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Contents June 2013 | Vol. iv, No. 1

parties

features

For Ferdinand

Fashion

Lilies for a Princess

Homes of Distinction

Ubridled Generosity

The Art of Refinement

Party at the Yum! Shack

Sloppy Track, Snappy Fashion

Thoroughbreds get by with a Little Help from Old Friends

The 139th Kentucky Oaks

Taking the Reins to Feed Children

Derby Eve Julep Ball is “Big as a Whale!”

139th Derby Delivers Sartorial Thrills

The top homes on the market

Lee W. Robinson

departments 6 Editor’s Letter Happy Birthday, Nfocus! 36 Chat with the Chair Ginger Wilding Cloud 38

18 ON THE COVER Lee W. Robinson photographed by Steve Squall at Robinson’s Malvern House, Louisville. Creative Direction by Gunnar Deatherage. Hair and makeup by J. Christopher.

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Fashion Enshrined

Holly on the Go Gotta Keep Those Lovin’ Good Vibrations

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Giving Focus

Charity Spotlight

On the Circuit

The Scene

Nretrospect

A Way to Live Forever

A Few Good Women

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EDITOR’S LETTER

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hanks to you, our loyal readers, Nfocus is celebrating our third birthday! This June issue marks three years of bringing you an insider’s view of Louisville’s most progressive and charitable crowd. To celebrate our birthday and the city that makes our work such a pleasure, we bring you our annual “Homes of Distinction” issue, showcasing the most remarkable homes currently on the market and featuring Lee W. Robinson, one of the country’s leading designers who makes the world more beautiful through his generosity and his stylistic innovation. This issue also recaps another whirlwind Derby season. I hope that, on Derby Day, you heard “My Old Kentucky Home” played by the University of Louisville Marching Band, and I hope that when you heard those opening notes and

maybe sang a few bars of Foster’s tribute to our state that you felt the sweet pang that is a physical reminder of our deep connection to our home and our fellow citizens. Or maybe for you, it was Thunder Over Louisville, the Pegasus Parade, Balloon Glow or one of the other wonderful Kentucky Derby Festival events that make up our annual rite of spring. Whatever the case, to feel pride for one’s home and a deepseated connection to all who share that same pride is truly a blessing. Ultimately, that’s our mission here at Nfocus…telling the stories that inspire pride and helping create a stronger connection among all of you who contribute to the mission of our most compassionate city. Thank you for making our birthday possible. We’re so proud to call Louisville home.

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any of us imagine that once the racing and stud careers of a Derby winning Thoroughbred are over, retirement fit for a king awaits. Sadly, this is not always the case. Winner of the 1986 Kentucky Derby, named Horse of the Year in 1987, Ferdinand perished in a slaughterhouse in 2002 once his multimillion dollar career ended. To prevent such deaths, Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Facility in Georgetown, Ky., was founded to provide a dignified retirement facility and “living history museum of horse racing.” In support of Old Friends, 400 guests gathered at the Muhammad Ali Center May 2 for Ferdinand’s Ball. VIPs and sponsors sipped cocktails with special guests including University of Louisville Cardinals players, Storage Wars stars Mark and Matt Harris, and 2012 Kentucky Oaks winning jockey Rosie Napravnik. Moving from the Main Lobby to the glass encased View Pointe Gallery overlooking the river, guests enjoyed lively beats by The Crashers. Equine artist Donna Bernstein painted in the background as Cards point guard Peyton Siva playfully donned the MagBooth’s Viking cap, melting the hearts of onlookers. Ferdinand’s Ball founders Kim Boyle and Aimee Boyle Wulfeck, along with Old Friend’s Founder and President Michael Blowen presented jockey Rosie Napravnik with the 2013 Ferdinand Award for her “continued support of Old Friends and ethical thoroughbred retirement.” Decked in a jacket embroidered with the names of many Old Friends living out their retirement in peace, Blowen expressed his thanks to the attendees and sponsors including Papa John’s Pizza, Pure Romance, Xpressbet and The Event Company. “We are donating $20,000 to Old Friends, which will allow them to fence in an area of their farm they were previously unable to, allowing them to rescue 10 more horses!” Kim Boyle shared. “The future is so bright for Ferdinand’s Ball and the horses we set out to help ethically retire. People are starting to pay attention to the cause and want to do right by the horses who provide us so much joy Derby weekend!”

