Polo, Lowcountry boil fundraiser for polo groups
A fundraiser for the Polo Training Foundation and the Aiken Area Junior Polo group will be held Friday afternoon at Whitney Field at 5 p.m. The event will feature three flights and showcase the talents of five teams.
A Lowcountry boil will follow the polo exhibition, which will include dancing, a live band, silent auction and cash bar. The Interscholastic and Intercollegiate Players of the Year will be announced and receive awards at the dinner.
The exhibition and dinner are a great way to expose kids in the junior polo program to the merits of polo and demonstrate to them that there are opportunities to further their education, said Karen Reese with the Aiken Area Polo Group.
Tailgate spots, general admission tickets, tables and individual ticket proceeds will benefit the PTF and the Aiken Area Junior Polo Group.
The teams participating in the Leadline group include Crestview (Hope Arellano, Bailey Capps, Jersey Cogan, Josh Escapite and Gavin Meeker) and Brigadoon (Ash Gutierrez, Abby Capps, Danny McCarthy and Aidan Meeker), as well as Christos Magrini.
The Intermediate Group team rosters are Hideaway Hilltop (Malia Bryan, Tess Pimsner, Katie Mitchum and Austin Allen) and Atlanta Falcons (Alan Beltran, Lucas Arellano, Sabrina Leguizamon and J. Paul Meyer).
The Advanced Group teams are composed of C-Spear (J.T. Shiverick, Connor Wright, Taylor Freeman and Maggie Boyle); Biddle Realty (Lauren Biddle, Wesley Bryan, Jessica Rieman and Kegan Walsh) and New Bridge (Matt McGhee, Sam Leguizamon, Tonino Magrini and Santino Magrini).
The advanced group will play a round-robin format and play two chukkers against each other.
Ticket Information
- A table reservation for eight is $500, and individual tickets to the dinner are $50 per person.
- Premium tailgate parking spaces are $250, and general admission tickets are $20 for the polo exhibition.
- For reservation information, call (888) PTF-POLO (783-7656) or e-mail dscheraga@polotraining.org.
Contact Ben Baugh at bbaugh@aikenstandard.com.
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