Ellis Park Racing & Gaming Hosts Community Day to Give Back to Local Nonprofits
HENDERSON, KY., (August 10, 2024) – Ellis Park Racing and Gaming (“Ellis Park”) hosted a Community Day Saturday, August 10, focused on giving back to the greater Evansville/Henderson area and beyond. The day included $2,500 check presentations to both the Salvation Army and the United Way, as well as smaller donations to seven other nonprofit organizations and a silent auction to raise money for these local nonprofits.
In addition to the donations, Ellis Park hosted a Ring the Bell fundraiser that provided $50 to Friends of Ferdinand every time a jockey rang the bell in the Winner’s Circle. Friends of Ferdinand is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing racehorses from entering the slaughter pipeline and is currently the only Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance-accredited organization in Indiana. In addition to the Ring the Bell fundraiser, Ellis Park also supported Friends of Ferdinand with a free play match gaming promotion in which guests could come to the gaming floor and donate up to $5 to Friends of Ferdinand and receive $5 in Free Play.
For the latest information about racing and gaming from Ellis Park, visit www.ellisparkracing.com.
About Ellis Park Racing & Gaming
Ellis Park, Racking and Gaming (“Ellis Park”) located north of the Ohio River and just south of Evansville, Indiana, has been the home of summer Thoroughbred racing in Kentucky for more than 100 years. Ellis Park also features a gaming entertainment venue with approximately 300 historical racing machines.
Media Contacts
Kevin Kerstein
Kentucky Racing Communications
Churchill Downs, Ellis Park, Turfway Park
Phone: 610-420-6971
Email: [email protected]
