Solidarity will be the common thread on Tuesday at the Deauville racecourse (Calvados), where the first six races out of the eight in the program will be renamed after an association.
"The idea, in this difficult health context, is to highlight these men and women who have more than ever played a major role since March and the arrival of the virus," says Franck Le Mestre, director of the site. Norman. In the same vein, admissions are free this summer for nursing staff. "
Already, on April 6, the racing staff did not fail to thank the medical profession, mobilized to fight the epidemic, via a video filmed on the Touques racetrack.
“In simplicity and in a spirit of benevolence”, as Franck Le Mestre emphasizes, the French Red Cross, Secours populaire, Rotary, the Lion's Club and Soroptimist, an association defending the status of women in the world, will be highlighted on the track and through meeting spaces.
About a hundred children will discover the racecourse
While the Deauville meeting is in full swing, since July 30, a hundred children from neighboring departments will spend their day on Tuesday at the seaside racecourse. Welcomed by the Secours populaire, which will be a partner of the Quinté + support event, these young people who do not have the chance to go on vacation will present the trophy to the winner of the flagship event. “Each year, we organize this wonderful visit”, rejoices Franck Le Mestre.
Bernard Saliou is responsible for the organization in Eure-et-Loir. He has been accompanying the little ones on the racetrack for a long time, "maybe a good ten years", he tries to remember. “It's a great success every year. What dazzles them first are the beautiful jockeys' cars in the parking lot, ”he smiles. The complete visit of the sports arena and the meeting with the pilots also hold their full attention. “It's a totally unknown universe for them. The eagerly awaited outing will begin with a bus crossing of the department to collect all these little people. “We are expected at 11:30 am,” adds the leader.
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Financial support for education and nutrition programs is also on the program of this support event. For this, France Galop, the organizing company of the gallop races on which the Deauville racecourse depends, is joining forces with the humanitarian organization "Just World International", for the establishment of a raffle to help the most disadvantaged. Another good reason to go to the Normandy racecourse.