AHDC donates $2,000 to American Cancer Society

CHESTER, Pa.— The American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC), which has frequented Pennsylvania’s harness racing tracks through its summer series the last two months, made yet another charitable donation when in action at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Sunday (Jul. 23).

Members of the AHDC joined club president Anthony Verruso for a winner’s circle presentation of a $2,000 check to the American Cancer Society, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization which has raised over $8 billion since 1985 for raising cancer awareness and supporting cancer patients.

“We’re lucky to get to participate in a sport we love and feels extra rewarding to be able to help those in need,” Anthony Verruso said. “Any way we as horsepeople can give back and help local communities, we will.”

With Sunday’s donation, the AHDC has now donated over $20,000 to various organizations through the last calendar year. In recent months, the AHDC has supported racehorse aftercare with donations to New Vocations as well as to those experiencing housing insecurity through donations to HABcore, a New Jersey-based charity focused on providing permanent housing for children, veterans, families and individuals with special needs.

The AHDC, a club composed of amateur drivers, does not race for profit. All proceeds earned by the drivers go into charitable donations that the club distributes through the year while racing at various tracks in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

by Ray Cotolo, for AHDC