EVENT:
Friday, April 18th 5:00 - 8:00pm at Whole Foods Market 4944 Shelbyville Road, Louisville 502-899-5545
"Five After Five" FRIDAY Benefit for Old Friends Retired Thoroughbreds
Enjoy the flavors of our Derby menu paired with your favorite local beers! Your $5 donation will help Old Friends continue to provide dignified retirements for our thoroughbreds. Five Kentucky beer samples with Derby meal pairings are included with admission - and you get to keep the mug! Check out Whole Foods here.
04/07/08
We need volunteers for another upcoming event...
THE SAUSAGE SIZZLE - Monday April 28th thru Thursday May 1st - 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Old Friends is very fortunate to be one of the five charities selected by MY RACING HEART, the new foundation of the Louisville Thoroughbred Club, to receive financial gifts. The LTC is a racing partnership formed by Manny Cadima. Manny has the foresight to recognize that many of the LTC’s horses will need a dignified retirement, and he has been working with our President and Founder Michael Blowen to achieve that end.
The LTC’s MY RACING HEART foundation will be holding its first SAUSAGE SIZZLE during Derby week. We, the charities that are represented in the My Racing Heart foundation, will be serving breakfast from 5:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. each morning on the backside to the media. The Purnell sausage Company is generously providing the sausage biscuits each morning and we will be the servers and ambassadors of good will to the media. We will have brochures, answer questions, take donations for the food, and have a great opportunity to talk about Old Friends and thoroughbred retirement in a POSITIVE AND UPLIFTING way.
To participate, we need volunteers each day for this event. Yes, it is very early in the morning but it is a great opportunity to not only help Old Friends, but to be on the backside of Churchill Downs during training hours of Derby week. Who knows who you might meet or see? Any one from Derby horses, to trainers and media personalities.
We need to know as soon as possible if you will be able to help us with this FIRST EVER event. Since Churchill Downs is guarded like Fort Knox during Derby Week, we need names and cell phone numbers which will be used as ID checks at the gate. As we find out more we will keep you posted.
We can’t thank you enough for helping with this. We are blessed to have such great volunteers.
Please e-mail Ruthann@oldfriendsequine.org and let us know if you can help and what day(s) will be best for you. Below notice that our presence is requested at the Kentucky Derby Preview Party at I believe a discount rate so that we can show support for what LTC is doing. This is the first racing club that is setting up a retirement fund for their horses and a 501 (c) 3 not for profit to help established thoroughbred retirement organizations.
You're Invited to Join Our 9th Annual Kentucky Derby Preview Party
My Racing Heart to benefit Thoroughbred Retirement Charities
Saturday, April 26 at the Kentucky Derby Museum
Log onto www.thoroughbredclub.org to find out more about the Louisville Thoroughbred Club and My Racing Heart Foundation.
PROJECT - 2009 OLD FRIENDS CALENDAR
We’re also planning a calendar for 2009. Great equine photographers such as Katey Barrett, Barbara Livingston and Robbi Meisel are all contributing photos and Katey is spearheading the publication. We aim to make it the best of all racing calendars with excellent detail and printed on heavy stock. It costs about $100 per day to feed our retirees. So we’re offering every day of the year for sponsorships. For a $100 donation you can have a name printed on the calendar for the day of your choice, on a first-come, first-served basis. You also get a free calendar. Well, I guess it's really not free if you’re forking over $100. Honor a loved one, a pet, your favorite horse, or a memorial date. If you want to help, just send the tax deductible donation to Old Friends, 1841 Payne’s Depot Rd., Georgetown, KY 40324 and write Calendar on the check - include the wording you'd like for the calendar date. You can also donate with paypal or call the office with credit card info at 502-863-1775. click here for calendar form
PROJECT- OLD FRIENDS ARTIST SIGNATURE SERIES OF CHRISMAN MILL WINES
2007 - Our artist signature label wine project with Chrisman Mill Winery kicked off with a flying start that none of us could have imagined! 1000 bottles of their Kentucky Chambourcin with the first Old Friends label. Our very own little Silver Charm - Michael's rescued miniature horse is featured on the label. Actor Jack Nicholson sketched Silver Charm for Michael a few years back & kindly agreed to let us use it. Blended into his sketch is a photo of Silver Charm himself. (http://www.chrismanmill.com/) at 859-881-5007. Read more about the now ongoing wine project here.
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EVENT: OLD FRIENDS DAY AT LOUISVILLE SLUGGER FIELD
SUNDAY, APRIL 13TH AT 1:15 P.M. TICKETS only $5.00 EACH
Watch the Louisville Bats play the Pawtucket Redsox and help Old Friends!
Old Friends swings for the fences on April 13th when the Louisville bats take on the Pawtucket Red Sox at 1:15 p.m. at Louisville Slugger Field to benefit their Thoroughbred counterparts. Tickets are only $5.00 but must be reserved through Old Friends for great seats at this bargain price. Call Old Friends, a 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit at (502) 863-1775.
Aside from a great chance to see tomorrow’s superstars today the proceeds will benefit the 29 plus Thoroughbreds at Old Friends in Georgetown, Kentucky.
Plans are for the great jockey, Randy Romero (health permitting), who rode Personal Ensign to her undefeated career, to throw out the first pitch. There will also be a silent auction, at the Old Friends booth, of baseballs dedicated to this year’s AAA All-Star game signed by Hall of Fame jockey Chris McCarron and Triple Crown winner, Jean Cruguet (Seattle Slew). Louisville Bats jerseys and balls signed by selected players will also be auctioned off. It’s sure to be a great afternoon at the ball park made even greater by helping our four-footed Champions
EVENT - Old Friends Day at Santa Anita Race Track. 1/20/08
Very limited seating, but its gonna be a fabulous day! We have some great silent auction items and it'll be a lot of fun. The day includes seeing some of our Thoroughbred's great races, a buffet lunch, valet parking, programs and admissions. We are not charging for the event but we'll gladly accept donations for our program. Call Old Friends 502-863-1775 or email contact@oldfriendsequine.org
EVENT -July 8, 2006 10:00-1:00 OLD FRIENDS OPEN HOUSE!! Come see our new home!
EVENT 4/15/06 - Visit with Old Friends at Keeneland!
Keeneland racetrack has graciously invited Old Friends to participate in the popular “Breakfast at the Works” program on Bluegrass Stakes Day, April 15th. The program begins at 8:45 a.m. & will feature one of our wonderful retirees, Seabiscuit movie star, POPCORN DEELITES. Come out to the track for a morning of food, fun & horses!
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