The holiday season can bring out the best in us, and racetracks are no exception. Though philanthropic initiatives proliferate throughout the year, at Thanksgiving and Christmas, racing people, both front side and back, make extra efforts to help those less fortunate.

The holiday work of the Central Pennsylvania Racetrack Chaplaincy of America (RTCA) Council and chaplain David Dow began at Thanksgiving, when the Chaplaincy offered a Thanksgiving Day meal to the backstretch workers at Penn National.

“People move around from track to track,” he said, “and they appreciate a family gathering.”

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