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ing of Prussia Stable’s Princess of Sylmar, ridden by Mike Smith, was the second-longest shot on the Oaks leaderboard, but she galloped away with the Longines Oaks $1 million purse. Whether placing bets or rallying against cancer, defying the odds is the purpose of the Oaks Day crowd, so the Princess’ 39-1 long-shot win was a poetic finish to a day that raises cancer awareness and celebrates survivors. A giant pink ribbon woven throughout Churchill Downs and a crowd in “pink out” fashion symbolized the partnership between the country’s top race for threeyear-old fillies with women’s health issues. Asia Ludlow attended Oaks as honored guest of the Survivor Ambassador Program, founded by Meliegha Tankersley, Owner of Chosen Salon & Boutique as well as Sales and Events Coordinator for 4th Street Live! Meliegha started the project three years ago as a tribute to her mother, a two-time cancer survivor who received treatment at James Graham Brown Cancer Center. Meliegha recalls, “When I asked my mother how I could positively impact the lives of cancer patients, she told me to ‘make them feel beautiful’ and so I called on all my friends in the fashion and beauty industry to help me make a survivor look and feel like the biggest star of the Derby season.” Prior to the Oaks race, 139 cancer survivors joined together in a Survivors Parade. Chosen through an online voting process, the 139 survivors tread Churchill Downs’ main track as loved ones raised pink placards bearing their names. For survivors and their families, you can bet that journey around the track is as emotional and memorable as any winning jockey’s ride.

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hen the York sisters throw party, odds are it will be great time. When the York sisters throw a party to feed kids all over the country via Blessings in a Backpack on Derby Eve, Dover, you can bet your bloomin’ arse it’s one people will remember for a long time (even if the memories are a bit fuzzy from too many individual Moet bottles accessorized with their own gold funnels). Because that’s how Unbridled Eve rolls – or rides, rather, to bring the best of the best food, drink, bands and guests for a night of glamorous fun on an entire floor of the Galt House. Tammy York Day and Tonya York Dees took the stage in sparkling splendor to welcome celebrities, guests, Blessings in a Backpack (BIB) board members and program supporters and extend a heartfelt thank you on behalf of the organization now feeding 70,000 children across the US and in 37 countries, six meals over the weekend during the school year. In many cases, BIB is the only food source these children have between school lunches on Friday until the next Monday. Tonya York Dees reminded the audience that Louisville is where BIB began in 2006. BIB’s annual cost for one child remains $80, miles and furlongs away from the $500 a ticket price for the fundraiser, but probably the best $80 many of the supporters have ever spent. With recent partnerships like the PGA Tour Wives and People Magazine, which incidentally contributed over one million dollars to BIB after choosing it as its charity in 2012, how could it not be? “The national presence has just been incredible,” said Ramona Ulstain, a BIB board member.

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Highlands

he natural spring and grotto for which the street was named are situated on this picturesque 1.67 acre lot in the Highlands. This home is a paradise with separate 1,000-square-foot guest home and attached 2-car garage, salt water pool, amazing gazebo, pool house with bar and bathrooms with showers, zip line and tree house, all in this idyllic setting. The gourmet kitchen has just undergone a major renovation with top-of-the-line commercial-grade appliances. Built by Tom Musselman in 1989, the home’s first floor guest bath features a mural of Tom playing golf on Valhalla’s course. The professionally finished lower level is perfect for entertaining with a family room with fireplace and beverage center with sink, cubbies and vast storage, desk and reading nook, two full bathrooms as well as 3 rooms used as guest bedrooms. This home is truly a Louisville gem.

