by Brisnet.com
Turfway Park will present the 11th annual Charity Night at the Tables on
March 17, continuing a tradition established in 2002 by the Northern Kentucky
Leadership Foundation. The event is scheduled from 7 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. (EDT) in
the Spiral Stakes VIP Tent at Turfway Park.
Charity Night at the Tables combines Monte Carlo-style gaming with
fundraising for hometown charities and connects to Turfway’s Kentucky Derby prep
race, the Grade 3, $500,000 Spiral Stakes.
“We are pleased to be able to continue this gala event,” Turfway Park
President and CEO Robert N. Elliston said. “We appreciate the strong base laid
by the Leadership Foundation for Charity Night and the enormous good work their
efforts accomplished over the past 10 years. We look forward to making this
year’s event another great night that makes a difference for our neighbors in
need.”
Charity Night guests try their luck at roulette, poker, blackjack and other
casino games, designating play-money winnings to one of the participating
charities. The charity with the most “money” at the end of the night gets first
pick of horses running in the Spiral the following Saturday. The charity whose
horse finishes best receives $10,000 for its work. The charity whose horse
finishes next-best receives $6,000, and the remaining two charities receive
$4,000 each.
This year’s participating charities are Boone County CASA, New Perceptions
Inc., Northern Kentucky Children’s Advocacy Center and Parish Kitchen.
Tickets to Charity Night at the Tables are $75 per person. Admission includes
chips for the gaming tables, a grazing buffet, unlimited beer, wine, and soft
drinks, and live entertainment by high-energy party band My Sister Sarah.
Tickets are available from any of the four charities, by calling
859-371-0200, or online at
turfwaypark.ticketleap.com.