{"id":7691,"date":"2013-06-28T09:56:39","date_gmt":"2013-06-28T13:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=7691"},"modified":"2013-06-28T10:02:14","modified_gmt":"2013-06-28T14:02:14","slug":"willowdale-steeplechase-gives-55000-to-local-charities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=7691","title":{"rendered":"Willowdale Steeplechase gives $55,000 to local charities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_7693\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Willowdale.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7693\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7693 \" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" alt=\"The organizers of the Willowdale Steeplechase announced that they have given out $55,000 to local charities, funds generated by this year's Steeplechase. Photo: Jim Graham Photography\" src=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Willowdale-300x222.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Willowdale-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Willowdale-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Willowdale.jpg 712w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7693\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The organizers of the Willowdale Steeplechase announced that they have given out $55,000 to local charities, funds generated by this year&#8217;s Steeplechase. <em>Photo: Jim Graham Photography<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>EAST MARLBOROUGH \u2014 The organizers behind the Willowdale Steeplechase announced this week that $55,000 was donated to local charities, funds raised by the annual Steeplechase event in May.<\/p>\n<p>The funds will go to: The Stroud Water Research Center, Quest Therapeutic Services, Inc. and The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine New Bolton Center.\u00a0 The fund will be used to provide services to local residents as well as continuing ongoing advanced research that will benefit the global community.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Every admission ticket, parking space, program and souvenir sold at The Willowdale Steeplechase gives back to the greater\u00a0 community.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, proceeds from The Willowdale Steeplechase events have helped build a state-of-the-art facility for disabled children at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.questtherapeutic.com\" target=\"_blank\">Quest Therapeutic Services<\/a>, Inc. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stroudcenter.org\" target=\"_blank\">Stroud Water Research Center<\/a> has been able to further its research and education efforts to protect local fresh water systems as a result of contributions from The Willowdale Steeplechase. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vet.upenn.edu\" target=\"_blank\">University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine<\/a> continues to train students and conduct ground-breaking research at New Bolton Center with funds raised from the races.<\/p>\n<p>The event organizers offered thanks you to\u00a0 to all who attended, volunteered, raced, placed an advertisement or helped sponsor the races this year.\u00a0 Next year&#8217;s event is scheduled for May 11, 2014.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EAST MARLBOROUGH \u2014 The organizers behind the Willowdale Steeplechase announced this week that $55,000 was donated to local charities, funds raised by the annual Steeplechase event in May. 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