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N umbers: 7 Bedrooms, 7 Baths, 2-car garage, 8,069 square feet, asking price $1,750,000

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Pedigree : 1896 Victorian mansion built for whiskey mogul R.H. Higgins and later home of Mayor Harvey Sloane

R ais o n d’Êt re : Old World charm with pool, hot tub, Florida room and carriage house, adjacent to Central Park

N umbers: 6 Bedrooms, 4.5 Baths, 3-car garage, 6,900 square feet, asking price $1,000,000

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elema Hall, a beautifully restored plantation home built in 1837-1838, is one of the region’s finest antebellum homes. Built in the Greek Revival/Federalist style, it boasts a spacious, grand central hall. Flanking the hall are double parlors, each with fine moldings and fireplaces with marble mantles, the formal dining room, and a detailed family room. The master suite includes a large bedroom, bathroom, dressing room, and two fireplaces. The garden level has a library paneled room in heart pine, five bedrooms, an office, and a playroom. All rooms are spacious and light with high ceilings and boldly articulated woodwork with Greek Revival motifs. In addition to the attached garage, the estate boasts a detached garage, a tea house, and a recently added brick terrace. Magnificent three-acre grounds are adorned by azaleas, boxwoods, yews, and spectacular trees.

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ronze horses from Europe and bronze fountain within the circular drive adorn the entryway to this lavish private retreat. Set on 2 acres, the estate was completely renovated in 2011 with full updates while preserving the home’s Old World look and feel—intricate stone work and one-of-a-kind cast aluminum detail to front porch, stamped concrete throughout the exterior, including the huge patio and pool deck. The interior features equally intricate detailing—crown work, oil-rubbed bronze chandeliers, stained built-in bookcases and entertainment centers with brand new huge flat screen TVs in living room and first-floor master suite, both with 7.1 surround sound theatre package, and iPod docking to speakers throughout interior and exterior. The kitchen offers breathtaking views of the property and has undergone an impeccable renovation, including all new Viking appliances, built-in wall oven and Culligan pure water systems throughout the entire house. Kitchen, master bath, shower and tub decking all feature custom granite and oil rubbed bronze fixtures and faucets by Rohl. Ball and claw-foot vanities and custom mirrors complete the master bathroom’s superb detailing.

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erhaps you read his contemplation on the similarities between perfume and paint in The Wall Street Journal. Maybe you admired the room he designed for the Evelyn Lauder Showhouse on Fifth Avenue in New York featured in Traditional Home. Certainly you coveted his hospitality if you read about the four days of Derby festivities at his home, Malvern House, in last month’s issue of Town & Country. It seems everyone wants a slice of the Lee W. Robinson lifestyle these days. Louisville’s own Lee sat down with NFocus after his exhausting Derby hosting duties (yet before one of his routine whirlwind trips to New York) to share with our readers how he turned a hobby into a commercial success and how soon everyone can have access to the Lee W. Robinson lifestyle thanks to some thrilling developments at his company.

A Man of Many Lifestyles Design clients at Lee W. Robinson Company are presented with three lifestyle brands to inspire and guide the process of defining their personal style. Lee describes the Owsley Lifestyle as sophisticated, opulent and eclectic. The Thruston Lifestyle is more urban, modern and hip. The McDowell Lifestyle is characterized by warmth, elegance and tradition. These brands are named after the three sons he shares with wife Babs Robinson and are interestingly indicative of their individual personalities. Each unique style is associated with a paint palette from Lee’s own proprietary paint line along with his custom room fragrances and furniture lines. “Coincidentally,” adds Lee, “those descriptions could also be applied to the ancestor for whom each of our sons is named.” It’s not surprising that Lee Robinson found a way to merge the future and the past when it comes to his work. A forward thinking and innovative entrepreneur and designer himself, everything about Lee seems to carry a strong historical reference to tradition – a nod to the past. He and his wife share deep roots in the Bluegrass and their sons bare the names of recognizable family members who made significant contributions to the Commonwealth. Eldest son Walker McDowell, 22, was named for Ephraim McDowell credited for performing the first successful ovarian surgery in Green County, Ky., in 1809. Thruston Rodes, 20, carries the name of Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston, collateral descendant of George Rogers Clark and often called the “guardian of Kentucky history.” Their youngest son, Owsley Cox, 13, is the namesake of Governor William Owsley and Carrie Gaulbert Cox for whom Cox Park, which sits just below the family home on Upper River Road, was named. Lee was raised in the small historic Central Kentucky town of Harrodsburg – 25 miles from Lexington and known for Saddlebred horses and Shaker Village. He was born, he recalls, with an innate ability to design, and by age eight, to the amazement of his family, was making perfect scale models. “No one in my family could figure out how I could do that,” he reminisces. “I always wanted to be an architect but felt pushed toward a banking career since I was surrounded by such strong men in my family with an entrepreneurial spirit.” Along with those influences, Lee credits his maternal grandmother, Fannie Walker Smith, as his child-

