Lethbridge & District Exhibition Lotteries Program Announces Partnership with Lethbridge Therapeutic Riding Association
Lethbridge & District Exhibition is honoured to formally announce our partnership with Lethbridge Therapeutic Riding Association for the Lethbridge & District Exhibition Lotteries program.
Rooted in Lethbridge, Lethbridge & District Exhibition and Lethbridge Therapeutic Riding Association are proud to make an impact across the region, and give back to the communities and people who have supported us over the years. The Lethbridge & District Lotteries program is Southern Alberta’s premier lottery pot that celebrates both organizations’ rich history in the community. Our partnership with Lethbridge Therapeutic Riding Association celebrates our core values of Inclusivity, Integrity and Growth. Proceeds from the 50/50 lottery will benefit Lethbridge & District Exhibition and Lethbridge Therapeutic Riding Association to support the delivery of vibrant opportunities to community members.
“Our collaboration with Lethbridge Therapeutic Riding Association is an important milestone-aligning with an organization that has a shared vision on giving back to the community was exceptionally important,” says Mike Warkentin, Chief Executive Officer, Lethbridge & District Exhibition. “We wouldn’t be around for 125 years if it weren’t for the support from this community, and we’ll try to give back to it in any way we can. Our lottery program is foundational in changing lives and creating experiences and memories that that last a lifetime for its beneficiaries-we look forward to continuing to grow our connection, together.”
Lethbridge Therapeutic Riding Association offers individuals with a range of complicated diagnoses, hands-on instruction in riding and horse care to exercise the body and spirit within. Formerly called Rainbow Riding Centre, the Lethbridge Therapeutic Riding Association began in 1976 when a few individuals offered instruction in riding and horse care for vulnerable Albertans. Today, the program has grown to include significant mental health and addiction equine therapies in collaboration with Alberta Health Services, aiding more than 350 individuals each year. As a registered charitable organization, the Lethbridge Therapeutic Riding Association operates through a handful of staff members and many hands-on volunteers, all under the direction of a dedicated volunteer Board of Directors.
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“The empowering work of the Lethbridge Therapeutic Riding Association is rooted in connection and relationship, specifically the joy and healing that comes from work with horses, connection to the land, and to each other, taking the very best of the romance of the West to uplift the soul,” says Jason Shriner, Executive Director, Lethbridge Therapeutic Riding Association. “We see Lethbridge & District Exhibition playing a vital role in our community in facilitating the rural-urban connection that is the hallmark of Southern Alberta’s success-a role Lethbridge Therapeutic Riding Association also seeks to undertake in its work. The synergy between the two organizations is a natural fit.”
The Lethbridge & District Exhibition Lotteries program invites Albertans to support community building through participation and earnings of the growing 50/50 lottery pot. The program allows participants to make an impact that will benefit hundreds of individuals. The final prize draw will happen on August 30, 2022, with one lucky winner taking home 50 per cent of the grand prize earnings.
Create and impact and win big when you purchase a ticket at LDELotteries.com.About Lethbridge & District Exhibition
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Media Contact Mevisha Maistry Director, Communications, Marketing & Event Development Lethbridge & District Exhibition