Edo Popken of Switzerland hosted Lee Park Junior Conservancy’s  Run for the Roses event on Thursday, April 9^th from 6pm-8pm at Edo Popken of Switzerland (1523 Dragon Street). 

Gay Donnell, Executive Director of Lee Park, welcomed the crowded while guests enjoyed Woodford Reserve mint juleps, Southern bites by Central Market, Cigars by AKA Cigars and a derby trend presentation featuring Lee Park Junior Conservancy members with fashions by Edo Popken of Switzerland and TOOTSIES. 

The Run for the Roses event is in anticipation for the upcoming Lee Park Junior Conservancy Day at the Races derby event on Saturday, May 2^nd at Arlington Hall. To learn more, visit http://www.dallasderbyparty.org/. 

Seen in the crowd: Natalie Tastle, Kirsten Williams, Greg Mykytyn, Ryan Keating, Peter Swanson, Lauren Ives, Sarah Jones, Tiffany George, Anne DeFilippo, Carey Barnes, Scott Turner, Amon Austin, Taylor Conway, Lauren Conway, Gay Donnell, Dean Driver, Jake Pavelka and Jordan Roberts.  

Photos Daniel Potter.