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SequentialT Embraces the Great Charity Challenge at FTI’s Winter Equestrian Festival

Sunday, March 14th, 2010 | Competitions, Contributors - Press, Equine & Equestrian Event Happenings, Equine Community - Of Interest - Charities, ESP, Jumper - Show Jumping, Riding Disciplines | 1 Comment

Peter Kraft, Tracy Howe, Katherine and Mark Bellissimo of Equestrian Sport Productions

SequentialT Shirts Will Be Sold to Raise Funds for 24 Participating Charities and SequentialT Founders Ride on March 20th

Wellington, FL – March 13, 2010 – SequentialT has embraced the philanthropy of the “The Great Charity Challenge,” a team riding event to benefit 24 specially selected charities slated for March 20th, conceived by Equestrian Sport Productions, producers of the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Long sleeved SequentialT t-shirts and short sleeve polo shirts will be sold to raise added funds for the 24 participating charities. SequentialT founders Peter Kraft and Tracy Howe along with teammate Olympic Gold Medalist Will Simpson will ride in the event, announced Peter Kraft, founder and President of SequentialT (www.sequentialt.com), today.

The inaugural Great Charity Challenge on Saturday, March 20, at 6 p.m. at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center will benefit two dozen charities with Palm Beach County connections. The event, conceived by ESP President Mark Bellissimo and his eldest daughter Paige, will be a three-person relay race, with each team composed of two junior/amateurs, anchored by a world-class or Olympic rider. Participating world-class riders include 2008 U.S. Olympic gold medalists Laura Kraut of Wellington, McLain Ward, Beezie Madden, and Will Simpson as well as Rodrigo Pessoa of Brazil and Eric Lamaze of Canada, and Olympian Lauren Hough, in a unique show jumping competition. All prize money is donated to charity.

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24 Local Charities Selected to Share $400,000 in Prize Money from Great Charity Challenge on March 20

Sunday, March 7th, 2010 | Charitable Foundations, Contributors - Press, Equine & Equestrian Event Happenings, Equine Community - Of Interest - Charities, ESP | 2 Comments

Mark Bellissimo (ESP CEO), Michael Stone (ESP President), and Paige Bellissimo watch as Wellington Vice Mayor Carmine Priore and Councilman Matt Wilhite select 10 charities from over 50 entrants. Photo © ManciniPhotos.

Wellington, FL – March 4, 2010 – Mark Bellissimo and his Wellington Equestrian Partners believe it is important to give back to the community, and so do many of the world-class and Olympic riders competing at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington.

Bellissimo and 23 other equestrian families are putting their money where their hearts are as two dozen charities with Palm Beach County connections will be the beneficiaries of the inaugural Great Charity Challenge on Saturday, March 20, at 7 p.m. at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center.

The event, conceived by Bellissimo and his eldest daughter Paige, will link 24 of the world’s top riders, including 2008 U.S. Olympic gold medalists Laura Kraut of Wellington, McLain Ward, Beezie Madden, and Will Simpson as well as Rodrigo Pessoa of Brazil and Eric Lamaze of Canada, and Olympian Lauren Hough, in a unique show jumping competition where all the prize money is donated to charity.

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