A new date and new venue for 2019 didn't slow down the most entertaining charity event on the annual calendar as over 1,000 fun-loving devotees showed up at Woodlands Backyard on April 27th to share in 10,000 cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon "for the kids".
Larry Fortson kicked off the festivities with an outstanding few minutes on the bagpipes which led into our opening band, New Park Drive, and the PBR10K'19 was underway.
The fun included another record set for the 10,000th PBR Auction as great friends of the Parker Lee Foundation, Grant Hundley and Jeff Stiteler (with an assist from previous auction winner Rob Zedeker) came together to deliver an incredible record-setting $2000 bid.
And as always, the ingenuity of the PBR10K crowd never disappoints, a PBR Throne was constructed as well as the traditional PBR limbo bars.
Most important of all, this beautiful day produced a $27,500 donation to Directions For Youth & Families. Little known fact, DFYF CEO, Duane Casares was on the keyboards in the second band, Hello, My Name is Duane.
PBR10K’20 will take place at Woodlands Backyard, April 25, 2020, with our first ever theme - PBR Prom, complete with King and Queen. Start your planning now, only 11 months.
We can't thank the following individuals and companies enough for all of their support in making our 12th PBR event the greatest one yet.
WOODLANDS BACKYARD
Aaron "AJ" Johnson
Tracy Tobias
Sky Young
And their great staff
SPONSORS
Beer sponsor
Pabst Blue Ribbon - Scott Beatty; Kevin Grenfell
VIP sponsor
Phillips Law Firm - Kelly Phillips
Cigar tent sponsor
Authentic 4D - Susan Bidwell
Red Ribbon sponsors
Garvey, Shearer and Nordstrom - David Shearer
Gower Wooten & Darneille, LLC - Anne Gower
Guidewire - Karen Derossett
Dave Kostreva
Smart Communications - Hal Bloom
General Event sponsors
Boyds Tire - John Boyd
Mark C. Collins Co., LPA - Mark Collins
Curry, Mulvey and Roby - Rob Roby
Sean Kelly
Brian G Miller Attorney at Law - Brian Miller
Darlene Rector
SEA Limited - Sandy Kinnett
The Weldele & Piacentino Law Group Co., LPA - Gina Piacentino
Weston Hurd LLP - Kevin Bush
Yavitch and Palmer Co., LPA - Steve Palmer
Band sponsors
New Park Drive - David A. Goldstein Co., LPA - David Goldstein
The Train Wreck Endings - Greensorb - Michael Gauvreau
Beer Huggie sponsor
Clothe Ohio - Elliott Fisher
In-Kind sponsors
ACC Party Rental - John Reese
CD 102.5 - Josh May
Porta Kleen - Dan Runner
Lyft Code sponsors
Central Ohio Safe Ride - Scott Neff
Lyft - Demetrius Thomas
Steve Rider State Farm Agency - Steve Rider
Worthington Dairy Queen - Ron Overstreet
Other sponsors/donors
Mike Sinay
Kristi Winger Szudio
Worthington Dairy Queeen - Ron Overstreet
You've Got Maids - Brian Murphy
VOLUNTEERS
PLF
Todd Baumann
Paedric Davis
Patty Lassiter
Kim Niswander
Derek Smelser
Dee Dee Welch
Ricky Bobby
Susan Corbett
Scott Clark
Erik Dester
Tim Goetz
Brandy Goldberg
Ron Kowal
Jammi Lepley
Angie McGuire
Beth Rickard
Wendi Rosenthal
Mindy Spain
Darren Steele
Karen Watson
Katy Wells
Directions for Youth & Families
Corrine Byers
Kevin Byers
Dan Green
Jose Guajardo
Kellie Guajardo
Mary Margaritis
Lisa Pullen
Lexi Skinner
Marie Swaggerty
Brian Zink
Tracey Zink
50/50 sales
Heather Flutty
Sara Juhn
BANDS
New Park Drive
Hello, My Name is Duane
The Train Wreck Endings
Colin Gawel and The League Bowlers
The Winnie Cooper Project
Others who helped deliver a spectacular PBR10K'19.
Photographer
Josh Bickel
Photo Booth
The Awesomatic
Pizza
Mikey's Late Night Slice - Elena Zervas
Port-A-Johns
Porta Kleen - Dan Runner
Tents
ACC Tent Rental - John Reese
T-Shirts
Beautiful Demise - Kyle Greenhouse
VIP food
Honeyed Confections - Mandy Schmall
Steven's Catering
Next up on the Parker Lee Foundation calendar o' fun - The 5th Annual 2 Fine 9s - Friday, September 13th at Royal American Golf Links.