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May 2, 2026 - 4:00PM - 8:00PM

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Welcome!
The Rotary Club of Gwinnett County is proud to be hosting its 8th annual fundraiser, 
The Derby Down South, celebrating the iconic Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs. Proceeds from the event will benefit local charities, with 10% of the net funds raised going towards Rotary International’s mission to eradicate polio worldwide.

Sponsors

Interested in becoming a sponsor for this year's event? Download the Sponsor Brochure.

   

Thank you sponsors!

Host Sponsor

Formetco

Presenting Sponsor - $10,000

Jaryd P. Green & Associates

Triple Crown Sponsor - $7,500

Holtkamp, Heating, Air, and Plumbing

Reeves + Young

Derby Down South Dinner Sponsor - $5,000

Smith + Howard

Buck and Cindy Lindsay

Mint Julep Sponsor - $2,500

Andersen, Tate & Carr

Capital City Bank

D&L Contracting Services

First Citizens Bank

Global Partnership for Telehealth

Slade Lail - Lail Family Dentistry

Oconee State Bank

Primerica

Rotary Member - Ambassador Sponsor - $1,500

Gaskill, Bell & Preston

Jennifer and Curtis Hendrickson

Scott and Marian Zanardo

World Peace Revival, powered by Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia

Derby Hat Sponsors - $500

Adam and Colleen Frangos

Alexander's of Atlanta

Beth Sikes

Bruce & Betty Carter ($1,000)

CFO Services & Coaching

Dunwoody Orthodontics ($1,000)

Ginger Ragsdale, Inc.

GwinnettForum

Jennifer and Mace Hibbard

Joe and Andrea Sorenson

Joe and Lisa Godfrey

John and Pam Gibb ($1,000)

Mark and Wendy Willis

Mike Fulton

NEMA

Ronald Skeete

Russell Landscape Companies

Schelly Marlatt

Silverton Mortgage

Stephen Gould

Terry and Heather Swaim

The Salvation Army

Tom and Joyce Upchurch ($1,000)

Tom and Linda Ferrin ($1,000)

United Way of Greater Atlanta

View Point Health ($1,000)

Wanda and Michael Weegar

Wayne Sikes

Trophy Sponsor

TBD

Photography and Videography Sponsor

Joe Sorenson 

How to Bid

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