Center United 4 Support of Backstretch Workers

04/19/2021

We are sad to announce that we will not be officially open this year. However, we are taking orders for brand new work boots for workers at the Saratoga Racecourse. Contact me directly and let me know your size. We will be shopping sometime in the next 2 weeks and we will call you to let you know when you can pick up your boots.

09/11/2020

A message from the center in English and Spanish ... Un mensaje del centro en inglés y español ...

We are closed for the season. We will reopen in April 2021. To our volunteers, donors and workers at the track ..... Thank you for your patience and your dedication keeping each other safe and healthy. See you next year!

Estamos cerrados por la temporada. Abriremos de nuevo en abril de 2021. A nuestros voluntarios, donantes y trabajadores en la pista ... Gracias por su paciencia y su dedicación para mantener a los demás seguros y saludables. ¡Te veo el próximo año!

07/26/2020

In spite of covid, some of our workers have returned. Numbers are down but we are committed to assisting whomever is here.

06/30/2020

06/02/2020

Questions or concerns? Call 518-469-2661

04/09/2020

The Center will remain closed until further notice.We wish everyone good health.
Stay safe.

11/27/2019

Call Scott Brumley at 859-704-0778 if you are interested.

10/13/2019

The crowds are gone and workers are leaving for Belmont, Florida and Kentucky. Some will travel back to their country to spend time with their families. We will miss everyone and want to thank them all for making Saratoga the premier racetrack in the country. Without our hard working folks, Saratoga would not exist.

Tuesday, October 15th will be our final day for the season. Workers remain in Saratoga until November 15th.

Although we will be officially closed until April, 2020, we will be available if anyone has an emergency and needs something.

Until November 15th, call 518-469-2661 if you are in need of any items.

08/25/2019

Our Center remains open until approximately October 15th.

As the racing nears the end, we are thankful for another successful season, due to our generous donors and volunteers.

Some trainers remain on Saratoga until November 15th. If a worker needs something, we provide a phone number to call. We will open The Center for emergency situations.

Many people travel back to their country but many live in Belmont, New York for the cold months. We continue to take clothing and items they need for cold winter months.

We also encourage workers to come to our Center to look at items they may want to send home to their families. We do this because we are blessed to receive numerous donations in April, 2020, when we reopen.

Thank you again for all you do. Without our workers, there would be no Saratoga. And without our generous donors and volunteers there would be no Center.

07/19/2019

It is with great sadness that we report that the Queen of Saratoga has passed away. Read about Mary Lou Whitney and what she contributed to Saratoga. She will be missed.

Marie Louise "Marylou" Whitney (née Schroeder; born December 24, 1925) is a philanthropist and socialite. Whitney has many residences, first and foremost her "Cady Hill" estate in Saratoga Springs New York, a massive camp in the Adirondacks, a farm near Lexington, Kentucky, a winter home in Florida...

07/13/2019

Please share with trainers/employers and workers who are interested in learning more about this issue.

06/08/2019

Every day, we, at the Center United, feel blessed.

The backstretch workers love our Center. Here, they can browse at their leisure, and because of our generous donors, the workers can take as much as they need. Their happy faces tell the story because not only do they find items that they need, they know and trust our volunteers. And every smile is worth the effort to make them happy and comfortable while they are here in Saratoga, New York.