🏗️ Building Hope Close to Home

Angels Among Us is raising funds to build a comprehensive, year-round Family Resource & Community Center for the Short Creek Area — rooted in disability access, inclusion, Family Navigation, recreation, respite, education, wellness, and whole-family support close to home.

Support Our Mission

2025 — First Annual

First Annual Angels Among Us
Kentucky Derby Fundraiser

Derby Dinner • Silent Auction • Raffle Baskets • Best Hat Contest

Our first Kentucky Derby Fundraiser celebrated community, generosity, and hope while raising critical funds for children with disabilities and their families. Guests enjoyed a Derby-themed evening filled with dinner, entertainment, auctions, raffle baskets, and community fellowship. The First Annual Kentucky Derby Fundraiser brought the spirit of the Derby to Short Creek — complete with Derby hats, raffle baskets, silent auction items, and a community of volunteers and sponsors united around a shared purpose.

Event Highlights

  • Derby Dinner
  • Silent Auction
  • Raffle Baskets
  • Best Hat Contest
  • Community Sponsors
  • Fundraising Activities

🐴 Horse Sponsors

Horse Sponsors

Each horse in our Derby race was sponsored by a generous business, family, or individual who believed in the mission of Angels Among Us. Their sponsorships helped make our First Annual Kentucky Derby Fundraiser a memorable and successful event.

  • Centennial Sand & RockHayters Gonna Hate
  • Village Capital & Investment, LLCMother Bucker
  • Gordon Zitting Family TrustUsain Colt
  • Cyrus Property ManagementDaddy's Money
  • Holm & Cawley Financial Group LLCTwo Buck Chuck
  • Tecton FramingSweatty Betty
  • Zitting Brothers ConstructionAlimony Pony
  • Guy SteedWee Biscuit
  • Tribe Services, LLCJuicy Lucy
  • Diamond I ConstructionTurbo Ted
  • Dale Barlow Jr.Watch Me Neigh Neigh

🎟️ Event Participants

Event Participants

Includes entry fees, betting participants, raffle participation, and general event participation.

  • Travis & Jennifer Jessop
  • Nathan Jessop Sr.
  • Mike & Rebekah Cooke
  • Israel Jessop
  • Larry & Darlene Stubbs
  • Jerold N. Jessop
  • Neil & Jeanne Hawley
  • Shawn & Ruth Stewart
  • Shirley Zitting
  • Danny & Ashley Williams
  • London & Sue Barlow
  • Charlie Barlow
  • Shem & Susan Mackert
  • Lorin Zitting
  • Sidney & Leah Jessop
  • Laura Timpson
  • Natalie Hammon Zitting
  • Joyce Steed
  • Eliza Williams
  • Carl Blackmore
  • Daniel Roundy
  • Dale Barlow Jr.
  • Curtis Knudson
  • Jared & Sharon Zitting

💛 Cash Donation

Cash Donation

  • Lester Jessop

🏆 Auction Purchase

Auction Purchase

  • Marion Timpson & Kathryn Knudson — Quilt donated by Grandma Dorothy Zitting and arranged by Robert & Melanie Zitting.

🤝 Volunteers

Volunteers

Recognizing the incredible volunteers whose enthusiasm and dedication helped bring the Kentucky Derby experience to life.

  • Addison Zitting
  • Leta Hammon
  • Violet Barlow
  • Utahna Barlow
  • Kenya Zitting
  • Sarah Roberts
  • Samantha Zitting
  • Lexi Allred
  • Brooklyn Cawley
  • Sierra Zitting
  • Mischa Zitting
  • Tyson Zitting
  • Morgan Hammon
  • Elliott Bradshaw
  • Greyson Musser
  • Ash Timpson
  • Tenesia LeBaron
  • Alyssa Zitting
  • Larry & Darlene Stubbs
  • Emilee Knudson
  • Laura Timpson
  • Ada Williams
  • Natalie Zitting
  • Vergel Blackmore
  • Rosalee Blackmore

Celebrating Community, Compassion, and Impact

Step inside our inaugural Kentucky Derby Fundraiser and experience an unforgettable evening of generosity, laughter, and community spirit. This special event brought together friends, families, sponsors, volunteers, and supporters to help further the mission of Angels Among Us. Every ticket purchased, donation made, and volunteer hour contributed brings us one step closer to creating a place where every child has a place to belong.

Browse highlights from our inaugural Kentucky Derby Fundraiser and relive the fun, fellowship, and generosity that made this event such a memorable success. Thank you to everyone who attended, volunteered, sponsored, and donated. Together, we are building hope close to home.

Celebrating Community, Compassion, and Impact

Our Second Kentucky Derby Fundraiser built upon the incredible success of our inaugural event, bringing together an even larger community of friends, families, sponsors, volunteers, and supporters. The evening was filled with laughter, generosity, exciting raffle prizes, delicious food, and unforgettable memories. Every guest and every contribution helped Angels Among Us continue its mission of creating opportunities, resources, and a place of belonging for children with disabilities and their families throughout the Short Creek Area.

Browse highlights from our Second Kentucky Derby Fundraiser and relive the fun, fellowship, and generosity that made this event another incredible success. Thank you to everyone who attended, volunteered, sponsored, and donated. Together, we are building hope close to home.

Help Us Build a Place Where Every Child Belongs

Your support is creating hope, opportunity, and community for families throughout the Short Creek Area.

Development Phase

Current Organization Status

Angels Among Us Foundation is currently in the fundraising and development phase.

Our website shares trusted community resources and our long-term vision for a Special Needs Family Resource Center. While we are not yet providing direct services, every donation, sponsorship, volunteer, and community partnership brings us one step closer to opening our doors and serving families throughout the Short Creek Area.