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Given by the Maryland Million Ltd. Board of Directors, nominations for the 2023 Joe Kelly Unsung Hero Award are due by Oct. 1, the organization said in a release Thursday.

This year's recipient will receive a $1,000 honorarium and be recognized at the Sip & Win event and during Jim McKay Maryland Million Day at Laurel Park on Saturday, Oct. 14.

Potential nominees should embody characteristics that are valuable, but often go unrewarded. They should be honest, hardworking, humble and should set a good example through their principles and actions.

Nominees that are not selected for the award will be considered in the future without further need for submission.

Kelly, the first and only publicist for the Jim McKay Maryland Million Day racing program, was involved from the introduction of the concept in 1985 until his death in 2012.

Recent recipients include, Heather Cellinesi, Ahesahmahk Dahn, Brenda Herzog and Fran Burns.

Nominee must have:

Demonstrated a particular commitment, impact or contribution to the Thoroughbred industry or equine community in general;
Been involved in the Thoroughbred industry in Maryland for at least five years.

Nomination must include:

A completed nomination form, online or hard copy;
A recommendation letter of 500 words or less expounding on the reasons for your nomination.

Return all documents to: Maryland Million Ltd.,Attn: Becky Remsberg, 321 Main Street, Reisterstown, MD, 21136 or email bremsberg@marylandthoroughbred.com.

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Ahesahmahk Dahn has been selected to receive the 2020 Joe Kelly Maryland Million Unsung Hero Award. Presented annually by the Board of Directors of the Maryland Million Ltd., this award honors the memory of Joe Kelly and celebrates important characteristics that are valuable but often unrewarded.

Dahn, a former Baltimore city elementary school teacher and service member in the U.S. Army, founded City Ranch Inc. in 2007 to introduce the children of Baltimore to horses by providing accessible and affordable horseback riding. Its creation inspired by his own love of horses and fueled by the loss of his nephew, the non-profit equestrian program and its herd of nearly 20 horses occupy a 29-acre farm in Windsor Mill, Md.

“Being chosen a recipient of this award really gives encouragement [to] what we’re doing at City Ranch, [showing] that we’re valued in the industry and that the industry thinks what we’re doing is significant,” said Dahn. “To be recognized for that, from your colleagues, says an awful lot about what they think of you.”

Dahn, along with his staff and volunteers, transport their horses to Baltimore city schools, nursing homes, residential treatment centers and any other facility that wants to host them, while also offering children the opportunity to volunteer on the farm to learn more.

“You [get to] see a child overcome his or her fears and become an excellent rider or excellent trainer, and you know you passed along to someone your interest in an animal and how to maintain that animal and care for it so that it can survive and strive and at the same time, you get the opportunity to interact with a non-human on a personal level,” said Dahn.

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