28-04-2025
Kentucky Derby fundraiser returns to Panama City Beach
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) – Get ready to don your fanciest hats and cleanest suits, Hats & Horses, a Kentucky Derby-themed fundraiser, is returning to Bay County for its fifth year this weekend.
This year's edition of the event has a new location, the Krewe of Dominique Youx Event Center on Holley Wood Rd. in Panama City Beach.
There you enjoy great food and drinks, take part in a silent auction, play roulette and other dice games, and most importantly, watch the Kentucky Derby.
Just like in years past, all the proceeds from the event will be donated to Club 360.
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The Bay County non-profit's mission is to provide opportunities for area women and help ensure that everyone gets a chance to succeed.
'A lot of them fall through the cracks because some can't get scholarships, and some do get scholarships. The ones in the middle are really the ones that we're focusing on,' said Victoria Williams with Hats & Horses. 'We like to go through and educate them about career paths, career choices, and what it takes. So it's just our mission.'
Hats & Horses will be held on Saturday, May 3rd and run from 3 to 6:30 p.m.
Individual tickets cost $45.
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