Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Contact:
MEDIA ADVISORY/DAYBOOK ITEM
Award-winning artist, track greeter with developmental disabilities to display equine work at
WHAT: The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) will welcome local equine artist and track greeter Mary Chamberlain to its community outreach booth at Saratoga Race Course.
Chamberlain’s paintings will be on display at the community outreach booth from the
The appearance by Living Resources is reflective of the opportunity that NYRA’s community outreach booth at Saratoga Race Course affords local charities, organizations and cultural institutions to share their mission and collect donations on-track at no cost. More than two dozen organizations have participated each year since NYRA first introduced the booth at
WHEN: Thursday, August 2
Media Availability: 11 a.m. to noon
WHERE:
Community Outreach Booth (Next to the Jockey Silks Room)
WHO: -Mary Chamberlain, Equine Artist & Saratoga Race Course Greeter
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-Joan Meyer, Director of Public Affairs, Living Resources
DETAILS: The equine paintings of award-winning local artist and track greeter Mary Chamberlain will find a venue close to their source of inspiration when on display at the community outreach booth at Saratoga Race Course.
Chamberlain, who has cerebral palsy, is a participant in the Carriage House Arts Center Program at Living Resources, a local non-profit organization dedicated to providing life-enhancing services to more than 1,200 individuals with developmental disabilities and acquired brain injuries. Living Resources will be the featured non-profit organization of the day at the community outreach booth.
Two of Chamberlain’s acrylic equine paintings, "Sand" and "Big Brown", will be on display. Greeting cards featuring Chamberlain’s work will also be available for sale to track patrons.
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