The Jockey Club
"Racing Welfare continues to deliver essential support for people working in the racing industry and their dependents"
unpaid, for a family member or friend who is frail, disabled or has mental health or addiction problems. As part of this strategy, we introduced match funding and volunteer days for all employees when raising money or undertaking charitable work for the partner charities. As well as support from employees across the Group, the partner charities receive a regular income from donations made by our customers through online ticket sales. The current Official Charity Partners will see their two year terms come to an end in 2019 and a process to choose their successor is now underway. In addition to the Group- wide partner charities, Jockey
Club Racecourses supports Box4Kids through donations in kind. We have supported Box4Kids for several years by donating unsold hospitality boxes which would otherwise be left unoccupied on a raceday. The Box4Kids charity works with hospitals, hospices and specialist centres across the UK to provide sick and disabled children and their families with memorable days out at sports events. Each of our racecourses around the country hosts at least one Box4Kids event per year, with some hosting several. Separately, on a local level, our venues support a number of causes of their choice throughout the year. Some venues have historic
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