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Contact: David Zenner
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MINIATURE HORSES AND ARLINGTON PARTNERSHIP
IS 'MANE IN HEAVEN'
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (April 28 2014) – Arlington International Racecourse is pleased to be teaming up with the Mane in Heaven organization for a number of events during the track's 2014 meeting that begins Friday, May 2.
Mane in Heaven is a non-profit volunteer organization which provides animal-assisted activity and therapy visits with miniature horses. These interactions are a source of joy, healing, emotional connection and unconditional love for all that encounter the amazing registered therapy minis.
Arlington's partnership with Mane In Heaven will begin with a special event on Thursday, May 1, that is sure to surprise and delight its audience. Mane In Heaven will also be involved in select Sunday Family Days presented by the Daily Herald when that weekly promotion begins Memorial Day weekend and they will also participate in Arlington's event at U. S. Cellular Field on Monday, Aug. 4 when the Chicago White Sox host the Texas Rangers.
"Mane In Heaven is pleased to be teaming up with Arlington on these events," said Jodie Diegel, founder and executive director of the Palatine-based organization. "Arlington International Racecourse is the perfect venue to help us spread our message about animal-assisted activity and therapy which provides improved outcomes of physical, mental and emotional well-being for numerous area people of all ages."
"Featuring Mane In Heaven's miniature horses at our events is part of Arlington's on-going commitment to community relations," said Howard Sudberry, Arlington's Senior Director of Marketing and Communications. "It is wonderful to see the joy in the faces of all those helped by the hard-working volunteers at Mane In Heaven."
About Mane In Heaven: Mane In Heaven is a recognized 501©(3)non-profit organization that provides therapeutic benefits to disabled and able-bodied children and adults through animal-assisted activity and therapy visits with miniature horses leading to improved outcomes of physical, mental and emotional well-being. For more information, visit their website at www.maininheaven.org.
About Arlington International Racecourse: Arlington is the Chicago area's premier Thoroughbred racetrack located in Arlington Heights, Ill. and will run an 89-day meet in 2014 from Friday, May 2 through Sunday, Sept. 28. Arlington International Racecourse, whose parent company is Churchill Downs Incorporated (Nasdaq: CHDN), also operates 11 off-track, simulcast-wagering facilities in Arlington Heights, Aurora, Chicago, East Moline, Waukegan, Villa Park, Rockford, South Elgin, Hodgkins, McHenry and Orland Hills. Arlington International Racecourse is a proud member of America's Best Racing. Information on Arlington International Racecourse and Trackside OTB can be found online at www.arlingtonpark.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/arlingtonpark and www.facebook.com/tracksideotb, and on Twitter at @Arlington_Park for the latest happenings, @arlingtonracing for the latest racing news and @tracksideotb for all things pertaining to off-track wagering.
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David Zenner│Senior Manager of Communications
Arlington International Racecourse
2200 W. Euclid Ave. Arlington Heights IL 60006-0007
P 847.385.7535│C: 847.371.1670 | F: 847.870.6727│E: David.Zenner@arlingtonpark.com
Twitter: @dave_zenner, @arlingtonracing
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