Charlottetown, PE – The Drive for Charity promotion has returned for the fall harness racing meet at Red Shores Charlottetown and Summerside properties.

Drive for Charity back at Red Shores tracks 1 — Participating drivers in the Drive for Charity (L-R: Jason Hughes, Mike McGuigan, Kenny Arsenault, David Dowling, Marc Campbell, Corey MacPherson, Ken Murphy, Adam Merner, Gilles Barrieau, Dale Spence)

The Drive for Charity event features 10 of Prince Edward Island’s top harness drivers partnering with Island businesses to raise money for local charities.

Each win will earn $30 toward their charity. The popular promotion was put on hold during the pandemic but has returned with a new campaign September 15 until December 4th just in time for the Holidays.

Drive for Charity back at Red Shores tracks 2 — **Corey MacPherson (centre) with Dwayne MacQuarrie (left) of MacQuarrie’s Meats and Mike MacDonald (right) of Upper Room Food Bank**

Here are the participating businesses, drivers and their charities:

Red Shores Racetrack & Casino– Dale Spence – United Way
PEI Harness Racing Industry Association – Adam Merner – Joyriders
Daniel R Ross Ltd – Jason Hughes – Camp Gencheff
Andrew Stables Dundas, Ontario & Milton PE – David Dowling – Kidsport PEI
A&M Snow Removal – Gilles Barrieau – MS Society
Ocean 100 – Marc Campbell – Toys For Tots
MacQuarrie’s Meats – Corey MacPherson – Upper Room Food Bank
Metro Home Building Centre – Kenny Arsenault – Alzheimer Society PEI
MacRae Backhoe and Trucking– Ken Murphy – Santa’s Angels
Syntrak Print and Graphic Design – Mike McGuigan – PEI Hospice Foundation

by Lee Drake, for Red Shores

Drive for Charity back at Red Shores tracks

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