskets and bunny ears and usher in the warm weather with us.
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For more information, please contact info@rtcany.org
in the summer
Champions Talk
Created in 2020 as a virtual event due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Champions Talk, a roundtable discussion of top industry professionals, was such a hit that it has become an annual event.
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Stay tuned for news of the next Champions Talk Event.
in the summer
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The NY Race Track Chaplaincy Charity Basketball Game, of the most popular events on the Saratoga social calendar, routinely attracts more than 300 fans and extensive media attention.
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One of the top jockeys in the country will wear the silks of our sponsors as the jockeys take on the horseman on the hardwood for the 14th annual contest pitting jockeys against horsemen.
Proceeds from this event serve to benefit signature programs of the NY Race Track Chaplaincy.
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In addition to the action on the hardwood, there will be several raffles, promotional merchandise for sale and several other surprises.
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For more information or to become a sponsor please CLICK HERE
in the summer
The NY Racetrack Chaplaincy invites all of its supporters to the Annual Chaplaincy Brunch. This event takes place during the Saratoga racing season and its purpose is to raise funds for programs and events for all three NYRA Backstretch communities. Information, Tickets and Sponsorships are available to the Brunch at THIS LINK.
For further information, please contact info@rtcany.org.
IN the fall
Back to School
Over 300 children receive backpacks filled with ALL the supplies they need to return to school.
A list of suggested donations can be found on our website.
For more information, please contact info@rtcany.org
IN THE FALL
Breast Cancer Awareness Event
Belmont Café at Belmont Park
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease.
Through this event the NY Race Track Chaplaincy helps those affected by breast cancer through early detection, education and support services.
Every year, over 100 women from the Backstretch Community at Belmont attend this event. Guests speakers, as well as public and private organizations present the ladies with opportunities to obtain the services they need at little or no cost.
For more information, please contact info@rtcany.org
IN the fall
Thanksgiving Food Assembly and Distribution
Belmont Park Clubhouse
Every year the NY Racetrack Chaplaincy provides large bags filled with the traditional Thanksgiving fixings to prepare a holiday family meal to over 300 families from Aqueduct, Belmont and Saratoga race tracks. Along with the turkeys and all the trimmings, the families receive additional grocery items to provide for a week's worth of food, for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
For more information, please contact info@rtcany.org
in the winter
Sponsor a Family Celebrations
The NY Race Track Chaplaincy strives to make sure that each backstretch family from Saratoga, Belmont and Aqueduct have what they need for their children during the holiday months by supplying food, new winter clothing and a time of celebration and appreciation of their hard work and dedication to the horse racing industry and we cannot do this without your help.
For information about sponsoring a family of any size or making a contribution of your choice toward this cause, please contact info@rtcany.org
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in the winter
Christmas Carnival
The NY Race Track Chaplaincy strives to make sure that each backstretch family from Saratoga, Belmont and Aqueduct have what they need for their children during the holiday months by supplying food, new winter clothing and a time of celebration and appreciation of their hard work and dedication to the horse racing industry and we cannot do this without your help.
For information about sponsoring a family of any size or making a contribution of your choice toward this cause, please contact info@rtcany.org
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