Step by Step Foundation/Liliane Stransky Team Wins Inaugural FTI Great Charity Challenge

The Step by Step Foundation team celebrates their win. All photos © 2010 Randi Muster

More Than $560,000 Raised for 24 Palm Beach County Charities

Wellington, FL – March 22, 2010 – The inaugural FTI Great Charity Challenge galloped out of the gates raising over $560,000 for 24 charities. The sheer emotion of sponsors, donors, charities, and riders who competed touched everyone and gave a new definition to team effort. The precedent setting event in terms of money raised and scope of charities served featured 24 teams in a show jumping pro/am relay where Olympic and world-class athletes teamed with amateur riders over a challenging course in the International Arena.  Each team was generously sponsored by a donor, and was randomly assigned one of the 24 charities. The teams rode their hearts out to win prize money for each cause.

One hundred percent of the money raised will be distributed to 24 Palm Beach County Charities. The event was held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center on Saturday, March 20, during the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival.

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FTI Consulting Joins the Great Charity Challenge as Title Sponsor

Here Is Your Chance to Give Back with the Great Charity Challenge at the 2010 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival

Wellington, FL – March 15, 2010 – Equestrian Sport Productions is pleased to announce that FTI will be the title sponsor of the inaugural Great Charity Challenge.

The inaugural Great Charity Challenge will be held on Saturday, March 20, at 6 p.m.

Equestrian Sport Productions CEO Mark Bellissimo stated, “We’re honored that our title sponsor of the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival is also taking the lead on the Great Charity Challenge.  We thank Dennis Shaughnessy and FTI Consulting for their gracious and generous title sponsorship of our inaugural fundraising event and look forward to our partnership to aid a broad base of 24 charities during this difficult fundraising environment.”

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