Charities get ready for Charity Mile

Excitement is starting to mount for one of Gauteng’s biggest horse racing events of the year, the Peermont Emperors Palace Charity Mile, which will take place at Turffontein Racecourse on November 2.

Annually bringing together 16 top-class racehorses with 16 well-known personalities in aid of 16 worthy causes the race will this year see R1-million going to charity.

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Among the 16 beneficiaries is Welamlambo Primary School Aftercare Centre in Tembisa and as part of the build-up to the big race day learners from the centre were recently treated to an outing to Turffontein.

The youngsters were full of excitement upon their arrival at the track before being treated to a delicious lunch, receiving gifts and playing on jumping castles and some playground equipment.

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