To participate in the Derby Day Soirée Silent and/or Live auction, Paddle Ask or to make a general Donation, you must setup a no-fee "online bidding app" registration to receive a unique bid number. Credit card details are required to register, however, no charges will occur unless a purchase or donation is made.

About Event

The 8th Annual Derby Day Soirée

An Evening of Entertainment and Engagement

Saturday, May 3, 2025

5:30 PM - 10:30 PM

Revel Run

555 S. Dancer Rd

Chelsea, MI 48118

Join Co-Chairs

Toby & Kathy Brzoznowski

Bryan & Julie Muthig

The 2025 Derby Day Soirée Host Committee

Leyla Conlan	Haley Williams Pepper & Taybor Pepper
Chris & Robyn DeRuyver	T. Sean Lynch & Melissa Pilewskie
Chris & Sierra Imwalle	Ryan & Brittany Muneio
Hallie & Henry Jewell	Tom & Shirley Randall
Keith & Shelly Ledbetter	Jaison & Christina Restrick
Lori & Brandon Lorenz	Woody & Betsy Stover
Kirk & Michelle Loveless	Ted & Eileen Thacker
	Rachel & Evan Ufer

Featuring

Big Hats ~ Fascinators ~ Bow Ties ~ Derby-Wear-Prizes

Mint Juleps ~ Southern-Inspired Food Stations

Derby Wager Raffle - pick the Derby winner and WIN BIG!

151st Kentucky Derby LIVE shown on the big screen TV's

"The most exciting two minutes in sports!"

Reserved Seating for ALL under one "BIG TOP" Tent

Silent & LIVE Auction

Derby Dance Party - DJ Maineframe

Auctioneer - Jim Alban

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Derby attire is encouraged

This is an outdoor event and portions of the event will be on the lawn please choose your footwear accordingly

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Your support allows Ele's Place Ann Arbor to continue to provide compassionate peer grief support to grieving children, teens and their families FREE OF CHARGE, for as long as they need.

All proceeds from Derby Day Soirée benefit the grieving children, teens and families of Ele's Place Ann Arbor.

Ele's Place is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization

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Ele's Place Ann Arbor

Ele's Place Ann Arbor is the only nonprofit in our community and the surrounding southeast Michigan area dedicated solely to helping children and teens work with and through grief alongside their peers. Unfortunately, the need for our services will never go away.

Ele’s Place Ann Arbor was established in 2007 by offering one night of weekly programming. In 2019, after opening the doors to our new dedicated healing center - A Home for Healing Hearts - we expanded our services, serving an average of 160 grieving children, teens, and their families each week. The need for our services is critical - in Washtenaw County alone, 4,500 children and teens could potentially benefit from the services of Ele’s Place.

Ele's Place Ann Arbor serves grieving families from 10 Michigan counties, including: Genesee, Hillsdale, Ingham, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Monroe, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne. More than half of the families we serve are from Washtenaw County.

Our Mission: Ele's Place is a nonprofit, community based organization dedicated to creating awareness of and support for grieving children, teens and their families.

Our Vision: To ensure that no child or teen in Michigan grieves alone.

Ele's Place Ann Arbor Community Board Members

Eileen Thacker - Chair

Julie Muthig - Vice Chair

Shana Barker	Macdonald Dick	Marlanna Landeros	Tom Randall	Betsy Stover
Kathy Brzoznowski	Omar Hussain	Michelle Loveless	AJ Scheidt	Jordan Valentine
Leyla Conlan	Mishelle Lamarand	Mia Milton	Michael Spath	Tracy Wraight