A record 530 adults and 616 children of Thoroughbred worker families have signed up for Blue Grass Farms Charities' free Christmas Celebration Dec. 11 and 12. The event, which allows the children to take home their own Christmas presents, hats and gloves, will feature a sit-down turkey dinner, entertainment from the March Madness Marching Band and the McTaggart Irish Dancers, and a photo op with Santa.
Blue Grass Farms Charities has asked the racing community to join together to make grassroots donations to the toy/hat/gloves drive for these children here, or by visiting the charity's website and “click here to donate” next to the photo of the happy child. Just one week remains to help raise the rest of the $10,000 goal to supply Christmas gifts to the Thoroughbred workforce children from Central Kentucky.
Blue Grass Farms Charities is a 501 (c )3 charity dedicated to providing health and human services throughout the year to people working in Central Kentucky's Thoroughbred industry. Such services include assistance with food, housing, utilities, health screenings and health issues, dental procedures, bereavement and relocation. Programs include a food pantry, free produce delivery, back-to-school backpacks, summer camp scholarships, ESL classes, and healthy recreation.
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