Hats, hearts, and horseshoes

Glenda Demas and Rick Smith, Maddy and Patrick Moffitt, Christina and David McAllen and Debbie Gregg and Denise Bertness sported their best Kentucky Derby attire for the Bo’s Place 9th annual Derby watch party. Hats, Hearts & Horseshoes was hosted at The Post Oak Hotel, and 350 guests gathered to watch the “most exciting two minutes in sports” while raising $362,000 for grief-support programming. Christina and David McAllen and Maddy and Patrick Moffitt chaired the event, with honorary chairs Fady Armanious and Bill Baldwin, Amanda and Terry Boffone, Julie and Stephen Chen, Megan and Luke Hotze, Jayne and Garrett Johnston, Alice and J.W. Lodge, Carol Lee and Allen Lyons, Alissa and Kevin Maples, Hannah and Cal McNair, Sheridan and Robert Plumb, Millette and Haag Sherman, Christie and Mark Sullivan, Hallie Vanderhider, and Kelli and John Weinzierl. Guests socialized, while sipping traditional mint juleps and sampling a variety of delicious bites, and enjoyed a festive heads-or-tails game and bourbon pull. Carol Lee and Allen Lyons received the Champion of Hope Award, and Carol Lee shared her experience with Bo’s Place programming for herself and her daughter Annie after the death of her husband. 

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