from the Harness Horse Youth Foundation

Westfield, IN — The Harness Horse Youth Foundation’s Drive for Youth, the organization’s annual fall fundraiser, is just around the corner, but there is still time for trainers, drivers, horse owners and others from across the country to participate. Drive For Youth is a week-long national effort, kicking off on Oct. 4 and running through Oct. 10, culminating on Kentucky Futurity Day at The Red Mile.

Owners, trainers and drivers can pledge either a percentage of their earnings during Drive for Youth week, or they can pledge a flat amount as Executive Director Ellen Taylor explains.

“We always appreciate the support of horsemen at the local level and we invite the horseman across the country to participate. This broad based support ensures the continued success and expansion for our programs including our summer camps and scholarships, as we head into our 40th anniversary year.”

To make a pledge to Drive for Youth, download the pledge form from www.hhyf.org/drive-for-youth, You may also contact Ellen Taylor by phone at 317. 867.5877, or by e-mail at Ellen@hhyf.org for additional information. Additionally, HHYF representatives will be at the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale on Tuesday evening.

The Harness Horse Youth Foundation is a charitable 501(c)3 organization dedicated to providing young people and their families educational opportunities with harness horses, in order to foster the next generation of participants and fans. The Foundation has been making a difference in young people’s lives since 1976, and its programs include interactive learning experiences with these versatile animals, scholarship programs, and creation and distribution of educational materials.

For more information on opportunities through HHYF, or to support its mission, go to www.hhyf.org.