The Golden Lights Foundation has been selected by Pat Leonard of the NY Daily News as his charity in the The Third Annual Sportscasters Charity Derby hosted by the Meadowlands Racetrack — The Derby consists of two harness races to benefit each of the participating Sportscasters’ selected charitable organizations — on Friday, June 17.
Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment will donate $20,000 to the sportscasters selected charities. There will be two charity races — with four Sportscasters participating in each race. Meadowlands Racetrack will donate $5,000 to each of the two winning Sportscasters’ selected charities and will also make a $1,000 donation to each charity selected by each Sportscaster.
• Quincy Enunwa/Former WR, NY Jets – MDA
• Wally Szcerbiak/MSG Network – Croatian Charitable Foundation
• Don La Greca/ESPN-NY (98.7 FM) – Ronald McDonald House
• Marc Malusis/PIX11 & SNY – Make-A-Wish Foundation
• Brandon Tierney/WFAN – St. Jude Children’s Research Foundation
• Maria Marino/SNY – American Cancer Society (Making Strides Against Breast Cancer)
• Rebecca Haarlow/MSG – Rescue Dogs Rock NYC
• Pat Leonard/NY Daily News – The Golden Lights Foundation
Gregg Pauletti, President of The Golden Lights Foundation noted, “We are grateful for Pat Leonard from the NY Daily News to have selected our foundation as his choice cause and for the Meadowlands Racetrack for hosting this wonderful event. It is a tremendous honor to be a recipient alongside the other extraordinary organizations raising money for such important causes. Every dollar raised brings us one step closer to finding cures for pediatric cancers.”
Jeff Gural, Chairman & CEO of the Meadowlands Racetrack, said, “We are very excited to be hosting the Sportscasters Charity Derby. We are equally excited that so many of the top Sportscasters who live in the NY-NJ Metro area will be participating in this fun and exciting event. It will raise funds for many important charitable organizations and harness racing fans will have a great time handicapping and analyzing the Sportscasters’ respective talents to drive a racehorse.”
About The Golden Lights Foundation:
Located in Greenwich, Connecticut, The Golden Lights Foundation, is a 501(c)3 charity which seeks to illuminate the need for a more targeted approach to funding pediatric cancer research. The foundation focuses on project-centered research which is translational, giving it the ability to impact many different types of pediatric cancers. For more information, contact the The Golden Lights Foundation at www.goldenlightsfoundation.org
