Sixty members and guests of Four Peaks Rotary club attended the inaugural Four Peaks Rotary “Race for the Roses”, which netted $3,800 in support of Ukrainian refugees. The member social event was held on May 7 at the Taphouse.
The proceeds will be added to contributions from other Rotary clubs around the world to provide grants of up to $50,000 each through the Rotary Foundation’s Disaster Response Fund to the Rotary district in Ukraine and designated Rotary districts that border Ukraine. These expedited disaster response grants will be used to provide relief to refugees or other victims of the crisis including items such as water, food, shelter, medicine, and clothing.
Steelcrest Architectural Accents created six steel cutouts of Derby horses, which were mounted on pedestals and auctioned off at the April 28 meeting. Winning bidders created stable names and decorated their horses for the race on May 7. Designated jockeys moved the horses along the track according to the throw of a die to determine the race winner. Lovable Lightening of Fancy Pants Stables, owned by Pam Carlson, crossed the finish line first.
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Lovable Lightening, from Fancy Pants Stables and owned by Pam Carlson, won the inaugural Four Peaks Rotary Club Race for the Roses. Pam is pictured with daughter, Amanda Heckel, and grandchildren Sylas Ashley, Roxy Ashley, and Olivia Heckel. |
| Winners of Best Lady's Hat included (from left) Julie Ewald, Sue Hendershott, and Pam Carlson. |
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Petals in Paris, from Pameditis Pastures and owned by the Michael Pameditis family, won second place. |
| Hard Six, from Boones Farm and owned by the Schlossberg and Sommer family, took third in the race. |
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Event coordinator, Julie Ewald, said the results were a perfect representation of Rotary’s motto of “service above self” and demonstrated elements of its 4-Way Test, namely, to bring goodwill and better friendships, and be beneficial to all concerned.
“It was a remarkable day,” she said. “It was so lovely to see everybody get dressed up and bring their families. What an incredible way to celebrate club memberships and benefit our Ukrainian brothers and sisters at the same time.”
