{"id":1696,"date":"2017-08-08T17:29:54","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T21:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uat.woodbine.com\/corporate\/2017\/08\/08\/rexdale-summer-games-return-to-woodbine-racetrack\/"},"modified":"2017-08-08T17:29:54","modified_gmt":"2017-08-08T21:29:54","slug":"rexdale-summer-games-return-to-woodbine-racetrack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uat.woodbine.com\/corporate\/2017\/08\/08\/rexdale-summer-games-return-to-woodbine-racetrack\/","title":{"rendered":"Rexdale Summer Games return to Woodbine Racetrack"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><font face=\"arial\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\">\u200bToronto, August 10 &#8211; Woodbine Entertainment proudly welcomed participants, volunteers and special guests to Woodbine Racetrack for the third annual Rexdale Summer Games on Thursday, August 10, 2017.<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font face=\"arial\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><br \/><\/span><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font face=\"arial\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\">The Rexdale Summer Games are hosted in partnership with the Rexdale Community Health Centre and Woodbine Entertainment. Now in its third year, the Rexdale Summer Games provides youth from several summer camps across Etobicoke with the opportunity to participate in an Olympic-style event, complete with opening ceremonies and plenty of action-packed friendly competition. Since first celebrating the games at Woodbine Racetrack three years ago, the event has grown significantly with more than 500 children between the ages of six and 12-years-old participating. <br \/><\/span><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font face=\"arial\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><br \/><\/span><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font face=\"arial\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\">The opening ceremonies were attended by Deputy Mayor Vince Cristanti (City Councillor for Ward 1 \u2013 Etobicoke North) and Michael Ford (City Councillor for Ward 2 &#8211; Etobicoke North) both who took time to welcome the young competitors to the games with words of encouragement. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/News\/New%20Images%20Folder\/111RSG.jpg\" class=\"ms-rtePosition-2 ms-rteImage-1\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin:5px;width:250px;height:167px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/font><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size:16px;font-family:arial\">Woodbine Entertainment\u2019s involvement goes beyond offering a facility for the games and also includes providing snacks and meals made by Woodbine\u2019s industry-leading hospitality group, security for the games and additional volunteer support. <\/span><\/div>\n<div><font face=\"arial\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><br \/><\/span><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font face=\"arial\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span><\/span>\u201cThe Rexdale Summer Games is one of our favourite ways to share Woodbine Racetrack with the local community,\u201d said Jessica Buckley, VP, Community Relations &amp; Corporate Affairs. \u201cTogether with Road Hockey to Conquer Cancer, the William Osler Walk N\u2019 Roll event, as well as our Community Garden and Turf Races, it represents one of many chances to show the community all of the wonderful things that consistently happen at Woodbine Racetrack.\u201d <\/span><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font face=\"arial\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><br \/><\/span><\/font><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-decoration:underline\"><font face=\"arial\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;text-decoration:underline\">About Rexdale Community Health Centre<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font face=\"arial\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\">The Rexdale Community Health Centre supports and advocates for the physical, economic, social and mental wellbeing of its diverse community through primary health care, community social support, health promotion, collaborations and partnership, community development and social action.\u200b<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ms-rteThemeFontFace-2 ms-rteFontSize-3\"><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-3\"> <\/span> <\/p>\n<div><\/div><\/div>\n<p> \u200b<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u200bToronto, August 10 &#8211; Woodbine Entertainment proudly welcomed participants, volunteers and special guests to Woodbine Racetrack for the third annual Rexdale Summer Games on Thursday, August 10, 2017. 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