46/ AUGUST 2019 THE RIDER CARD 50th Anniversary Gala at Woodbine Racetrack On July 17th, CARD cel-


ebrated 50 years of therapeutic riding services for children and adults with disabilities, with a Gala held at Woodbine Race- track.


Guests were greeted with


a champagne reception and then escorted to the Northern Dancer room for a delicious buffet dinner. The room was complete with a balcony where avid race fans were thrilled to watch the races and enjoy the late afternoon summer breeze. Visual moments from CARDs past were highlighted in a photo presentation. After previewing the lat-


est CARD video, various mem- bers of the board as well as the IODE, shared some special mo- ments in CARD’s history. Also in attendance were long time supporters Jim Elder and Sandy Hawley. Karen Stintz from Va- riety Village and Michael Levitt MP, York Central were also in attendance. Michael brought special wishes from Prime Min- ister, Justin Trudeau.


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Captions 1/ Chuck Wright, Joe Ferrari and Alex Eakins, trackside 2/ Chuck Wright, CARD Exec- utive Director with Sandy Haw- ley 3/ Karen Stintz of Variety Vil- lage 4/ Jim elder and Dr. R. Fielden 5/ Chuck Wright, Jim Elder, Joe Ferrari and Dr. R. Fielden 6/ Sandy Hawley 7/CARD Board members Lynsey Turchet Joe Ferrari and Alex Eakins 8/ Liz and David Rosen 9/ Diane Talbot-Schoenhoff- Rick Hansen Foundation 10/ Steve Wanless and Jim Elder 11/ Board Members and Gala Sponsor Joseph Ferrari and Don Buckley 12/ Friend of CARD 13/ Ann Clifford and her eques- trian art. 14/ The Omega Alpha display 15/ CARD Sponsors 16-18/ The reason CARD does what it does.


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an equine art table with works from artist Ann Clifford, as well as goodies and information from our friends at Omega Alpha. All in all it was a memorable time for all who at-


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