Saturday night was an evening of fun, laughter and cameraderie at the Tucson Association of REALTORS®.  The Pantano Rotary Club teamed up with TAR to host their 2nd Annual Kentucky Derby "Nite At The Races" fundraiser for The Hearth Foundation, providing shelter for homeless women with children, and other Rotary charities.

The evening was true to the theme of horse racing, with some attendees dressed in their best Kentucky Derby style finery (I haven't seen hats like that since....well, the Kentucky Derby!).  Projected on wallscreens, 10 taped horse races were shown, with attendees betting "Pantano Bucks" on their favorite entries.  Winners could choose to get more "Pantano Bucks" or redeem them for raffle tickets for the donated prizes.

All in all, the atmosphere was one of conviviality and fun, with a warm feeling (the wine?) in the heart that all of this was benefiting a good cause.

I want to thank Lauren Smith-Klase of Pantano Rotary Club and Title Security Agency for inviting me to this event--she can count on me to buy a few tickets next year!

*I do have to hope that the guy reading the raffle tickets next year has better lighting--there were 2 big screen TVs given away.  The same person, #66, won both of them.  I'm not sure, but chances are that one ticket was read upside down, as in #99??  No worries, maybe the karma gods will have me winning a week in Cabo next year!  LOL