Charity Night at the Tables returns to Turfway

by Brisnet.com

Turfway Park will present the 11th annual Charity Night at the Tables on

March 17, continuing a tradition established in 2002 by the Northern Kentucky

Leadership Foundation. The event is scheduled from 7 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. (EDT) in

the Spiral Stakes VIP Tent at Turfway Park.

Charity Night at the Tables combines Monte Carlo-style gaming with

fundraising for hometown charities and connects to Turfway's Kentucky Derby prep

race, the Grade 3, $500,000 Spiral Stakes.

"We are pleased to be able to continue this gala event," Turfway Park

President and CEO Robert N. Elliston said. "We appreciate the strong base laid

by the Leadership Foundation for Charity Night and the enormous good work their

efforts accomplished over the past 10 years. We look forward to making this

year's event another great night that makes a difference for our neighbors in

need."

Charity Night guests try their luck at roulette, poker, blackjack and other

casino games, designating play-money winnings to one of the participating

charities. The charity with the most "money" at the end of the night gets first

pick of horses running in the Spiral the following Saturday. The charity whose

horse finishes best receives $10,000 for its work. The charity whose horse

finishes next-best receives $6,000, and the remaining two charities receive

$4,000 each.

This year's participating charities are Boone County CASA, New Perceptions

Inc., Northern Kentucky Children's Advocacy Center and Parish Kitchen.

Tickets to Charity Night at the Tables are $75 per person. Admission includes

chips for the gaming tables, a grazing buffet, unlimited beer, wine, and soft

drinks, and live entertainment by high-energy party band My Sister Sarah.

Tickets are available from any of the four charities, by calling

859-371-0200, or online at

turfwaypark.ticketleap.com.