Derby Affair
- All eyes on the track
- Kirstina Cashman and Wendi Vivian
- William Keiper and Pamala Wright
- Minted Julep parfaits
- Adrian Larson, Alexis Suarez, Brandi Jenkins and Scott Jenkins
- Ashley and Kevin Kasarjian
- Eric and Anna Wilhelm
- A Homeward Bound client with her children
- US Airways award
- Barbara Ralston, Homeward Bound executive director, with Karen Pratte and Amy Moyes
- Karen Pratte and Amy Moyes, co-chairs
- Leslye Sherman and Tom Johnson
- Bahar Schippel, Jody Pokorski, Kate Pokorski and Nancy Campbell
- Bill Wichterman, Paul Wichterman, Mirav Glacy and Natalie Brand
- Sandra Neville and Donna Johnson
- Melanie Beauchamp and Elizabeth Elston
- The race is on!
- Maxime Scott, Cristine Cody and Cherie Rankin
- Bobb Cooper, Sue Sisley and Jack Luciano
- Pamela Wright-Keiper and Debarah Pshebniski
- Anne Coover, Amy Moyes and Amy Yount
- Laura Husband and Rachael Cisco
- 6. Sandra Cardenas, Gaby Cardenas and Rebeca Ruiz
- Kim Koster and Gail Andrews
- Bahar Schippel and Michelle Keogh
- Face-framing chapeaux
- Table decor by Angelic Grove
- Angela Karp, Oscar de LasSalas and Sherri Quinn
- Linda Parkis and Tracy Miller
- Robert and Kathy Brook
- Michelle Keogh, Jeff Scudder, Markus and Bahar Schippel
- Adrienne Stotlar and Mike Orris
About 350 very well-dressed guests showed up at the Montelucia Resort and Spa on May 4 to watch the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby. The men look dapper, but there’s no question that Derby Affair is the ladies’ day to shine. Most wore their finest hats – in all shapes and colors and topped with everything from flowers to fruit and horses.
All enjoyed the Southern cuisine prepared by chef Michael Cairns. Selections included Burgoo soup, black-eyed pea salad, Southern fried chicken, ham hock collard greens, barbecue pork sliders and a couple of favorites: mac and cheese and jumbo lump crab cakes.
For the desert table, Cairns’ bakery chef created a Derby horse completely out of chocolate. In addition, guests could divulge in minted julep parfait, peanut butter chocolate chip pie, Kentucky Derby pie and more.
A spectacular array of silent auction items kept bidders on their toes, including a $1,000 surprise box that featured a gold coin for the winner.
The Montelucia included Prado restaurant for the guests to use, making it an indoor-outdoor affair that provided access to air conditioning. Angelic Grove created the beautiful décor.
Homeward Bound used the occasion to honor US Airways, which has been a sponsor of the event from its inception.
Karen Pratte and Amy Moyes co-chaired the occasion, raising $200,000 for Homeward Bound.