2001 Brookhill Steeplechase A Success - 2002 Date
and Chairman Selected
Clayton, NC - The 2001 Brookhill Steeplechase
closed its books this week and succeeded in providing an exciting afternoon for
thousands of Triangle area spectators and in supporting local organizations
throughout the community. Thanks to measurable increases in tent and tailgate
package sales, this year's event proved to be one of Brookhill's most
successful since its start nine years ago.
With spectators ranging from NC State's Marye Anne Fox, Mayors Coble and
McCormac of Raleigh and Clayton, respectively, to Monkee Davy Jones and 96
Rock's Chopper Harrison, the 2001 races offered something for everyone to
enjoy. "We are grateful to all of our partners and guests of Brookhill who
join us and continue to support us each year, " comments 2001 Race
Chairperson Karey Martin. "We look forward to continued success in our
relationship with the Raleigh, Clayton, and extended communities, and cordially
invite everyone next year to our Tenth Anniversary!"
This year's success was due in part to its newly designed website with online
ordering, to a tongue-and-cheek advertising campaign from Clayton's own Killer
Creative Group and to the thousands of volunteer hours spent on the farm
before, during and after the event. Harris Teeter's partnership as a area
ticket outlet helped sell over 570 general admission tickets prior to the
event. Other sponsors like Time Warner Cable, GlaxoSmithKline, Curtis Media
Group, the Johnston County Visitors Bureau, Harris Wholesale, Spectator
Magazine and the Clayton News-Star also proved instrumental in promoting a
sport whose history and traditions date back more than a century.
Proceeds from the 2001 Brookhill Steeplechase will go to support local
organizations including the Triangle Hunt Club, the Triangle Red Cross, the
Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities and the more than one hundred
community service projects run by the Raleigh Jaycees each year.
Volunteers are already busy planning for the 2002 season. Brookhill 2002 is
scheduled for May 4, 2002 and 2001 Marketing Vice Chair, Dupre Jones, has been
selected as 2002 Race Chairman. Gina Caldanaro, Jason Edwards and Shawn West
have been chosen as Vice Chairs for Administrative Services, Hospitality and
Finance, respectively.
"The Brookhill Steeplechase has become not only a charity sporting event,
but also a social landmark that thousands of people from across the East Coast
look forward to attending every spring," comments Jones. "It's fun,
it helps the community and I'm glad to be a part of such an event." For
more information on the Brookhill Steeplechase and the Raleigh Jaycees, please
visit the official website at
http://www.brookhillsteeplechase.com or call (919) 838-1492.
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