“Be sure to attend in Derby attire!” say the posters inviting ticket holders to the 24th Annual Hunger Relief Dinner & Auction, the themed gourmet gala that to date has raised more than $1 million for food pantries serving Southern Ocean County.
This year’s theme, “A Night at the Derby,”invites attendeesto experience “the hats, horses, jockeys, juleps, flavors and Southern hospitality of the Kentucky Derby.” The event is May 1 at The Mainland at Holiday Inn in Manahawkin.
The hats! Where to get the hat to fit the occasion? we ask. That’s taken care of.
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