Derby Day 2008

A festive Kentucky Derby fundraiser will be a beautiful traditional occasion with some exciting new twists. It will be a beautiful traditional occasion! Exquisite hats, mint juleps, a sumptuous southern buffet & desserts, and a bon vivant attitude will prevail as people support one of Iowa's musical treasures while watching the Run for the Roses on giant screen television.

Our Kentucky Derby Day reflects this elegance on Tom & Nan Riley’s beautiful acreage and features Tom’s never-before-seen vintage footage of the historic 1948 Kentucky Derby won by Citation. The party also provides a smashing way to support one of Iowa’s musical treasures – Red Cedar Chamber Music!

Derby Day thrills include raffles, & auctions.

Additional raffle prizes include
• One guest ticket to Red Cedar's 2009 Kentucky Derby Party. Value $125.
• A gift from Phelan's Interiors.
• Gift pack of Red Cedar Chamber Music CDs. Value: priceless!



Betting Items *

Win: • A special dinner for six at Zin's fabulous Chef's Table ($250 value)

Place: • Wine and Roses: Three extraordinary Reds from First Avenue Winehouse, plus an exquisite bouquet of red roses from Pecks Florist.

Show: • A lavishly-illustrated book about the traditions, horse and people that made the Kentucky Derby the world's greatest horse race. Two Minutes to Glory, the Official Story of the Kentucky Derby Party.

Extra Drawing: Everyone who bet on the horses is eligible for this drawing – Tickets for 4 persons to the ASA Late Models Iowa Speedway race in Newton on May 17th. Plus a Mecedes Car Cleaning kit.

Auction Items

Soar to 2000 feet to view your favorite spots in Eastern Iowa. Up to three people will take a flight in a Cessna with pilot Chuck Peters. At mutually agreed on time and date. (This CEO is also a pilot!)

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An authentic Pakistani dinner for 6 in the Mount Vernon home of Imran Farooqi and Dee Ann Rexroat. (This economics professor is also a chef!)

A family Trolley Ride and Picnic for 8 at the Lakeside home of Tom and Nan Riley. Tom Riley, engineer. (This attorney is also a train engineer!)

A personal fly-fishing lesson with Denny Redmond. (This jazz pianist is also a fly fisherman!)

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"Five Seasons" of fresh pies (5) homemade by Kay Hegarty. Mouth-watering black raspberry & rhubarb, strawberry tart, and more! (This CPA is also a pastry chef!)

Bid on a private house concert by Red Cedar Chamber Music flutist Jan Boland and guitarist John Dowdall. A house concert is at once profoundly personal and great fun. Presented at a mutually agreed on time and place before April 1, 2009. (Talent not hidden after all!)

A house portrait of your home in watercolor by Jean Parry. (This student of Robert Kocher is clearly an artist!)

Derby guests will enjoy: