13th Annual Polo Match and Dinner
Blue Heron Farms
4020 Benne Rd.
Defiance, MO 63341
Bud Light/Stifel Nicolaus vs. The Mortgage Store
Join us on June 14th for our 13th annual polo match and dinner. Daytime entertainment begins at 2:00pm and includes children's activities, music, food and fun. The match will start at 3:00pm. Dinner will be at 5:30. Tthe tickets for the dinner and dancing are $30 for adults 13 and up, $15 for children ages 5-12 and children 4 and under are free. It is $25 per car admission.
Event schedule:
2pm | Pre-Match
Family-fun activities for all ages!!! Includes Inflatable Rides,
Face Painting, Jugglers, Hay Rides, Pony Rides and Clydesdales.
Sponsored by Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, L.C.
3pm | Polo Match
Half-time show features Skydivers, a Tribute to Veterans,
a Dressage Demonstration and Gymnastics Demonstration.
1st Chukker and Half-time Show sponsored by Tri-Star.
5:30 to 8pm | Post-Match
BBQ Buffet, Music, Dancing and Silent Auction
About Polo
Just as children at Epworth are learning to find strengths, polo players and their horses must constantly find the strength to succeed. Polo is an intensely physical endeavor, demanding the ultimate in skill, fitness and strength from all the participants, including the horses, who have to combine speed and stamina with controlled intensity and great agility. A polo match lasts about 90 minutes and is divided into six 7-minute periods, or Chukkers. Due to the heavy physical demands on the horses, a player will often come to the field with at least six horses and alternate mounts throughout the match.
Polo is possibly the oldest known team sport, with its origins traced back to nomadic Asiatic warriors over two thousand years ago. Known as "The Game of Kings" it was played from Constantinople to Japan by the middle ages. The earliest rules were written in the 1850's by British tea planters in India, and by 1869, the game was well established in England. In 1876, Polo enthusiast James Gordon Bennet brought the game to America. Today there are over 200 United States Polo Association clubs, with over 3,000 polo players.
Your family will love the opportunity to see a live polo match and enjoy the day at Billy & Christi Busch's Blue Heron Farms.
For ticket information or to sponsor the event (pdf), call Debbie Daly 314-918-3382.
Hosted by St. Louis Benefit Polo
Honorary Co-Chairs: Christi & Billy Busch
Special Events
"Changing Their World" – the most spectacular fundraising event ever!
The Friends of Epworth were thrilled to host Epworth's 3rd Pillar of Strength Award Dinner on April 12 at the elegant St. Louis Ritz Carlton. This year's honorees were Thelma and David Steward – two individuals that exemplify Epworth's motto, "Where Kids Find Strength."
Past honorees include Walt Jocketty and Frank Viverito.
Among this year's sponsors are Ameren, Anheuser Busch Co., Boeing, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.,BJC Healthcare, Brown Shoe, Centene Charitable Foundation, Coin Acceptors, Inc.,Colliers Turley Martin Tucker, Designs for Tomorrow, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, First Bank, Hunter Engineering, Husch Blackwell Sanders, Irwin Union Bank, KMOX, KPMG, Macy’s, Monsanto, Peabody Energy Corporation, SM Wilson & Co,, Stifel Nicolaus, Stupp Brothers, The Mortgage Store, Inc., Thompson Coburn LLP, The Engelhardt Family Foundation, Unigroup, William T. Kemper Foundation, Commerce Bank Trustee, and Wood Financial Advisors.
Thank You to all our Sponsors!
Event Co-Chairs
Beth McCurdy |
Terese Labovitz |
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Liz Baisch |
Mary Gentsch |
Patty Livon |
Glenda Seldin |