hood mentor. “She had a tremendous amount of style paired with wonderful taste and I always looked up to her. I think today I am a combination of the businessminded men I grew up admiring and my grandmother’s flair for living,” Lee says. As the only son in the family, Lee pursued degrees in economics and management, assuming he would continue the family banking tradition in his hometown. However, it was at Centre College that he met his wife Babs Rodes, whose strong family ties would lead them to Louisville to begin their life together. By any definition, his career in the banking industry was a success earning him the title of Vice President at National City Bank, but after the unfortunate passing of his father to lung cancer when Lee was only in his twenties, he became more detached from the industry and started questioning his professional direction in life. So in 1999, with no further plan than to “find” himself, Lee retired from banking and pursued his passion. He moved to New York to study at Parsons and Christie’s, the latter so he could learn in great detail about the art and antique collections he and his wife had inherited. The Lee W. Robinson Company, which specializes in architectural design, renovation and interior design, is a combination of Lee’s 14 years of business experience and his gift for residential aesthetics. He now boasts clients in New York City, Palm Beach and the Hamptons as well as Louisville, and has earned accolades such as finalist for the Ernst & Young Kentucky Entrepreneur of the Year, Business First “Fast Fifty” list and the designation as the second largest renovation firm in Jefferson County. Lee prides his business model on a onestop shop concept, offering an array of services and a complete design package to clients. This growing national brand serves both the do-it-your-selfer and what he terms the “boutique client” who wishes to work with Lee personally. Most recently this concept expanded with the creation of Robinson Kelley LLC, a partnership between The Lee W. Robinson Company and Kelley Construction, Inc., creating a concierge renovation and construction firm licensed in 48 states to provide all-around construction and design services. A new third component to Lee’s business model could very likely take his company global and make him a household name. Lee revealed to Nfocus, for the first time, his plans to open The Lee W. Robinson Design and Lifestyle Academy in fall 2013. This eight-week certification program will allow 12 students to study with Lee in a Louisville residency program five days a week with the opportunity to buy franchise rights upon course completion. “It’s important to me that everyone has access to this opportunity,” he details. “It’s not just for people who have recently graduated or have a formal background in design.” The process to identify the ideal teaching staff is underway as well as an effort to engage potential students all over the country as part of the inaugural class of the Academy.

“This city is losing our patron saints of the arts and it is time for the next generation to step up.”

