The Nelson Network @ 9 Chapter recently approached the Nelson Harness Racing Club with an idea to raise funds for Hospice.
Hosting its popular annual winter meeting over two days in June, the racing club generously agreed to have BNI volunteers collecting donations at the gate, in lieu of admission fees.
Approximately 2,000 people attended the meeting with many kindly donating $10 and $20 at the gate.
The Network @ 9 Chapter successfully raised $1,721 for Nelson Hospice.
Says Lindsay Bradley, the Network @ 9 president, “BNI Network @ 9 Nelson members braved the weather over two days, taking gold coin donations for entry into the winter meeting. A big thank you to NHRC and our Network @ 9 members.”
Article published in the Nelson Mail, 13 June 2011:
