- April 5, 2025
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Mike and Jacqueline Davis with Anna Romanina. Photo by Aleksey Volcheck
J.B. Birney hosts his famous horse-racing table game, where folks make bets and roll their dice to move their racehorse to the finish line. Photo by Aleksey Volcheck
Elizabeth Nova, a singer-songwriter, performs. Photo by Aleksey Volcheck
Membership and Marketing Director of Flagler County Chamber of Commerce Robbin Wilson and Director of Oceanside Beach Bar & Grill Anna Romanina pose with a cutout of Dolly Parton. Photo by Aleksey Volcheck
Theresa Pontieri throws her raffle in for a gift basket. Photo by Aleksey Volcheck
A variety of food was available for guests. Photo by Aleksey Volcheck
As it rained at the racetrack in Louisville, Emily Kirshaw, Tabitha Marie Coulter, Gary Perkins, and Sean Baker arrive to the Grand Haven Golf Club fashionably late, making their way through local rain in Palm Coast. Photo by Ale
Heather Haas, Jonathan Gambrell and Kim Sunshine. Photo by Aleksey Volcheck
Sam Shin, cellist, and Elizabeth Nova, singer-songwriter. Photo by Aleksey Volcheck
Atendees "bet" on horses too and won prizes at the end of the evening. Photo by Aleksey Volcheck
Karen Forte, Collins White and Allen and Karla Goodman. Photo by Aleksey Volcheck
Guests enjoy the derby party. Photo by Aleksey Volcheck
"Bets" could be placed on the horses. Photo by Aleksey Volcheck
Theresa and Rick Pontieri. Photo by Aleksey Volcheck
Vincent Sullivan, Tabitha Marie Coulter, Sean Baker and Jack May. Photo by Aleksey Volcheck
John Birney, Vincent Sullivan, Emily Kirshaw and Gary Perkins. Photo by Aleksey Volcheck
Live music entertained guests in the game room. Photo by Aleksey Volcheck
The crowd cheers the horses on. Photo by Aleksey Volcheck
Education Foundation of Flagler County's Christy Butler, Director Of Flagler County Youth Center Jordan Butler and Teresa Rizzo, of Wadsworth Elementary. Photo by Aleksey Volcheck
Allen Goodman wins J.B. Birney's gift basket. Photo by Aleksey Volcheck
The Young Professionals Group of Flagler County hosted its third-annual Kentucky Derby fundraiser on Saturday, May 4, at Grand Haven Golf Club. It benefited the Flagler County Dolly Parton Imagination Library.
Bowties and large, colorful hats were encouraged at the event. Admission was $50. Horse-racing fans who attended were treated to an open bar, horse "betting," raffles, food, live music and a horse-racing table game, hosted by JB Birney.
John Birney Jr., an apprentice at JBirney Financial, said about $7,000 was raised at the event.
The Dolly Parton Imagination Library provides children in Flagler County a book each month from the time they are born until they are five years old at no cost to the family. It costs about $3,000 per month to make sure every kid under five years of age gets their monthly book, according to YPG Flagler. Each community is responsible to raise the money, while Dolly Parton's foundation coordinates selection and mailing of the books. Visit http://www.flaglerchamber.org/pages/young-professionals-group.
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