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of Locust Grove, Waterfront Development Corporation, Heuser Hearing Institute, Boys and Girls Club and Home of the Innocents. Lee explains, “My wife and I believe in Louisville. We are proud of Kentucky and we want to make our city a better place. We want to lure our children back here to live so they will be 10th generation Louisvillians and we want them to consider this their primary home.” “All three of ours sons attended Louisville Collegiate, so it’s very important to us to support the school,” Lee explains. “Babs is a past President of the Board of Trustees and along with the Rodes family, we were able to dedicate the Mary Rodes Lannert Athletic Center in honor of Babs’ sister who died at a very early age as a way to continue her legacy.” Lee passionately explains that the Louisville cultural and arts community is important to him because it is what he feels makes Louisville so unique. He has served as Chairman of the Community Business Blitz Campaign for Louisville Fund for the Arts, Vice President of Walden Theatre, member of Actors Theatre Board of Directors and has contributed in multiple capacities for The Speed Museum as well as Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft. Lee encourages, “This city is losing our patron saints of the arts and it is time for the next generation to step up. Board members have to lead by example in their capital campaign giving and be willing to go out and get the money or give the money. “I also think we need to explore statewide outreach with our cultural programs and take our beloved exhibits and performances outside of Jefferson County so people can enjoy that might not otherwise have the opportunity.” “My father died of lung cancer at a very young age and the disease has impacted my wife’s family so cancer charities and research initiatives are also very important to us both.” Lee is a past President of the Jefferson County American Cancer Society and Babs is currently on the Board of the James Graham Brown Cancer Center. Her father Joe Rodes was chairman and president of the James Graham Brown Foundation where he had served as a trustee since 1968. This year, the Robinsons generously hosted a Derby morning brunch for the celebrity supporters of The Julep Ball benefitting the JGB Cancer Center. Guests such as Carson Kressley, Christian Siriano and Kate Pierson of the B-52s could be overheard admiring the extraordinary Malvern House and its immaculate Olmsteddesigned gardens (soon to be featured in Garden & Gun). Despite the remarkable impression that the Robinson’s home makes on any guest, Lee explains that perfection is never his goal. “What is perfect is imperfect and what is imperfect is perfect to me. I always like a room to be a bit off. I never want the homes I design much less my own home to look contrived. I am always tickled to see people who are afraid to use the fine things in their home. What are you waiting on?” he exclaims with a generous laugh. “Every red wine stain on a rug is a sign of a good

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party and every ring on a piece of wood becomes like a photo album.” Lee’s efforts to give back don’t stop in Louisville. He frequently appears as a sponsor, co-chair or guest at fundraising events in New York City where he currently spends about two weeks of every month. Most recently he served as Design Co-Chair alongside Mario Buatta for The Horticulture Society of New York’s Flower Show Dinner Dance. With centerpieces that included cages of automated butterflies and modern sculptures made entirely of orchids, it is no wonder that his talents have earned him a name across Manhattan. Just last month he could be seen among the likes of Mrs. Alfred Bloomingdale, Leonard Lauder, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rockefeller and Mrs. Oscar Wyatt at the Versailles Foundation dinner to benefit The Statues Restoration Campaign in the Parc of the Chateau de Versailles where he welcomed Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess Margarita of Romania. Despite his growing reputation in circles outside of the Derby City and the professional demands to spend an increasing amount of time away, Lee emphatically exclaims that there is no other place he wishes to call home. “In New York, they appreciate the Southern details I bring to the table in terms of design. I don’t want to just bring New York to Louisville – I want to bring Louisville and Kentucky to New York!” he declares. You can also be assured that fashion icon Carolina Herrera and television personality Deborah Norville, both of whom he acquaints, get the same version of Lee Robinson as those from his hometown in Central Kentucky. “I don’t try to put on airs for anyone because my goal has never been to conform,” he clarifies. “I’m just Lee. I don’t always fit in but then again I don’t want to fit in. Conformity shows lack of creativity. You learn to gravitate toward the people in your life who accept that. When you’ve experienced great loss in your life, as my wife and I have, you don’t waste your time trying to please everyone because you can’t. I like beautiful things because they make me happy. If I drink out of a sterling silver cup, it’s because that is what I like, not because I’m trying to impress anyone.” Personal style is important to Lee. He encourages clients to identify their own personal style and creatively interprets it in their home. His primary professional goal is to expose the world to the Lee W. Robinson Lifestyle. Lee lives out loud and makes no excuses for it, yet behind the gregarious laughter and the designer wardrobe, his compassion exceeds his ambition. The key to personal style, you see, is that in order for it to work, it has to be authentic. With Lee Robinson, it absolutely is. Tonya Abeln

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his festive event has been called the “un-gala” of the year for its suggested casual attire and backyard atmosphere. Ginger Wilding Cloud manages public relations efforts the event’s beneficiary and has served on the PSCKY’s Denim & Diamonds committee since its inception in 2008. Here she explains why you don’t have to put on a ball gown or tuxedo to have a good time for a good cause.

