Page 4 - Southern Exposure - June '24

Page 4, Southern Exposure

southErn spotlight from page 1

Before sitting down to a lavish supper, guests tucked
into hand passed hors d’oeuvres, bid on novel silent auction
items, and were serenaded on the hotel’s sun-splashed
terrace by Nashville recording artist RJ Preston, then
16-year-old Chasin A Dream warrior Mikayla Beatty, who
crooned the national anthem.
Auctioneer Neil Saffer kicked off the live auction as the
dessert course commenced. Bringing in the highest bids
were a remodeled EZGO-TXT golf cart and the race suit
Kyle wore when his car was struck and flipped over during Gianni Mauro, Nick Riceputo, Roland Michael and Deborah Castleman and Brad Yankus, Erin Yankus, Annette
the 2023 Indianapolis 500. Afterward, the drivers took to the Veit and Kyle Kirkwood Leasa and Andrew Joos Brown, Theodor Brown
raceway-styled catwalk with the charity’s pint-sized warriors
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in tow. Together they strutted their stuff in contemporary Additional highlights included the presentation of the Helping Locals . The charity’s mission is to ease the
fashions and custom racing attire. Dreamer Award to Chasin A Dream board member Norma burden on families with children battling cancer, cystic
Huempfner and a standing ovation for Gracie, a seizure- fibrosis, heart disease, and other life-threatening illnesses
detecting German shepherd the charity had trained for and disabilities by offering individualized assistance that
Giovanni Bajer, an adorable young warrior living with Dravet promotes healing and hope. For more information about
Syndrome. The total cost of her training was $30,000. Chasin A Dream Foundation, please visit chasinadream.org.
In 2017, Lori Griffith founded the Chasin A Dream
Foundation based on her belief in community and Locals Photos by Bill Barbosa Photography

Kyle Kirkwood and Addyson Roland Veit and Gabriel
Padgett Louis

Is it time for

an informed,

Melissa Frielich and Jessica
Jenny and Tony Marano Pearl
second opinion?

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Master of Ceremonies Sam
Jackie and Rob Sandt Kerrigan