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15th Annual Coat Drive St. Margaret Mary’s Youth Groups
in Apalachin will be collecting clean, useable coats for those in need at all Masses now through November 20. Coats can also be
dropped off at the Apalachin Library during regular hours, Johnson’s Pools & Spas in Owego, and Figures in Sweeny’s Plaza, Rt 434, Apalachin. Thank you in advance.
TIOGA COUNTY COMMUNITY PRESS
Tioga Downs Aids Flood Relief Tioga Downs and Jeff Gural Aid in Flood Relief Recovery in Local Area
7 New St., Apalachin, N.Y.
Margaret Karpel – Owner E-mail: mkarpel@stny.rr.com
INDEPENDENT AVON REPRESENATIVE
Call today for an appointment (607) 625-3591
Due to severe flooding in the Southern Tier, the final three race nights of the 2011 race season at Tioga Downs had to be canceled. Over the ten days that followed the devastating flooding in the area, both Tioga Downs’ employees and Jeff Gural came to the aid of local agencies trying to help families affected by the disaster. Jeff Gural (Chairman of American Racing and Entertainment) personally
donated $75,000 to aid in the relief, while the Tioga Downs’ horsemen’s group (STHHA) donated $25,000. On Saturday, September 17, Tioga Downs hosted its Sha-Na-Na concert, and donated all ticket proceeds to local agencies to aid the flood relief victims in the local area. The days after the water receded and families were able to get into their homes near the racetrack to begin cleaning up what was left behind, employees of Tioga Downs delivered food and water during the afternoon hours. For the past ten days the maintenance and track facility staff has been working hours on end to help the families near Tioga Downs with their clean up. Tioga Downs has directed these families to leave all of their items which need to be thrown away, anything from couches to dryers, on the curb of the road and the maintenance staff will be by with a dump truck and front end loader to haul it away for them at no charge. “The flooding in our area has been devastating and we have agreed to continue aiding in the clean up of our area until our neighbors are back on their feet” said Jason M. Settlemoir, VP of Racing and Simulcast. Tioga Downs also reached out to its suppliers and bought supplies for the local Fire House which has been set up as a relief area in Nichols. Some of the supplies donated by Tioga Downs’ suppliers and itself have been 20 cases of breathing masks, gloves, paper towels, Clorox, bathroom tissue, mops, and numerous other items. For more information on Tioga Downs visit www.tiogadowns.com .
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