What should guests expect to see when they arrive at Locust Grove for Denim & Diamonds? Once again this year, Libby Rush of Bittners is creating a festive backdrop suited to the Denim & Diamonds theme. As in years past, attendees will delight in western chic surroundings. Libby has designed unique settings including everything from antler chandeliers, bourbon barrel cocktail tables, and bandana-themed table settings. Stay tuned for what is in store this year!

Why is this called an “un-gala” and how did that concept come about? Denim & Diamonds is Louisville’s “un-gala” of the year because we are a tuxedo/coat-andtie/formal gown-free zone! Round up your jeans, cowboy hats, denim, big belt buckles, and anything festive and get ready to kickback and have a fun time with friends. Of course, feel free to throw on your bling, too. The menu is always unique and unexpected -- no chicken breast and rice pilaf here. We frequently offer an event-themed cocktail, as well. The timing of PSCKY’s “un-gala” is perfect as it always closely follows the Derby season. Many partygoers have enjoyed lots of formal fundraisers and parties leading up to Oaks and Derby, so Denim & Diamonds is a fun respite from that. Get comfortable and bid high!

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We are proud to welcome Bob Valvano as our special guest emcee this year. He will be so much fun and we know University of Louisville fans will be especially excited! Equally exciting, Jim Boeheim, Syracuse University men’s head basketball coach, will serve as auctioneer during our live auction. New this year, we are also thrilled to offer Denim & Diamonds attendees a special sports celebrity-themed, VIP Reception at 5:00 p.m. in advance of the main event. Bob and Jim will mingle with VIP Reception attendees along with other sports celebrities including Browning Nagle, former U of L football player, Sam Bowie, former UK basketball player, and Wiley Brown, men’s basketball head coach at Indiana University Southeast.

What types of auction items can guests hope to score? The Denim & Diamonds live auction promises not to disappoint. This year, we will offer bidders 10 exciting auction packages including Bruno Mars concert tickets and hotel accommodations, a Bourbon-themed dinner for six including overnight accommodations, an all-inclusive vacation in Antiqua, an Italian getaway, and a ticket package to the NASCAR Races in Bristol, Tennessee. Raise your paddles - these items will go fast!

With everyone dressed so comfortably, I’m sure there are plans for dancing as well. Oh yes, we have country band 31W that are sure to get everyone on their feet dancing long into the night! As the event title suggests, mix the high and the low for your Denim & Diamonds wardrobe. Skinny jeans with a fun pattern paired with accessories made to look like carat, cut, clarity and color were all taken into consideration will show everyone that today’s denim can look like a million bucks!

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service work can sprout when you least expect it. For Carol Stewart, an adjunct theatre professor at Bellarmine, she didn’t know that saying yes to her friend’s plea to help her “tour” some Tibetan monks in Bloomington years ago would lead her to India in 2002 and to facilitate founding the Drepung Gomang Institute here or face time with the Dalai Lama down the road. Stewart said the monks wanted a sister organization somewhere in the US, that Louisville had been supportive of their efforts and that “everything actually kind of aligned” to pave the way for the space now on Hubbards Lane. To be sure, while so many people warn against doing too much, lest we be scattered, and tell us we must master the art of saying no, sometimes yes is the only right answer to take you the places you’ll go. In an interview for Huffington Post recently Tina Fey talked about Second City and how it prepared her for life by teaching her “fun is always on the other side of a yes.” Fey said, “When I meet someone whose first instinct is ‘No, how can we do that? That doesn’t seem possible,’ I’m always kind of taken aback. Almost anyone would say, ‘It’s Friday at two in the morning. We don’t have an opening political sketch. We can’t do it.’ Yeah, of course you can. There’s no choice. And even if you abandon one idea for another one, saying yes allows you to move forward.” I say, buzz on Louisville, and let’s continue to manifest and magnetize great people and ideas.

