Summer Newsletter – 2025
Dear Queen’s Daughters,
What a wonderful and successful spring we’ve had! I hope you were able to join us for some of the season’s memorable moments. A few highlights are included here, with more to come in our next newsletter.
The fashion show was one of our best yet, raising an incredible $76,803! Mary’s Day was as meaningful as ever—especially watching our students receive their scholarships.
We look forward to gathering again at the Fall General Meeting and kicking off another vibrant season together.
Thank you for your continued support and participation. We wouldn’t be the organization we are without you. Wishing you a safe and blessed summer!
Leigh Raque
President
Fashion Show & Luncheon
Wow…. the 2025 Queens’ Daughters Fashion Show was an enormous success.
Here are some fun details about our event:
A special shout out to Dillards for sponsoring the clothing for our show. We received great reviews from everyone about the colorful selection of clothing this year. Please shop at Dillards for your clothing as a big thank you for all they do for Queen’s Daughters.
We had a record crowd -approximately 440 attendees!
Models - this year we had 2 celebrity models, Miss Kentucky, Chapel Tinius, Miss Nelson County, Olivia Andrews, 4 scholarship students, 4 children, Fr. Jeffery Shooner, 4 men, and 15 women representing QD and many parishes throughout Louisville.
New this year! We gave away 2 door prizes for $100.00 each to Dillards. Our guests enjoyed the nice giveaway at the event.
Sponsorships brought in $32,500 this year. Increase from last year.
Cash donations $5,115.00. Increase from last year.
Parish donations totaled $7850. Same as last year.
Patron table sponsors for a total of 14. Decrease by two from last year.
Our raffle and basket total income was $23,860!
Capital Prize Galt House Package raised $5,110; won by Adrienne Berry.
Capital Prize Purse and Gift Cards raised $6,480; won by Michele Power.
Oaks Tickets sold online raised $1,850; won by Erin Moreschi.
Spa Package Tickets sold online raised $1,525; won by Elizabeth Hagman.
Baskets raised $8,895.
Our final numbers are as follows:
Total Gross Income: $93,330.
Total Expenses: $16,527.
Total Profit: $76,803, an increase of $12,084 over last year!
Individual Basket Results:
Total chances sold: 1779.
Net: $8,895.
Congratulations to our basket winners!
Carol Barnes, winner of the Derby Divas Basket, donated by Jessica Moore and Judges
Anne Young, winner of the Cruisin Basket, donated by Donna Koenig and AM alums
Deidra Sanders, winner of the Spring Soire’e Basket, donated by Jessica Moore and Mary Lou Meyer
Sara Evans, winner of the Night Under the Stars Basket, donated by Mary Diegel and Paula Shearer
Karen Estes, winner of the Garden Basket Basket, donated by Kate Ford and AHS alums
Anne Young, winner of the Days of Wine & Roses Basket, donated by Betty Arnett/ Pres
Erin Moreschi, winner of the Easter Basket Basket, donated by Kate Ford
Kathryn M. Raque, winner of the Select Bourbons Basket, donated by Leigh Raque and SHA alums
Mary Sue Doran, winner of the Dining Around Louisville Basket, donated by Nannette Mershon and Joyce Jennings
Julianne Rose Miller, winner of the Derby @ Home Basket, donated by Lara Grote
2025 Sponsors
A special thank you to our sponsors, models, gift card donors, basket item donors, and to the 2025 Fashion Show Committee who worked tirelessly to make this such a fabulous event. Our efforts will go to support scholarships for students to attend Catholic high schools in Louisville and many special programs sponsored by Queens’ Daughters.
Silver Sponsors
Julia Carstanjen
Mary Mershon Reisert
Ratterman & Sons Funeral Home
Joseph E. Ratterman & Sons Funeral Home
Ratterman Brothers
Senn Collision Repair Company
Bronze Sponsors
DFH Heating and Cooling
Carol Hebel
Korfhage Floor Company
Reliable Asphalt Company
Stock Yards Bank & Trust
Save the Date for our 2026 Show!
Save the date now for our 2026 73rd Annual Queen’s Daughters Fashion Show on Wednesday, April 15 at a new location, the Triple Crown Pavilion on Plantside Drive. Details coming throughout the year.
If you want to get involved with next year’s fashion show, please contact: Nannette Mershon nannette.mershon@gmail.com or and Joyce Jennings joycejennings18@gmail.com Co-Chairs
Read our Fashion Show & Luncheon blog post to see more photos from our event!
Mary’s Day
Our annual Mary’s Day celebration was held on a beautful May 13th 2025 day. It was a perfect day to honor the Blessed Mother, our patroness. The celebration was held at Holy Family Church and began with the recitation of the rosary. Members brought flowers from their gardens and placed them at the foot of the statue of Our Lady of Fatima. A May Day procession followed with Queens Daughters officers and students scholarship awardees placing roses at the statue and our president crowning the Blessed Mother statue.
The mass began with the entrance procession of the cross bearer and servers followed by Deacon Pat Wright, concelebrants Reverend James Hackett and Reverend Tony Cecil, and our celebrant Archbishop Shelton Fabre. Archbishop Shelton presented our scholarship awardees their certificates during the mass, after the meditation and communion prayer. The beautful Marian hymns sung throughout mass were led by cantor Audrey Huber and accompanist Dennis O’Donoghue.
The Joe Huber Farm Restaurant catered a delicious buffet lunch immediately following mass at the adjacent Saffin Center. Installation of newly elected Queen’s Daughters officers for 2025-2027 was performed in a brief meeting after the luncheon. Read our Mary’s Day blog post to see more photos from our event!
Respectfully,
Cindy Huber, Chair of Mary's Day
Fall General Meeting
Mark your calendar for our first general meeting of the year Tuesday, September 9th, 5:00pm at Hurstbourne Country Club. More info to follow in our August newsletter.
