Harvest Cup Polo Classic
POLO WITH A PURPOSE
The Harvest Cup Polo Classic has been a well-loved event
“We have awarded twelve community grants this year,
of the Junior League of Greater Covington for 23 years—and it’s
including: Miracle League Northshore, Girls on the Run, Hospice
growing ever stronger behind its mission, “Polo With A Purpose.”
House, Girl Scouts Louisiana East, Louisiana Coalition Against
Beginning in 2017, the JLGC made the decision to better
Human Trafficking, Special Olympics, Friends of St. Anthony,
define what the funds raised through Polo go towards, and so the
Northshore Food Bank, Bonny Barry, Equine Reflections, Inc.,
Polo With A Purpose identity was introduced.
Leadership Northshore Team Never Alone, United in Suicide
As the primary fundraiser for the JLGC, Polo feeds many
Awareness, NAMI-St. Tammany, YMCA of West St. Tammany, and
grants and projects. 2019 Polo Chair Lillie Parrie explains, “Each
CMST. The second annual Polo With A Purpose Grant was awarded
year we assess the current needs of our community and take action
to New Heights Therapy Center.”
to positively impact these areas, so our projects flex with the needs
“It’s a newfound tradition at The Harvest Cup Polo Classic
of the community. The generosity given through Polo is how we are
to have a Polo With A Purpose table set up where representatives
able to fund our projects and the reason we are able to carry out
from our Community Assistance Grant beneficiaries are seated. It
our mission and impact the community.
is a great opportunity for Polo patrons and supporters to meet the leaders of these organizations that are benefitting from their ticket
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purchases and silent auction bids,” says Lillie. A fun tradition for the Polo experience is the Bourbon Bury. Held exactly a month before the event, the JLGC and Polo sponsors and donors gather to bury the bourbon in hopes of good weather on the day of. This year, the bourbon will be buried on
Sunday, October 20, 11:30am-6pm
Summergrove Farm • Folsom, LA
General Admission Ticket $150
VIP Parking Pass $25
Go to jlgc.net to purchase tickets. Rain date is October 27.
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Friday, September 20, out on Summergrove Farm, with festivities to celebrate the Bourbon Bury following at 11am at Beau Chêne Country Club. Lillie is hopeful for another successful year of Polo—especially With A Purpose. “My priority is that everyone attending the event has an incredible experience so that our purpose only grows stronger and our Polo ‘believers’ come together to make the largest impact on the lives of the women, men and children of St. Tammany who need it most.”