After the Finish Line
2009 Annual Charity Fundraiser
"A Tribute to the Majesty of the Thoroughbreds"
After the Finish Line held their summer charity fundraiser on July 30th in Del Mar, CA across from the Del Mar Race Track. The racing community, owners, trainers, breeders, racetrack announcers, jockeys and racing fans, as well as those who own off the track Thoroughbreds and those who care about the welfare of the Thoroughbreds attended in support of the horses.
Special thanks go to our board of directors Ben Dominguez and Michael Mellen, Abby Esty and Barbara Brown committee co-chairs, the World Poker Tournament (WPT), our sponsors ProFlowers, Inc. and Diamond Boutique, Bonnie-Jill Laflin, auctioneer Bill Menish, volunteers, auction donors and guests.
Support for After the Finish Line has grown significantly year after year. The success of our fundraiser is based on community and national involvement. Thank you for your commitment to helping the Thoroughbreds.
Equine Designs™ by After the Finish Line
Let After the Finish Line "paint" with your horse(s)! Your horse will create a colorful, one of a kind masterpiece. What a wonderful experience and cherished painting for the horse’s owner. We named these paintings Equine Designs™. To learn more or make an appointment to paint, please contact Dawn Mellen at dawn@afterthefinishline.org. (Currently limited to Southern Calif.) These paintings will certainly be a conversation piece in your home or office. They are unique Holiday presents, special occasion presents or a personal present for you.
After the Finish Line will come to your home or barn to paint with your horse(s). Your horse may choose up to four paint colors. The painting can include a hoof print and tail hair tied with ribbon. Put your horses painting in a matte measuring approximately 16" x 20" and then frame!
After the Finish Line is a San Diego based 501 (C) (3) funding non-profit for Thoroughbred horses that can no longer race or breed. The proceeds from Equine Designs™ will allow us to award yearly grants and monthly emergency funds for rescued Thoroughbreds in California and across the United States. They should not be forgotten in their time of need. Board members are volunteers and do not receive a salary. Equine Designs™ lets horses help horses and are the gifts that help deserving ex-racehorses and broodmares transition into second careers such as hunter/jumpers, dressage, polo, trail, companion or therapy horses.