Celebration of Hope

**SlackerDrummer** · 19th May 11, 12:15 PM

Each year the First Lady of Kentucky hosts a luncheon honoring breast cancer survivors. It started out as about 20 women for tea at the Governor's Mansion 14 years ago and now hosts some 1000 survivors at the Convention Center in Frankfort. I am a member of the Celebration of Hope committee and this year decided to honor my Scots-Irish grandmother who died of breast cancer by wearing my kilt to the function (I'd have done that before, but I was too fat to fit into my kilt). One of the many things I did that day was to greet the guests as they arrived and here is a quick shot of me shaking hands with the governor when he arrived to address the gathering. The photo is washed out, so you can't necessarily tell I am wearing a pink shirt and a tie black with racehorses on it - all part of the theme.

**Woot22** · 19th May 11, 12:22 PM

Great pic for a really great cause dude!

**azwildcat96** · 19th May 11, 12:25 PM

Well dressed for a worthy cause! Might I suggest a pair of these for next year...

**EagleJCS** · 19th May 11, 12:42 PM

Looks like the governor was trying to ignore your apparel, there, Kenneth. Good on ya, nonetheless!

**SlackerDrummer** · 19th May 11, 12:57 PM

Originally Posted by azwildcat96

Well dressed for a worthy cause! Might I suggest a pair of these for next year...

Thanks for the link. Those are excellent.

Originally Posted by EagleJCS

Looks like the governor was trying to ignore your apparel, there, Kenneth. Good on ya, nonetheless!

No, the governor was just moving at a pretty good clip. He's seen me in a kilt before. The photographer was also having a hard time keeping up with him.

**cruiser348** · 19th May 11, 01:44 PM

Appreciate the link to the flashes. Already have a pink tie that I wear to honor my mom for certain occasions, but think I like this idea even better.

**biblemonkey** · 19th May 11, 02:19 PM

What, if I may ask, Is that lovely tartan?

**SlackerDrummer** · 19th May 11, 02:22 PM

Originally Posted by biblemonkey

What, if I may ask, Is that lovely tartan?

Thanks. It's the Carolina district tartan in a lovely color pallet picked out by the folks at Lochcarron when my brother and I had a special run done about a decade ago.