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BARBARO'S 20TH EARTHLY BIRTHDAY Barbaro and Family

Started 3/30/23 by NWFLAFOB; 1347 views.

Msg 4 of 27

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From: NWFLAFOB

Apr-20

Barbaro's 20th birthday is fast approaching. If you haven't already, please consider purchasing a rose (or roses)

and put your heartfelt message with them. Jamie will ensure the floral tribute is befitting the Champion we

all know Barbaro to be. Monies received now will make the accompanying donations even more meaningful

and help Jamie with cost of the flowers.

Contacts have been made with Kentucky Derby Museum and Churchill Downs personnel to facilitate the hands

on cleaning/polishing/floral tribute arrangement and avoid any concern over the FOBs' mission. Due to other Louisville events that will make parking and access tricky at best and most cumbersome considering the massive amount

of roses being transported to the Memorial, Jamie will be there on Friday, the 28th, to Get R Done. While

disappointing at first, it's really kinda cool. There is a Gala Ball that night right there at Churchill Downs.

Attendees will walk past Barbaro's Memorial AND will see the great tribute his loyal and loving FOBs have

provided him. I like the idea of all those Gala Ball attending horse people and connections seeing the visual

display to the Champion for all times, the Champion of our hearts.

Here is all the donation info straight from the horse's mouth <img class=

The price per stem will be the usual $5. This is Barbaro's 20th Birthday! There will be a big birthday arrangement accompanied by a big birthday card that will be signed with your names.

There will be an all white bouquet for our Heavenly FOB's with a card with all of their names. The Derby Champions will have their single red and single white roses small bouquets and of course the eternal Eight Belles will get her special arrangement.

Regarding tags, the birthday card will be the main tag. It will be large so it can contain your messages to Barbaro. I will do some smaller arrangements with smaller tags for your other brief messages. I don't have enough help to write out lots of tags and then tag individual roses.

The proceeds will be divided as usual among the following 4…

Our Mims Our Mims Retirement Haven
One Horse At A Time
The Laminitis Fund
The Barbaro Fund.

There are 4 ways to pay.

1. Paypal..........if you use the friends and family option, no fees will be taken out. My paypal address is:
lilroy@btes.tv

2. Snail Mail
Jamie Gillispie
315 Old Hickory Tree Rd
Bristol, Tn 37620

3. Venmo ~ Venmo is simply Jamie Gillispie (you'll see a pic of me in front of Barbaro's statue)

4. Zelle. My email to pay via Zelle is jgfaithheart2@gmail.com

Msg 5 of 27 to NWFLAFOBNWFLAFOB

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From: Flurry84

Apr-29

Happy Birthday Barbaro. Twenty years ago La Ville Rouge gave us all an amazing gift and we were blessed to have you for awhile. Such a short time here on earth, but you blazed a phenomenal path which we all followed. Still running in the Lord's meadows....

Msg 6 of 27 to Flurry84Flurry84

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From: NWFLAFOB

Apr-29

Jamie did an awesome job as usual with our tribute.

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Msg 7 of 27 to Flurry84Flurry84

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From: gerchgo

Apr-29

Happy Birthday! NEVER to be forgotten!

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From: cigarello

Apr-29

Never ever to be forgotten

Msg 9 of 27

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From: NWFLAFOB

May-1

For those not on facebook, here is photo of the FOB floral tribute. Small bouquets were left at other tribute markers at Churchill Downs - Eight Belles being one of them.

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Msg 10 of 27 to NWFLAFOBNWFLAFOB

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From: gerchgo

May-1

Thanks! Jamie always an amazing job!

Msg 11 of 27 to gerchgogerchgo

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From: NWFLAFOB

May-1

She absolutely does. There were so many smaller beribboned bouquets placed at memorial markers of all the champions buried at CD. Green mints included at the Memorial and everyone's heartfelt message included on several cards and tags. She is amazing.