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GIVING FOCUS

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n May 15, I signed a piece of paper – one with lasting personal meaning as well as lasting community impact. I signed a piece of paper that explains my charitable wishes for my money after my lifetime. There aren’t a lot of people who want to talk about what happens after they are gone. Some think it is morbid. Some people are afraid that if they make final plans they will die right then! But I am going to let you in on a secret – I am good with it. In fact, it is one of the easiest conversations for me to have with someone who is charitably inclined. In this type of conversation I pose a question: “What will happen to the charities and causes you care about most after you are gone?” Sometimes people feel they have done enough, but in many cases people think about making a gift through their estate plans that will leave a mark forever. They want a legacy gift. Legacy planning isn’t necessarily done toward the end of a lifetime –I am 52 years old, have a 15-year-old daughter and I feel like one of the luckiest people in Louisville. I have a job that I love with a great team of people I get to work with every day. My daughter is doing well in high school and seems to be at peace with herself and her place in the world. And I have just completed my legacy plans. Of course, I actively give to charity now. I believe in the call to “give while you live.” I am proud to serve as a model for giving in my work-

place by donating to Metro United Way and the Fund for the Arts. Over the last four years our employee giving has risen by 444% and 1,085% respectively, and all of our board members now have a giving plan in place through the Foundation. Additionally, each pay period I put money into a Charitable Checking Fund so I can distribute charitable dollars to other organizations I care about. It is a great way for me (and Moira) to stay organized about our giving on a year to year basis. When I was working on my will and other estate documents, I considered my earlier question, but this time asking myself: “What will happen to the causes I care about most after I’m gone?” At first, this question was challenging. Which charities do I support, and do I give them all equal amounts? Should Moira be involved? But then I realized I simply wanted to say “thank you” to a community that has been good and kind to me, one that I have grown to know and love in the last 4 ½ years. In addition to “give while you live,” l believe you should “give where you live,” so I set up plans to leave a legacy gift to the Fund for Louisville. This fund is stewarded at the Community Foundation, and it exists to make Louisville a better place. Period. It’s the best way to say “I love you” to Louisville. What’s Louisville going to need in 50 years? 100 years? Who knows? But the Fund for Louisville will be there, and my name will be part of it. I think I found a way to live forever. SUSAN A. BARRY

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including public attorneys, new attorneys, academia, the corporate setting and those in non-traditional legal careers,” says Haden. “The WLA is also offering a reduced rate for public sector attorneys to encourage their participation, as well as new meeting dates and times.” Surrounded by great women, one could only raise the bar a bit higher. The WLA provides a nurturing, supportive environment for women in the legal profession to thrive. If you are a government or corporate attorney, in private practice or public interest, the WLA provides a place to discuss work-life balance, brainstorm on current legal proceedings and network with other women and local organizations. “Four times during the year, we identify a spotlight charity,” says VP of Programs, Colleen Clemons Hartley. “This is an effort to bring awareness to our membership of the diverse non-profit organizations in our community. This also gives organizations a platform to discuss their mission and role in our area. Moreover, it displays our members’ commitment to broader community organizations outside of the legal realm.” What does the future hold for the WLA? “I hope the WLA can build a strong community of women lawyers who make a difference in the profession and in our society at large,” says Haden. With Haden at the helm, there is no doubt that they will. And to think, it all started with just a few good women. www.wlajeffco.com KRISTIE HICKS

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Between 1885 and 1905, some 1,400 structures were built in a 45-square-block neighborhood in the heart of our city. Electric streetcars ran up and down the streets past homes built in the Gothic Revival, Richardsonian Romanesque, Queen Anne, Italianate, Châteauesque, Second Empire and Beux Arts styles where the “Bourbon barons, titans of tobacco, racetrack royalty” and other tycoons of the Gilded Age lived, worked and played. Old Louisville is among the largest and most significant historic preservation districts in America, and Dominé’s latest book gives an intimate look into these original homes of distinction. Photo featured in Old Louisville: Exuberant, Elegant, and Alive, courtesy of Gold Coast Publishing Company

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